American Revolution Review

What was the number one grievance the colonists had against the king and Parliament?

• Taxation without Representation

• The Boston Massacre

• Tarring and Feathering

• The Quartering Act

The British Parliament accrued (gained) a lot of debt from taking part in what conflict?

• The French and Indian War

• The Spanish American War

• The American Revolution

• The Texas Revolution

Taxes were imposed on colonists without their consent. What does this mean?

• Taxes were forced on them and they did not agree to it.

• Taxes were voted on by a majority of English citizens

• Taxes were optional depending on your income

• All answers are correct

Following the French and Indian War, the king issued the Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. Choose the correct location of this geographic feature on the map.

This map shows the Proclamation line of 1763. Which geographic feature is associated with that line?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Ohio River Valley

• The Great Lakes

• The Atlantic Ocean

Thomas Paine's pamphlet titled ​ (a)   persuaded a lot of colonists to ​ (b)   American independence from ​ (c)   .

• "Common Sense"
• support
• Great Britain
• oppose

Match the following people to what they are known for

• "Common Sense"

• Thomas Paine

• The Declaration of Independence

• George Washington

• Commander of the Continental Army

• Abigail Adams

• Advocated for women's rights

• Thomas Jefferson

“There shall be a firm and perpetual Peace between his Britanic Majesty and the said States… all Hostilities both by Sea and Land shall from henceforth cease: All prisoners on both Sides shall be set at Liberty."

This is most likely an excerpt from ​ (a)  

• The Treaty of Paris 1763
• The Proclamation of 1763
• "Common Sense"

This image depicts what event that led to the American Revolution?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Coercive Acts

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

This image depicts ​ (a)   where the first casualties of the conflict between the colonies and Britain took place, including a freed African American man named ​ (b)  

• the Boston Massacre
• Crispus Attucks.
• Lexington and Concord
• Samuel Adams