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AR Assessment 9/12/24

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the-

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

All the events listed above occurred during-

a)

the Jacksonian era

b)

the Era of Good Feelings

c)

The Revolutionary era

d)

the era of westward expansion

3.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To fund the establishment of new colonies

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies.

4.

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

by preventing colonist from trading with most other foreign countries.

b)

By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

5.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

b)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

c)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

d)

Colonists sought military support from France.

6.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-

a)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

b)

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

c)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

d)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

7.

The Continental Congress issued this commission to-

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Hancock

d)

Benedict Arnold

8.

Who was the first colonists to be killed during the Boston Massacre?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Paul Revere

9.

What is the name of the act that closed Boston Harbor and served as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

10.

What are the 3 characteristics of unalienable rights?

a)

from God

b)

from birth

c)

cannot be taken away

11.

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)

12.

During the Revolutionary Era, why did Parliament pass taxes (acts)?

a)

pay for the debt after the French and Indian War

b)

pay for the debt after the War of 1812

c)

pay for the debt after the Mexican-American War

d)

pay for the debt after the Civil War

13.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are examples of...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

state's rights

c)

unalienable rights

14.

In 1776, who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

15.

Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

To help the French

b)

Because they favored the Native Americans

c)

The King made Parliament pass the law

d)

They couldn't afford to protect the colonists from Native American attacks

16.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans  and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest  and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
b)
To celebrate 4th of July
c)
To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
d)
To protest against the Declaration of Independence
17.

What was the name of the group that met to discuss what the colonists should do about unfair laws like the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The Boston Tea Party

18.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”

b)

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

c)

“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

d)

“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

19.

An introduction explaining why the Declaration is being written.

a)

Preamble

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Grievances

d)

Resolution of Independence

20.

Civil Disobedience

a)

process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses

b)

changing from one governmental structure to another

c)

a complaint

d)

refusal to obey laws as a form of protest