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8th STAAR Review: The American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Turning point of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

2.

Final battle of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

3.

"Shot heard round the world"

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

4.

General Washington's winter camp where his troops battled disease, hunger, fatigue and the weather elements.

a)

Lexington, Massachusetts

b)

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

c)

Saratoga, New York

d)

Appomatoxx Court House, Virginia

5.

The Treaty ending the American Revolutionary War.

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Adam-Onis Treaty

6.

Why was King George III royal Proclamation Line of 1763 greatly resented by the colonists?

a)

It took too much land from Canada

b)

It limited their freedom to move west

c)

It gave territory in Florida to France

d)

It promoted raids by Native American Indians

7.

The American colonists used the slogan, "No Taxation without representation," to express their belief in the need for?

a)

economic interdependence

b)

the consent of the governed

c)

mercantilism

d)

Parliament supremacy

8.

Who is known as the 'Father of the Declaration of Independence' for writing most of it?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

What is meant by the ideas of John Locke; the government's job is to protect citizens' unalienable rights? {Multi-select}

a)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

b)

rights given to us at birth by our creator

c)

some rights are derived from nature and may not be taken without due process

d)

the blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'tis time to part!'

10.

What are Governments instituted among men deriving their just powers from the "Consent of the Governed" mean?

a)

That governments excercise their power over people through laws

b)

That governments govern people to maintain peace and safety

c)

That governments get all their power from the people through voting

d)

That governments power is given only by the constitution

11.

What Patriot organized protests, boycotts and was the leader of the Sons of Liberty who dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

John Paul Jones

12.

More specifically what was meant by "No taxation without representation!"

a)

The people did not want to be taxed at all

b)

Parliament's taxing practice was too high

c)

No taxes unless the colonists were given more time to pay

d)

A representative was needed in Parliament to be the voice of the people

13.

The British government took a strong reaction to the "Boston Tea Party" and enacted the Intolerable Acts. What did the Intolerable Acts order {Multi-select}

a)

Closed the Boston Harbor untill all tea lost was paid for

b)

Made the sale of any goods in Boston illegal

c)

The British government declared the right to quarter soldiers

d)

Eliminated the elected government council in Massachusetts

14.

Who was the Commander in Chief (Commanding General) of the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Paul Jones

15.

Who is America's first Naval Hero shouting, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Paine