American Revolution Unit Test

How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists?

• It led to the French and Indian War

• It limited the Western Movement

• It prevented trade with American Indians

• It led to an increase in fur trading

Which took place before the event shown in this picture?

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The meeting of the First Continental Congress

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Stamp Act

One issue that led patriots to fight in the American Revolution was anger toward-

• Colonial Governors

• The Continental Congress

• Town Meetings

• The House of Burgesses

By the Mid 1700s, American Colonists were unhappy with English rule because-

• England would not buy colonial made goods

• They thought the British King was weak

• They had no representation in Parliament

• England refused to protect them from the French

England passed the Stamp Act in the Colonies to-

• Take control of foreign trade

• Put governors in total control

• Give people the right to vote

• Raise money to pay for a war

According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from the-

• People

• Judiciary

• Legislative

• Military

Which document contains these Philosophies? - People have Natural Rights - Governments were formed to protect those rights - People have a duty to change government that violates these rights

• Intolerable Act

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

Which individual helped gain French support for American Independence?

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

________ had the role of Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

• George Washington

• Lord Cornwallis

• King George III

• Patrick Henry

What contribution did Phillis Wheatley make to the American Revolution?

• She helped African Americans escape to freedom

• She taught soldiers in the Continental Army

• She wrote poems that supported independence

• She served as a member of the Colonial Legislature