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WorksheetsPre-AP Unit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which set of events is listed in chronological order?
I
II
III
IV
How might Grenville have attempted to resolve the problem of taxing the colonists, based on the views in the excerpt?
impose new taxes on the colonists without their consent
arrange for some form of colonial representation in Parliament
impose higher taxes in Britain to meet colonial expenses
reduce the number of unpopular taxes on the colonists
According to the map above, the earliest Revolutionary War battles occurred in the area known as?
West of Proclamation Line
Middle Colonies/Breadbasket Colonies
New England Colonies
Along Spanish Colonial Border
How did the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution significantly affect the United States economically and politically?
The Continental Army suffered losses of men and resources
Great Britain’s morale was boosted following the battle
The Dutch began to provide monetary support
France was persuaded to provide money, ships, and military support
Which of these resulted from the event shown in the illustration above?
The British army became discouraged about the news of this event and considered surrendering to the Continental army
The Colonists endured many hardships throughout the war and continued the fight for American independence
The conditions caused many soldiers to leave, thus ending the achievement of American independence
This scene proved to be the turning point in the war for American independence and resulted in more men enlisting to fight
Which of the following British acts resulted in the grievance above being included in the Declaration of Independence?
The Navigation Acts
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
According to the Declaration of Independence,“life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are —
subject to the King’s will
privileges enjoyed by the nobility
unalienable rights that belong to every citizen
rights of freeborn Englishmen guaranteed by Magna Carta
Which of the following is one reason the British government created the Proclamation Line of 1763?
to stop the movement of plantations and slaves into the Ohio Valley
to create an area of colonies for people held in British prisons and jails
to prevent conflict between colonists and American Indians in the Ohio Valley
to allow officials to plan an orderly process of making colonies in the Ohio Valley
To what is the Scotsman Adam Smith referring in the above statement?
Industrialization
Tariffs
Mercantilism
Revolution
The list above describes the life of Benjamin Franklin. Which of the following completes the timeline?
advised Washington on use of troops
wrote the Constitution of the United States
negotiated Treaty of Alliance with France
founded the colony of Pennsylvania
Jefferson encouraged education in order to promote which of these civic virtues?
supporting public programs
participation in democracy
private donations to charity
obedience of federal law
Which of the following completes the graphic organizer above?
Reasons for creating the United States Constitution
Charges against the King in the Magna Carta
Purposes for writing the Mayflower Compact
Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...
Restricting colonial trade with American Indians
Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
Saratoga
Concord
Trenton
Yorktown
The Continental Congress issued this commission to...
Benedict Arnold
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
George Washington
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France
This list includes rights that are considered...
Transferable
Legislated
Unalienable
Inherited
All of the events listed above occurred during...
The era of westward expansion
The Era of Good Feelings
The Revolutionary era
The Jacksonian era
The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to...
Encourage the outbreak of war between England and France
Force the British government to grant their American colonies independence
End trade disagreements between colonists and French traders
Protest a British policy of taxation on tea
Who was the author of the pamphlet Common Sense, which convinced many colonists to join the Patriot cause?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Thomas Paine
The Boston Tea Party was an early example of a form of protest called [two words, all lower case], which means deliberately breaking the law because the law is unfair.
(a)
John Locke began the idea called [two words, all lower case] theory, which states that people create governments to protect their rights, and that governments get their power from the “consent of the governed” meaning the permission of the people.
Answer
(a)
The French and Indian War helped lead to the American Revolution because it put Britain in a lot of [one word, all lower case] meaning they owed money, which led to them raising taxes on the colonies.
(a)
The last battle of the Revolutionary War was the Battle of [one word, capitalize first letter] in which Washington’s Continental Army trapped British Gen. Cornwallis’s army and made him surrender in 1781.
(a)
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was [two words, first and last name, capitalize first letter of each .
(a)
