WorksheetsRoad to Revolution Pre-Test
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which part of the thirteen colonies is represented by cluster A?
a)
frontier region
b)
New England colonies
c)
middle colonies
d)
southern colonies
2.
What were the chief exports produced by colonists in cluster C?
a)
whale oil and silver
b)
potatoes and fish
c)
textiles and tea
d)
tobacco and rice
3.
The differences between the three clusters shown in the diagram were mainly
due to
a)
geographic conditions
b)
relations with England
c)
political beliefs
d)
religious practices
4.
In the American colonies, boycotts were an
effective way of protesting British policies mainly
because the boycotts
a)
ended trade within the colonies
b)
forced Britain to remove most troops
c)
kept out products from other European nations
d)
caused economic hardships for British merchants
5.
The main goal of most of the policies shown in
the illustration was to
a)
allow American colonists greater self government
b)
enable Great Britain to raise revenues and control trade
c)
encourage immigration to the colonies
d)
encourage Americans to trade with other European countries
6.
The policies shown in the illustration led to the
a)
outbreak of the French and Indian War
b)
expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
c)
start of the American Revolution
d)
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
7.
What was the major effect of the Stamp Act
(1765) on colonial trade?
a)
The British refused to sell certain products to the colonists
b)
The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency.
c)
The colonists no longer needed British goods.
d)
Many colonists boycotted British goods.
8.
Which statement is most consistent with the
views of Loyalists in the 1770s?
a)
The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.
b)
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
c)
Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence.
d)
The king is violating the rights of British citizens.
9.
The major reason the British government issued
the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial
settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains,
was to
a)
avoid conflicts with Native American Indians
b)
reduce casualties during the French and Indian War
c)
maintain markets for British manufactured goods
d)
promote easy collection of new taxes
10.
The British system of mercantilism was designed
to
a)
close Boston Harbor to trade
b)
encourage trade outside the British Empire
c)
favor the economic interests of Great Britain
d)
prevent local elections in the thirteen colonies
11.
(Optional) Are there any topics you would like to learn about? Any questions, comments, or concerns for me?
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