Unit 3 American Revolution

What was a cause of the American Revolution?

• Formation of the Stamp Act Congress

• Nations recognized the US as an independent nation

• Acquiring the territory from the Atlantic to the Mississippi

• Increased taxation by the British government

Which event was an effect of the American Revolution?

• Lack of representation in Parliament

• Nations recognized the US as an independent nation

• Increased taxation by the British government

• Formation of the Stamp Act Congress

What was a cause of the American Revolution related to governance?

• Acquiring the territory from the Atlantic to the Mississippi

• Lack of representation in Parliament

• Nations recognized the US as an independent nation

• Formation of the Stamp Act Congress

Which of the following was a cause of the American Revolution related to economic policies?

• Increased taxation by the British government

• Nations recognized the US as an independent nation

• Acquiring the territory from the Atlantic to the Mississippi

• Lack of representation in Parliament

What was the result of the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War?

• American colonists organized state militias.

• George Washington was named as the Commander of the Continental Army.

• Delegates to a Constitutional Convention wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• The conflict ended with the surrender of General Cornwallis and his troops.

The British imposed taxes on the colonists to help pay the expenses of fighting which war?

• World War I

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

• The Civil War

Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Continental Congress

Where did General Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the bitter winter of 1777-8?

• Delaware

• Gettysburg

• New York City

• Valley Forge

Which of the following battles is considered a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Trenton

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized that the newly formed United States would be —

• a constitutional monarchy

• independent from British rule

• an ally of the French government

• granted British holdings in Canada