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10thgrade
Events Leading to the American Revolutionary War
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat ended the French and Indian War?Treaty of Paris 1763Proclamation of 1763Treaty of VersialleProclamation of France defeat 1763
- 2. Multiple ChoiceName one effect of the French and Indian War.France received tons of land.The Native Americans gave their land to the government.Great Britain had a lot of debt.The French beat the Indians.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Proclamation of 1763 made the colonists angry becauseThe British taxed their tea.The Spanish started exploring the south.The British controlled the colonies and told the colonists what to do.They wanted more money from the British.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Stamp Act and Quartering Act were supposed to make the colonists help pay forstamps and quartersthe Statue of LibertyBritish soldierstea
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich act was passed as a result of the Boston Tea Party?Stamp ActQuartering ActIntolerable ActsOutrageous Acts
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Second Continental Congress had 3 tasks. Which of these is NOT one of their tasks?sign the Constitutionorganize the colonies for warappoint a leader for the armydecide whether to declare independence
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat sparked the Boston Massacre?British soldiers shooting colonistsColonists throwing snow balls at British soldiersThe Boston Tea PartyThe Stamp Act
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Intolerable Actclosed the Boston Harborbanned town meetings in the coloniesallowed British officials to be tried in Great Britainall of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Townshend Actsbanned town meetings.closed the Boston Harbor.placed a tax on tea, lead, glass, and paint.taxed sugar.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrade between Great Britain, the Colonies, and Africa for goods and slaves was calledThree Way TradeNorth American TradeSlave tradeTriangular Trade
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote Common Sense?Thomas JeffersonThomas PaineSamuel AdamsBenjamin Franklin
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Declaration of Independence?Thomas JeffersonThomas PaineSamuel AdamsBenjamin Franklin
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?By ignoring American representatives in Parliament on issues of taxes levied in the American coloniesBy raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in ParliamentBy representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the coloniesBy revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Boston Massacre took place in 1770 in the British colony of Massachusetts. Which description of this event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?Conflict between British soldiers and Boston residents resulted in 5 deathsUnprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, taking 5 innocent livesBritish soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self defenseA mob of angry Bostonians unlawfully confronted British soldiers, resulting in several deaths.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich conclusion is best supported by the information on the timeline?Britain eventually granted the colonies representation in Parliament.Only elected British officials had the right to levy taxesBritain’s efforts to increase control over the colonies were not successfulCreation of the First Continental Congress was an immediate reaction to the passage of the Stamp Act.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the First Continental Congress formed?To enforce the Coercive ActsTo practice using muskets and cannonsTo set up a political body that would challenge British controlTo unite the colonists and the British.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich title is most accurate for the timeline ?Forms of Colonial protestEffects of British Navigation LawsCauses of the American RevolutionAbuse of power by colonial legislatures
- 18. Multiple Choice“If life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?. . . I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” -Patrick Henry 1775
Based on the excerpt above, a reader can conclude that Patrick Henry believed?The colonists would be labeled as traitorsNegotiating with Great Britain was necessaryLoyalists would join the patriot causeFreedom was worth dying for - 19. Multiple ChoiceThe pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine, aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it ________.Convinced France to join in the fight against EnglandLed to the repeal of the Stamp ActCreated a new system of government for the United StatesPersuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following demonstrated the colonists’ last attempt to make peace with Great Britain?The Boston massacreThe Boston Tea PartyThe Navigation ActsThe Olive Branch Petition
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth ColonyProtests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independenceThe King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficientThe movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property were ______.Natural rights that should be protected by the governmentPolitical rights to be granted as determined by lawEconomic rights earned in a capitalistic systemSocial rights guaranteed by the ruling class.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis poem presents a justification for American participation in the _______.Revolutionary WarCivil WarSpanish-American WarVietnam War
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich two key principles of government are included in the Declaration of Independence?Majority rule and minority rightsUniversal suffrage and judicial independenceDirect democracy and equality for womenConsent of the governed and natural rights
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe words "all men are created equal" originally benefited who?White males and freed African AmericansWhite males and white femalesWhite landowning malesSouthern white males
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAn unalienable right, or natural right is _____.Established by majority voteApplies only in one’s home countryIs a right that cannot be taken away without due processFavors some peoples’ rights over others
- 27. Multiple ChoiceOne goal of the Declaration of Independence was toEstablish a new monarchy for the independent statesConvince the British Parliament to prevent the start of warExplain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British ruleOutline the economic system to raise money for the revolution.
- 28. Multiple Choice“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Declaration of Independence
The idea included in the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence can be attributed to __________.John LockeMontesquieuVoltaireJean-Jacques Rousseau - 29. Multiple ChoiceThe ideas in the diagram were first reflected in which American document?The Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutThe Mayflower CompactThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Articles of Confederation
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Declaration of Independence reflected the American colonists’ belief in which principle?FederalismState rightsSelf-governmentChecks and balances
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voiceGreat Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peaceColonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain itemsGreat Britain only taxed the colonists to force them to rebel
- 32. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1770’s, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy?It offered self-government to the colonistsIt increased efforts to maintain order and enforce lawsIt agreed to grant the colonies representation in ParliamentIt asked France for help in controlling the colonists.
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