American Revolution

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

• Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.
• King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
• King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 declare?

• Colonists could not hunt beyond the line.

• Colonists stay on the east side of the line, Indians stay to the west of the line.

• Indians and colonists could not trade with one another.

• The land would be controlled by Indians.

What action did the British take as a result of the French and Indian War to make it easier to manage the American colonies?

• They banned the spread of slavery into the Northwest Territories.

• They took control over the Massachusetts colonial government.

• They prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• They seized control over shipping in Boston Harbor.

Of the concepts listed, which was the MOST significant cause of American discontent with British control?

• too many new immigrants

• availability of labor

• religious freedom

• taxation without representation

What impact did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense have in the colonies during 1776?

• It caused many colonists to demand Paine’s trial and conviction.

• It forced King George III to repeal all taxes in colonial regions.

• It supported arguments of Loyalists living in the colonies.

• It contributed to increased support for independence from England.

How did Benjamin Franklin’s actions support American victory during the Revolutionary War?

• He negotiated an alliance with France.

• He recruited and trained the minutemen.

• He established peaceful ties with Britain.

• He served as a general in the Continental Army.

When and where did the French and Indian War begin?

• The war started in 1776 in New England.
• The war started in 1754 in New England.
• The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
• The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• The French and British claimed the same land.
• The French and Indians claimed the same land.
• The Indians and British claimed the same land.
• The Indians wouldn't sell their land.

How was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.
• The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.
• Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.
• Spain got half and Great Britain got half.