American Revolution STAAR Review

What was the main purpose of Mercantilism?

• To allow free trade between all countries.

• To make the colonies self-sufficient.

• To make the mother country wealthy by controlling colonial trade.

• To encourage colonists to create their own products.

What was one major outcome of the French and Indian War?

• Britain gained control of the Ohio River Valley but went into massive debt.

• The French won and took control of the colonies.

• Native American groups gained more land and power.

• The colonies were given more independence from Britain.

Why did Britain begin taxing the American colonies after the French and Indian War?

• To punish the colonies for rebelling.

• To pay off war debts from fighting France.

• To increase trade with the colonies.

• To support Native American settlements.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A law allowing colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• A British law preventing colonists from moving west to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.

• A new tax on colonial goods to pay for war debts.

• A law that forced the colonies to trade only with France.

What was the colonists’ main complaint about British taxation?

• The taxes were too high.

• The British were taxing only the wealthy.

• The colonies had no representation in Parliament to approve the taxes.

• The British allowed the colonies to vote on the taxes.

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• They accepted it because they wanted British protection.

• They refused to buy British goods and formed the Sons of Liberty.

• They stopped all trade with other colonies.

• They moved west to avoid paying taxes.

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

• To help British officials collect taxes.

• To spread news and organize resistance against British policies.

• To convince colonists to support the Loyalist cause.

• To promote trade with England.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A meeting between colonists and British officials to discuss taxation.

• A peaceful protest where colonists wrote letters to the King.

• A protest where colonists dumped British tea into the harbor in response to the Tea Act.

• A celebration of trade agreements with Britain.

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• A set of laws that punished Boston for the Tea Party by closing the port and limiting self-government.

• A tax placed on tea to help British businesses.

• A set of laws that allowed colonists to trade freely.

• An agreement between Britain and the colonies for lower taxes.

What was the significance of the First Continental Congress?

• The colonies officially declared independence.

• Colonial leaders met to discuss unfair taxes and organize resistance against Britain.

• British soldiers were removed from the colonies.

• The colonies agreed to become a part of France.