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Section 1 - Unit 4 Test: Early Causes and Key Events

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the image. American newspapers printed this mark in reaction to the —

a)

Tea Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

2.

Which of the following was not a reason that colonists were dissatisfied with British rule?

a)

Taxation

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

No representation in Parliament

d)

Trade with Canada

3.

Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent colonists' movement to the —

a)

North

b)

West

c)

South

d)

East

4.

Why did Britain tax the colonists? (Choose two correct answers!)

a)

To pay for the French & Indian War debt

b)

To pay for the tea the colonists wouldn't drink

c)

To maintain control over the fur trade in America

d)

To pay for British soldiers in the colonies

5.

Why did the colonists want to break away from British rule?

a)

Britain refused to control trade going in and out of the colonies.

b)

The colonists had no representation in Parliament.

c)

The colonists were not allowed to fight in the British army.

d)

The colonists could not own their own land east of the Appalachians.

6.

According to the writings of John Locke, what do people create to protect their rights?

a)

Governments

b)

Communities

c)

Militias

d)

Societies

7.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?

a)

1781

b)

1777

c)

1776

d)

1763

8.

What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Right to travel freely in the colonies

b)

Right to govern oneself in a democracy

c)

Right to own land

d)

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

9.

Look at the image. This document was written for what purpose?

a)

To create a new country separate from British rule.

b)

To show that the king was still in charge of the British empire.

c)

To improve the relationship between Britain and the colonies.

10.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

To outline a free trade agenda

b)

To satisfy the French

c)

To claim independence from Great Britain

d)

To set up a new form of government

11.

Which title best fits this list: Know the land; Determined to win; Help from Britain's other enemies?

a)

Disadvantages of the Colonies

b)

Wants of the Colonies

c)

Advantages of the Colonies

d)

Needs of the Colonies

12.

Which country's support most helped give the colonies an advantage during the Revolution?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

13.

Who was commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

King George III

b)

George Washington

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

14.

Which British general surrendered at Yorktown?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

King George III

d)

George Washington

15.

Who wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet promoting American independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

John Adams

d)

Crispus Attucks

16.

Which event completes this timeline: Lexington and Concord; Battle of Bunker Hill; [ blank ]; Battle of Yorktown; Treaty of Paris?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

The French and Indian War

17.

Which event is correctly matched with its description: Turning point of the Revolutionary War; the French agreed to help?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Declaration of Independence

18.

Which French noble helped arrange troops, ships, and funds for the Continental Army and aided the victory at Yorktown?

a)

James Armistead Lafayette

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Lord Cornwallis

19.

Look at the map of the 13 colonies labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Which location marks Massachusetts, where the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill occurred?

a)

Location D

b)

Location C

c)

Location B

d)

Location A

20.

Look at the map of the 13 colonies labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Which state includes location D, where the final battle of the American Revolution took place?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

Massachusetts