American Revolution

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question.

Which of the following was another reason that tensions grew between the colonists and

Britain?

• King George III told colonists they were not British citizens.

• Britain and France were fighting over land in North America.

• There was no colonial representation in Britain’s Parliament.

• American Indians were fighting with the British in the Ohio River Valley.

Which of the following effects of the Stamp Act does this image show?

• Colonists protesting saying that it will ruin America.

• Colonists boycotting printed materials to avoid paying the tax.

• Colonists saying that Britain is ridiculous for taxing the colonies.

• Colonists marching from New York to show their support of the Stamp Act.

Why did Britain think it had the right to tax the colonies?

• British soldiers were protecting the colonies, and Britain needed money to pay them.

• Britain hoped that by taxing the colonies it could benefit from American foreign trade.

• Britain was more powerful than the colonies, and the colonies relied on Britain to

  survive.

• Britain needed money to pay for wars with France so all British colonies were required

  to help.

Which of the following illustrates a form of protests against British taxation of the colonies?

• Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan.

• The Sons of Liberty formed as a secret group.

• The Daughters of Liberty spun their own cloth.

• Representatives met at the Stamp Act Congress.

Read the excerpt. Then answer the question.

"British Parliament has assumed power of legislation for the colonists without their consent.

ii. Parliament has raised illegal revenues.

iii. Tax collectors have been appointed by the Crown, a right reserved to the province.

iv. Tax collectors are entrusted with power too absolute and arbitrary. Private

premises are exposed to search.

v. Fleets and Armies are quartered on the townsfolk in time of peace without their

consent.

vi. Tax revenue has been used by King to pay provincial government officers, making

them dependent on him, in violation of the charter."

—Boston Committee of Correspondence

Which of the following conclusions can you draw about Boston’s Committee of

Correspondence?

• It ordered the other colonies to form Committees of Correspondence.

• It threatened the British government about its actions against the colonists.

• It was unaware of the illegal acts that the British government had committed.

• It pointed out the wrongdoings of the British government against the colonists.

When did the British and minutemen go to battle at Concord?

• dawn on April 19, 1775

• midnight on April 18, 1775

• late morning on April 19, 1775

• early afternoon on April 19, 1775

Based on the information in the map, what were the course and results of the conflict at

Lexington and Concord?

• The British fought all day on April 19 in Concord and Lexington before returning to

  Charlestown.

• The British fought against minutemen in Lexington and then Concord before retreating

  to Boston.

• The British fought against minutemen in Concord and then Lexington before retreating

  to Concord.

• The British captured Paul Revere on April 19 before fighting at Lexington and Concord

  and returning to Boston.

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which of the following details completes the graphic organizer?

• organizes the Continental army

• drafts the Declaration of Independence

• organizes in response to the Coercive Acts

• chooses George Washington as commander-in-chief

Read the excerpts. Then answer the question.

“Why is it that we hesitate? From Britain we can expect nothing but ruin. If she is

admitted to the government of America again, this Continent will not be worth living in.”

—Thomas Paine

“We have petitioned . . . our petitions have been slighted . . . and we have been

spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! . . . There is no longer any room

for hope. If we wish to be free—. . . we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!”

—Patrick Henry

“Deny them this participation of freedom and you break that sole bond, which

originally made, and must still preserve, the unity of the empire.”

—Edmund Burke

Which of the following best expresses the message of all of these excerpts?

• that the colonists must go to war now

• that America is a terrible place to live in

• that the British empire in North America is over

• that Britain is at fault if the colonists fight for freedom

If you were to use a library media center to identify this person, which of the following key words or phrases could you use?

• President of the United States

• soldier in the Continental army

• writer of the United States Constitution

• signer of the Declaration of Independence