TCAP REVIEW 1

What caused the French and British to go to war over the Ohio Valley?

• The British and French colonists went to war for farming rights.

• British colonists turned Native Americans against the French.

• British colonists moved west into French land.

• British colonists forced laws on French colonists.

Which of the following were consequences of the French and Indian War? Choose three answers that apply.

• British war debts from the French and Indian War which led to taxes on the colonists

• Treaty of Paris of 1763 forcing France to give Canada and its lands east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain

• The massacre at Fort Loudoun in present-day Tennessee by Native Americans on British troops

• The establishment of the Proclamation Line of 1763 by King George III to prevent colonists from living on the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

Study the image and answer the question. This is a political cartoon drawn by Benjamin Franklin. What outcome was Franklin advocating for with the cartoon?

• To advocate for an alliance with American Indians.

• To persuade the colonies to join together to fight in the French and Indian War.

• To convince the colonies to fight for independence from Great Britain

• To support the passage of the Navigation Acts to improve the colonial economy.

Single government for the colonies to collect taxes, make laws and provide defense. Each colony had representatives in the Grand Counsel Proposed by Benjamin Franklin Which proposed form of government contained all the characteristics listed above?

• Articles of Confederation

• Proposal of Colonial Assembly

• Galloway Plan

• Albany Plan of Union

Study the image and answer the question. Which event is being displayed in the engraving by Paul Revere?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Act

Read the chart and answer the question. Which of the following were effects of the British tax laws mentioned in the flow chart?

• boycotts

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• All of the above

In England a King hath little more to do than to make war and give away [jobs]; which in plain terms, is to impoverish the nation. . . .

— Thomas Paine, Common Sense.

In this excerpt, Thomas Paine tries to convince colonists that they _

• need to create jobs

• should not declare war

• should be loyal to King George III

• why Americans would be better off free from Great Britain

One effect of the Battles of Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill was that the British learned—

• the American soldiers were well supplied

• that the British fighting style was successful

• defeat of the Americans on the battlefield would neither be quick or easy

• The British navy would destroy the American army quickly

Based on the map and your knowledge of history, why were the American troops successful at the Battle of Concord? Choose two answers that apply.

• Guerrilla tactics used by colonial minute men

• Poor planning by the British troops

• Poor weather conditions delayed British reinforcements

• Advanced warning by Revere, Dawes, and Preston

This painting by John Trumbull depicts members of the Continental Congress signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776. What is the significance of these actions? Choose two that apply.

• The Declaration of Independence established the government, provided the structure for which the government would operate, and rules those in charge should follow.

• The Declaration officially explained why they were declaring independence, the rights they were entitled to, the ways that Great Britain violated their rights, and an official declaration of independence from Great Britain.

• The Declaration of Independence officially ended the Revolutionary War, established new boundaries, and provided guidelines for grievances.

• The Declaration of Independence inspired similar documents to be issued in countries and organizations which declared rights that people were entitled to shared their grievances.