America Revolution STAAR REVIEW

Which era in U.S. history correctly replaces the question mark for the title of this diagram?

• Reconstruction

• Sectionalism

• The Revolutionary Period

• The Early Republic

How did the American colonists IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in these headlines?

• The First Continental Congress declared war on Great Britain.

• The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation.

• The First Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III.

• The colonists adopted the Bill of Rights.

Which statement best explains why the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions were adopted?

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party.

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre.

• Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.

• Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• debt-To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

I am now convinced, beyond a doubt that unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place . . . this Army must inevitably be reduced to one or other of these three things. Starve, dissolve, or disperse, in order to obtain subsistence in the best manner they can; rest assured Sir this is not an exaggerated picture. . . . —General George Washington, letter to the Continental Congress, December 23, 1777 Which of the following prompted General Washington to write this letter?

• A shortage of Continental soldiers to maintain the siege of Yorktown

• The high number of casualties suffered during the Battle of Bunker Hill

• Low morale after the British army captured New York City

• Concern for the Continental troops during the winter at Valley Forge

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

• France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain.

• The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation.

• Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.

• The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

• The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army.

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

• Lake Michigan

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.