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Unit 2 Revolution Pre-Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

The law that stopped the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains was called --

a)

the Northwest Ordinance.

b)

the Proclamation of 1763.

c)

the Monroe Doctrine.

d)

the Act of Toleration.

2.

What act was imposed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Declaratory Act

3.

The first battles of the American Revolution were at --

a)

Trenton and Rumson, New Jersey.

b)

Long Island and Albany, New York.

c)

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

d)

Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

4.

The turning point of the Revolutionary War was fought at --

a)

Valley Forge.

b)

Yorktown.

c)

Saratoga.

d)

Lexington.

5.

The grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence were addressed to--

a)

King George III.

b)

Parliament.

c)

John Adams.

d)

Thomas Jefferson.

6.

Your unalienable rights are --

a)

Life, Liberty, and Property

b)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Life, Freedom, and Property

d)

Life, Freedom, and the Pursuit of Happiness

7.

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Britain with --

a)

raw materials and markets.

b)

naval bases.

c)

manufactured goods.

d)

military recruits.

8.

Based on the chart, what was a major effect of the Stamp Act?

a)

The colonists no longer needed British goods.

b)

The British refused to sell certain products to the colonists.

c)

The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency.

d)

Many colonists participated in actions in opposition to the act.

9.

Which best describes George Washington’s winter at Valley Forge in 1777-1778?

a)

Washington spent the winter there because he was waiting for help from the French.

b)

Washington spent the winter there to silence critics who feared he would surrender.

c)

Washington used the winter there to launch surprise attacks against the British.

d)

Washington used the winter there to train his soldiers and improve their discipline.

10.

What act or event caused the writers of the Declaration of Independence to include, “For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Sugar Act

11.

Which of the following is an example of an unalienable right?

a)

personal liberty

b)

a college education

c)

home ownership

d)

employment

12.

The main reason that Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to-

a)

allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region.

b)

avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians.

c)

make profits by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

protect the French Catholics of Quebec.

13.

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)

Parliamentary supremacy.

14.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

b)

The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army.

c)

The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

d)

The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.

15.

Which name best completes the diagram?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

16.

The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to -

a)

declare war on Great Britain.

b)

force Spain to support the Revolutionary War.

c)

convince Great Britain to abolish slavery.

d)

state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain.

17.

What is another term used to describe unalienable rights?

a)

social contract

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

property rights

d)

natural rights

18.

What act or event caused the writers of the Declaration of Independence to include, “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Towhnshend Acts

d)

Coercive Acts

19.

What act or event caused the writers of the Declaration of Independence to include, “For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments”?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Intolerable/Coercive Acts

20.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." -Declaration of Independence 1776


This excerpt refers to the rights that people --

a)

earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government.

b)

receive by becoming citizens of a country.

c)

have as a result of being a human being.

d)

are granted after enlistment in the military.