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WorksheetsAR Assessment 9/12/24
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 56mins
This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the-
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Paris 1783
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
All the events listed above occurred during-
the Jacksonian era
the Era of Good Feelings
The Revolutionary era
the era of westward expansion
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To fund the establishment of new colonies
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies.
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
by preventing colonist from trading with most other foreign countries.
By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists sought military support from France.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
The Continental Congress issued this commission to-
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
Benedict Arnold
Who was the first colonists to be killed during the Boston Massacre?
Sam Adams
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
What is the name of the act that closed Boston Harbor and served as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
What are the 3 characteristics of unalienable rights?
from God
from birth
cannot be taken away
What are the key words for causes of the American Revolution?
Mexican attacks
impressment
economic policies imposed (taxes)
resented limits on westward expansion (land)
During the Revolutionary Era, why did Parliament pass taxes (acts)?
pay for the debt after the French and Indian War
pay for the debt after the War of 1812
pay for the debt after the Mexican-American War
pay for the debt after the Civil War
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are examples of...
Bill of Rights
state's rights
unalienable rights
In 1776, who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?
To help the French
Because they favored the Native Americans
The King made Parliament pass the law
They couldn't afford to protect the colonists from Native American attacks
What was the name of the group that met to discuss what the colonists should do about unfair laws like the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress
The House of Burgesses
The Sons of Liberty
The Boston Tea Party
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?
“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
An introduction explaining why the Declaration is being written.
Preamble
Natural Rights
Grievances
Resolution of Independence
Civil Disobedience
process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses
changing from one governmental structure to another
a complaint
refusal to obey laws as a form of protest
