American Revolution Test Review

Which of the following reasons led to the outbreak of the American Revolution?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Colonists did not feel they should be taxed for the French and Indian War debt.

• Colonists wanted to expand their fur trade and Great Britain was in the way.

• Colonists wanted limitations set on religious freedom in the colonies.

• Colonists were angered by the acts and taxes imposed on them without their consent.

Which geographic feature is connected to the map above?

• Boston Harbor

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

As late as 1775, many colonists were still reluctant to cut ties with Great Britain. Which of the following events helped convince colonists that freedom was the best option?

• Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense

• King George III’s acceptance of the Olive Branch Petition

• The passage of the Intolerable Acts by Parliament

• The British defeat of the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill

This excerpt would be found in which historical document?

• Common Sense

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

Although the illustration above is the most famous depiction from the night of March 5, 1775, one important Patriot was purposely left out. Who is the forgotten victim?

• Sam Adams

• King George III

• Crispus Attucks

• Wentworth Cheswell

Which economic policy described above increased tensions between the colonies and Great Britain?

• Lack of representation

• Quartering of soldiers

• Mercantilism

• Propaganda

Determine which detail describes the British economic policies following the French and Indian War.

Stamp Act

• Imposed a tax on all colonial exports

• Taxed imported British goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea

• Banned all colonial assemblies

• Closed Boston Harbor until money was paid back from the Boston Tea Party incident

• Taxed all newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

Determine which detail describes the British economic policies following the French and Indian War.

Townshend Acts

• Imposed a tax on all colonial exports

• Taxed imported British goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea

• Banned all colonial assemblies

• Closed Boston Harbor until money was paid back from the Boston Tea Party incident

• Taxed all newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

Determine which detail describes the British economic policies following the French and Indian War.

Intolerable Acts

• Imposed a tax on all colonial exports

• Taxed imported British goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea

• Banned all colonial assemblies

• Closed Boston Harbor until money was paid back from the Boston Tea Party incident

• Taxed all newspapers, magazines, and legal documents

What significant colonial document would complete this diagram?

• Declaration of Independence

• Poor Richard's Almanac

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• The Crisis