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American Revolution STAAR Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Parliament(England) pass these acts-Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts?

a)

promote growth of cottage industries

b)

encourage foreign trade with colonies

c)

recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

fund the establishment of new colonies

2.

How did mercantilism create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

introduced servitude to the middle colonies

b)

required colonists to enlist in the military

c)

limit the amount of farmland

d)

prevent colonists from trading with other foreign countries

3.

How did the Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act contribute to the start of the Revolutionary War?

a)

restricted colonial trade with Indians

b)

imposed regulations on colonial agriculture

c)

angered colonists, believed their civil liberties had been violated

d)

punish colonists for resisting Authority

4.

Why did colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

b)

did not want to share control of the Fur Trad with France

c)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

5.

Why is Saratoga the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

British victory extended fighting for another year

b)

American defeat led many soldiers to desert the army

c)

British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British superiority

d)

American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

6.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

7.

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office

b)

Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

c)

Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British Army

d)

Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

8.

-Life

-Liberty

-Pursuit of happiness


This list includes rights that are considered?

a)

transferable

b)

legislated

c)

unalienable

d)

inherited

9.

Which of these completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts

b)

King George III allows colonists to petition tax relief

c)

Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

d)

King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

10.

Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint to lead the Continental Army?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Sam Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Paine

11.

Which document was issued on July 4 1776?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

13.

What is another word for grievance?

a)

pray

b)

complaint

c)

boycott

d)

petition

14.

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

December 16, 1773

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

March 5, 1770

d)

July 4, 1620

15.

What were 4 grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Quartering of troops, no trial by jury, no colonial legislature, and taxation without representation

b)

Petition, Protest, boycott, tar and feather

c)

Townshend Act, Intolerable Act, boycott

d)

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

16.

Which battle marked the start of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

17.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution due to French agreeing to help the colonists?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

18.

Which event allowed Washington to train and discipline his troops while the Continental Army endured trying times?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

19.

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

20.

Who was the second president of the U.S. and an editor of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

21.

What are the key words for causes of the American Revolution?

a)

Mexican attacks

b)

impressment

c)

economic policies imposed (taxes)

d)

resented limits on westward expansion (land)

22.

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

a)

By writing the Articles of Confederation

b)

By serving as commander in chief of the Continental army

c)

By organizing Committees of Correspondence

d)

By signing the Declaration of Independence

23.
a)

Established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

b)

Defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

Established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

d)

Defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

24.

A colonist who was seeking independence from the British was called a

a)

Tory.

b)

Patriot.

c)

Loyalist.

d)

Hessian.

25.

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the idea that the people are the source of government?

a)

". . . that all men are created equal, . . .''

b)

''. . . all men are . . . endowed by their Creator with certain

unalienable rights

c)

''. . . deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . ."

d)

''. . . governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes . . . "

26.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

27.

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to一

a)

force French settlers to leave British territory

b)

encourage colonial economic ties with France

c)

limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial Settlers

d)

promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains

28.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

b)

did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

c)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

29.

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

a)

political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

b)

interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

c)

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

d)

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

30.

This excerpt refers to 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 human

d)

are granted after enlistment in the military

31.

Which battle ended the American Revoluton?

a)

Siege of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

32.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

33.

Which of these puts the events in the correct cause and effect order?

a)

The Intolerable Acts were a response to the colonists not following the Stamp Act

b)

Colonist started the French and Indian War in response to the Intolerable Acts

c)

The Boston Tea Party was a response to the Intolerable Acts

d)

The Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party

34.

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain

b)

The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation

c)

Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris

d)

The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III

35.

An organization of patriots that organized boycotts and protests against the British and taxes were called

a)
Loyalists
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Sons of Liberty
36.
The Quartering Act stated that
a)

Colonists gave housing to soldiers

b)

Colonists should write letters

c)

Taxes were added to all items

d)

the British should start war

37.
Documents that gave British officers the power to search any property looking for smuggled goods.
a)

Salutary Nelect

b)

Committee of Correspondence

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Stamp Act

38.
The committees of correspondence were colonists who
a)

fought Native Americans

b)

wrote letters

c)

created new taxes

d)

searched for gold

39.
Many colonists boycotted goods that were taxed by the British. Boycott means
a)
to consume large quantities
b)
to acquire wealth
c)
to secure finances
d)
to refuse to buy
40.

Imports

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade