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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review (American Revolution)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
The policy where Britain intentionally relaxed its enforcement toward the colonies throughout the 17th century is known as:
Neglect
Salutary Neglect
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Treaty of Paris 1763
The illustration above represents what British policy that was created shortly after the French & Indian war?
Salutary Neglect
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763
What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?
They wanted to establish their own government that includes an American king
They thought it would be cool to have their own flag
They wanted to create an alliance with France
They were upset about being taxed without representation in the British government
The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to what colonist driven event?
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Massacre
Colonists who rebelled against British control during the Revolutionary war were known as:
Patriots
Loyalists
Redcoats
Militia
Colonists who remained loyal to the British crown during the Revolutionary war were known as:
Patriots
Loyalists
Redcoats
Militia
Which of the following was a result of the second Continental Congress?
George Washington was appointed as the military commander of the army
Authorized printer money for the American colonies
Issued the Declaration of Independence
All of the above
For what reason is the Treaty of Paris (1783) significant to the United States?
It ended the Revolutionary War and gave America independence
It ended the Civil War and gave America independence
It issued a treaty for war against the British
It established Jamestown as the first English settlement in Virginia
This painting best represents which of the following events that took place during the American Revolution?
Salem Witch Trials
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Boston Red Sox
Which of these was a common slogan associated with the American Revolution?
"Remember the Maine!"
"Remember the Alamo!"
"Fifty-four forty or fight!"
"No taxation without representation!"
The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following
the Battle of Yorktown.
the Boston Massacre.
the Battle of Saratoga.
the Battle of Lexington.
Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by
enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.
"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston
rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia.
enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.
How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?
by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies
by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.
by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent
by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
Which of the following was a direct result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.
France lost all of its possessions in North America.
New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.
the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.
After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because
it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.
it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.
it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
it took away their representation in Parliament.
