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Unit 1 Review (American Revolution)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

The policy where Britain intentionally relaxed its enforcement toward the colonies throughout the 17th century is known as:

a)

Neglect

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Pontiac’s Rebellion

d)

Treaty of Paris 1763

2.

The illustration above represents what British policy that was created shortly after the French & Indian war?

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Treaty of Paris 1763

3.

What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?

a)

They wanted to establish their own government that includes an American king

b)

They thought it would be cool to have their own flag

c)

They wanted to create an alliance with France

d)

They were upset about being taxed without representation in the British government

4.

The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to what colonist driven event?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Boston Massacre

5.

Colonists who rebelled against British control during the Revolutionary war were known as:

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Redcoats

d)

Militia

6.

Colonists who remained loyal to the British crown during the Revolutionary war were known as:

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Redcoats

d)

Militia

7.

Which of the following was a result of the second Continental Congress?

a)

George Washington was appointed as the military commander of the army

b)

Authorized printer money for the American colonies

c)

Issued the Declaration of Independence

d)

All of the above

8.

For what reason is the Treaty of Paris (1783) significant to the United States?

a)

It ended the Revolutionary War and gave America independence

b)

It ended the Civil War and gave America independence

c)

It issued a treaty for war against the British

d)

It established Jamestown as the first English settlement in Virginia

9.

This painting best represents which of the following events that took place during the American Revolution?

a)

Salem Witch Trials

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Red Sox

10.

Which of these was a common slogan associated with the American Revolution?

a)

"Remember the Maine!"

b)

"Remember the Alamo!"

c)

"Fifty-four forty or fight!"

d)

"No taxation without representation!"

11.

The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following

a)

the Battle of Yorktown.

b)

the Boston Massacre.

c)

the Battle of Saratoga.

d)

the Battle of Lexington.

12.

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

a)

enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

b)

"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston

c)

rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia.

d)

enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts.

13.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

a)

by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

b)

by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

c)

by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

d)

by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

14.

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?

a)

most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.

b)

France lost all of its possessions in North America.

c)

New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.

d)

the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.

15.

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

a)

it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.

b)

it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.

c)

it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

d)

it took away their representation in Parliament.