The American Revolution

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which of the following was another reason that tensions grew between the colonists and Britain?

• King George III told colonists they were not British citizens.

• Britain and France were fighting over land in North America.

• There was no colonial representation in Britain’s Parliament.

• American Indians were fighting with the British in the Ohio River Valley.

Look at the picture. Then answer the question. Which of the following effects of the Stamp Act does this image show?

• Colonists protesting saying that it will ruin America.

• Colonists boycotting printed materials to avoid paying the tax.

• Colonists saying that Britain is ridiculous for taxing the colonies.

• Colonists marching from New York to show their support of the Stamp Act.

Why did Britain think it had the right to tax the colonies?

• British soldiers were protecting the colonies, and Britain needed money to pay them.

• Britain hoped that by taxing the colonies it could benefit from American foreign trade.

• Britain was more powerful than the colonies, and the colonies relied on Britain to survive.

• Britain needed money to pay for wars with France so all British colonies were required to help.

Which of the following illustrates a form of protests against British taxation of the colonies?

• Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan.

• The Sons of Liberty formed as a secret group.

• The Daughters of Liberty spun their own cloth.

• Representatives met at the Stamp Act Congress.

When did the British and minutemen go to battle at Concord?

• dawn on April 19, 1775

• midnight on April 18, 1775

• late morning on April 19, 1775

• early afternoon on April 19, 1775

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which of the following completes the graphic organizer to describe the Declaration of Independence?

• describes the plan of government for the United States

• introduces the Second Continental Congress and its members

• lists the ways that the British king violated the rights of colonists

• explains how Enlightenment ideas and thinkers influenced the colonists

African Americans and women were groups that did not have their rights _________ after the United States became an independent country.

• recognized

• ignored

• enhanced

• diminished

Read the map. Then answer the question. In which directions did Washington and his troops march after the Battle of Long Island?

• east, northeast

• west, southeast

• north, northwest

• south, southwest

Read the map. Then answer the question. Which of the following were battle victories in New York for the Continental army?

• Saratoga

• New York City

• Saratoga and Long Island

• Saratoga and White Plains

Look at the graphic organizer. Then answer the question. Which of the following details completes the graphic organizer to describe the First Continental Congress?

• organizes the Continental army

• drafts the Declaration of Independence

• organizes in response to the Coercive Acts

• chooses George Washington as commander-in-chief