American Revolution Review

Study the chart, and answer the question. What would be the best title for this chart?

• Causes of the American Revolution

• Events in the Up Country of South Carolina

• The End of British Mercantilism

• Reasons the Articles of Confederation Failed

Which event completes this timeline?

• Declaration of Independence Signed

• British Troops Surrendered

• Constitution Adopted

• Sons of Liberty Formed

Which event would chronologically fit in the middle box of this graphic?

• the Tea Act

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Stamp Act

• the Stamp Act Congress

This is a quote from a document signed by France and the United States in 1778. What event directly preceded the writing of this document?

• the Civil War

• the Battle of Saratoga

• the Battle of Yorktown

• the French and Indian War

This excerpt from a letter by Archibald Hinshelwood was written in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. How did the British respond to the actions described here?

• They quickly repealed the Stamp Act and dropped the idea of taxing the colonies further.

• They eliminated the stamp tax and passed a Declaratory Act to assert British authority over the colonies.

• They closed the port of Boston and suspended town meetings across New England as a form of punishment.

• They declared war on the colonies and viewed their economic boycott as an act of rebellion.

What generalization about the Declaration of Independence can be made from these opinions?

• Although the Declaration of Independence emphasized equality, women felt they were not treated fairly and advocated for improved education and rights.

• Although the Declaration of Independence was written by men, it secured rights for American men, women, and children in an equal manner.

• The promise of a free and equal education for all citizens was an important component of the Declaration of Independence.

• Women's inequality was a major reason for colonial discontent and the decision to write the Declaration of Independence.

Read the quote and answer the question. What can be inferred from Abigail Adams' letter?

• She believed that John Adams supported tyranny.

• She believed in the abolition of slavery.

• She believed that men must be limited in their power over women.

• Abigail Adams believed that the United States was not a democracy.

Read the quote and answer the question. Based on this statement, with which famous quote would Thomas Paine most likely agree? (Choose two)

• Government has no other end but the preservation of property.

• I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

• It is better that ten guilty persons go free than one innocent suffer.

• Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

These maps show the North American colonial territory of various European nations before 1754 and after 1763. Which European nation lost all of its colonial territory in North America after 1763?

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

The Declaration of Independence blames whom for violating the rights of American colonists?

• the King of England

• the Parliament

• the Prime Minister

• the Queen of France