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Causes and Effects of the American Revolution
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe ideas about government expressed by Paine and Jefferson are MOST influenced by what conceptThe concept of hereditary rights and privilegesThe principle of religious freedomThe belief in Manifest DestinyThe ideas of the Enlightenment
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBritish colonists in North America objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it:threatened the free pressclosed the colonial courtsdisrupted trade with the West Indiestaxed them without their consent
- 3. Multiple ChoiceFrance decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence because France:was working to establish democracy in European countrieshad been the primary trading partner of American coloniessaw the war as an opportunity to end the slave tradewanted to weaken the British Empire
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat French aristocrat fought on the side of the Americans during the Revolutionary War?Jean ValjeanMarquis de LafayetteVoltaireJean-Jacques Rousseau
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat essential idea did Common Sense express?It claimed that colonists needed to be more educatedIt described mistakes of past revolutionsIt denied that citizens had any natural rightsIt attacked the wickedness of the English monarchy.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBy passing the Navigation Acts in the 1600s and 1700s, the British government intended to:reduce shipping costs between Britain and its coloniesensure that the British would make money from its coloniescreate a source of income for British royal governorsstimulate direct trade between colonies and Spain and France
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAfter which battle were the French convinced they needed to send military aid to the colonists?Battle of LexingtonBattle of SaratogaBattle of YorktownBattle of Concord
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?The US surrendered to the British.King George III was executed for his involvement.Great Britain recognized American independence.Much of America's land was given to the French.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was ONE effect of the French and Indian War?All British colonies were handed over to the FrenchThe colonists became more supportive of Great BritainThe colonists began trading more with the FrenchGreat Britain imposed new taxes on the colonists
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the above four items have in common?The colonists called them the Bill of Rights.The colonists wrote them during the American RevolutionThe colonists gained trading privileges from them.The colonists called them the Intolerable Acts.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the role of the Daughters of Liberty?They organized an all-female unit of the militiaThey held many protests and uprisingsThey made their own products to support the boycottsThey sent letters to the king of England
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the British in response to which event?the Boston Tea Partythe First Continental Congressthe Boston Massacrethe end of the French and Indian War
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the original English colonists settle on the east coast of the Atlantic?that's where they landed firstit offered good shipping and fishingit was directly across the ocean from Englandall of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow did people in Europe first get interested in exploring foreign countries?they took long vacations to faraway placesthey joined to military to explore other landsthey went on a series of military quests called the Crusadesthey read books about foreign lands
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Europeans begin to do for the first time when they explored West Africa?they took Africans with them to sell into slaverythey took Native Americans with them to sell into slaverythey took gold and riches with them to the New Worldthey sold tickets for the Middle Passage
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these individuals would have been MOST likely to settle in one of the Middle colonies?A member of the Puritan religiona German immigrant searching for religious freedoma wealthy planter in search of land to grow cottona widowed woman seeking full voting and property rights
- 17. Multiple ChoiceInwriting the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was influenced by John Lockes idea ofdue process of lawnatural rightsfreedom of the pressfreedom of speech
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe picture above was published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain. How does this help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act?The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.It was obviously welcomed since American newspapers were reporting about it.The colonies were using the skull and crossbones as their primary symbol and they welcomed it.The Stamp Act was barely even noticed and this picture indicates the Act was dying.
- 19. Multiple Choice“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”
-Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
Identify the main idea of the quotation above:The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament.Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.The English King should have the right to tax the colonies.The colonists should oppose all taxation. - 20. Multiple Choice“. . . I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show, a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will. . . .” — Thomas Paine, 1776
In this statement, Thomas Paine suggested that the American colonies shouldnegotiate an end to the conflict with Englandform an alliance with Englanddeclare independence from Englandboycott goods from England - 21. Multiple ChoiceHow did the 1763 Treaty of Paris - which ended the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War – help start the American Revolution?Since the treaty reduced the French threat, the British wanted to reduce their military presence, but still get the colonies to pay for the war.The treaty led to an increase in British military presence in the colonies, including having colonists quarter soldiers in peace time.Once the treaty was signed, the colonies had more in common with France than with Great Britain.The treaty gave Great Britain access to more land and they began to completely ignore the original colonies.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis act required colonists to pay a direct tax on most printed materials, such as newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, and playing cards. Colonists had to purchase a stamp and place it on any printed document to prove that the tax had been paid.Stamp ActTownshend ActTreaty of Paris 1763Proclamation of 1763
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe main goal of most of the policies, acts, and taxes passed after the French and Indian War was toencourage Americans to trade with other European countriesenable Great Britain to raise revenue and control tradeencourage immigration to the coloniesallow American colonists greater self government
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement identifies an outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War?Canada became a colony of SpainThe Dutch gave up New Netherlands to EnglandAmericans won their independence from the British.France lost most of its colonies in North America.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceSons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?Taking military action against the BritishForming alliances with the enemies of BritainMeeting with Parliament in EnglandPublicly protesting and organizing boycotts
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