American Rev Review

In 1754, Benjamin Franklin printed this image in his Pennsylvania Gazette: For what purpose was Franklin’s image later used during the Revolutionary War?

• To encourage ratification of the Constitution
• To promote interest in a bill of rights
• To encourage work on a declaration of independence
• To promote unity against British tyranny

Which statement below best describes what the Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to do?

• pay for postage for all mail both common and domestic
• make payment for a stamp to be placed on any printed items
• pay a fee for legal documents
• pay tariff on all imported goods

As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763, .........

• France gained control of Great Britain’s holdings in India.
• Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia.
• Great Britain gained control of much of North America, making it the world’s greatest colonial power.
• Maria Theresa of Austria was able to effect a diplomatic revolution and win France as an ally.

Which of the following directly inspired colonists to draft the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere’s ride
• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
• Washington’s strong command of the Continental Army
• The Battle of West Point

Paul Revere's woodcut shown below depicts which of the following *

• The Battle of Fort Necessity
• The Boston Massacre
• The Battle of Lexington
• The Boston Tea Party

In an effort to appease native tribes, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 forbade all settlement past a line drawn roughly along the _________ Mountains.

• Natchez
• Appalachian
• Rocky
• Quebec

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

• Redcoats.
• Patriots.
• Loyalists.
• Whigs.
• Federalists

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?

• The Patriots gained the support of France and Spain.
• The Redcoat victory made Patriot soldiers more determined to win the war.
• The Patriots got a Prussian to train the Continental Army.
• The Patriots realized they did not need foreign allies.

What is the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

• It convinced colonists to comply with British rule.
• It allowed the French to gain colonial territory.
• It showed the British that they could reduce their number of troops to defeat the colonists.
• It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

A frontier SETTLEMENT named after Daniel Boone who blazed a wilderness trail through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains. The Frontier fort was in defiance of the King's Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited settlement West of the Appalachian Mountains.

• ROANOKE
• NEW AMSTERDAM
• JAMESTOWN
• BOONESBOROUGH
• HARRODSBURG