U.S. History Revolutionary Era 2013 Review

1. U.S. History Revolutionary Era 2013 Review

2. #1 The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at ___________. Saratoga Lexington A: B: Trenton Yorktown C: D:

3. B. Lexington

4. #2 As a result of the Battle of Saratoga, France began to ___________. Boycott goods exported from the colonies Provide aid to Britain A: B: Send military aid to United States Reduce their involvement in the war C: D:

5. C. Send military aid to U.S.

6. #3 Delegates to the 2nd Continental Congress appointed ________ as commander-in-chief. George Washington John Adams A: B: Thomas Jefferson John Hancock C: D:

7. A. George Washington

8. #4 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? George Washington Thomas Paine A: B: Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin C: D:

9. D. Thomas Jefferson

10. #5 Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson Common Sense: ______________ Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine A: B: Patrick Henry John Marshall C: D:

11. B. Thomas Paine

12. #6 Who negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France? Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry A: B: Sam Adams Thomas Jefferson C: D:

13. A. Benjamin Franklin

14. #7 What was passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party? Tea Act Stamp Act A: B: Navigation Act Intolerable Acts C: D:

15. D. Intolerable Acts

16. #8 Which of the following would have been taxed under the Stamp Act? Keg of tea A book by Thomas Paine A: B: Dresses from France Shipment of tobacco C: D:

17. B. A book by Thomas Paine

18. #9 Before the Revolution, British wanted to tax colonies to help pay for the ______. French & Indian War Loyalists A: B: Indian attacks in the South Spanish Armada C: D:

19. B. French & Indian War

20. #10 The Declaration of Independence refers to _____ with “for imposing taxes without our consent…” Stamp Act in 1765 Quartering Act in 1774 A: B: Intolerable Acts in 1774 Proclamation Line in 1763 C: D:

21. A. Stamp Act in 1765

22. #11 In 1776, 13 colonies in North America ________. Established United States of America Ratified a federal constitution A: B: Announced independence from Britain Received military support from France C: D:

23. C. Announced independence from Britain

24. #12 • Colonies served as market for British goods • Colonies provided raw materials for Britain • Certain colonial goods sold only to Britain What is the best title for the above information? Causes of Pontiac’s Rebellion Effects of Townshend Acts A: B: British Mercantilist Policies Isolationism in British Empire C: D:

25. C. British Mercantilist Policies

26. #13 Which era in U.S. History was set apart by individuals who sought to create an independent American republic? Revolutionary Westward Expansion A: B: Civil War Reconstruction C: D:

27. A. Revolutionary

28. #14 What did the British create to prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans in the Ohio Valley? Quartering Act Proclamation Line of 1763 A: B: Intolerable Acts Stamp Act C: D:

29. B. Proclamation Line of 1763

30. #15 Patriots had advantage over Britain during American Revolution due to ______. Industrial wealth Distance from Europe A: B: Experienced army & navy Allies in Asia C: D:

31. B. Distance from Europe

32. #16 “No taxation without representation” expressed colonists’ belief in ______. Consent of the governed Mercantilism A: B: Parliamentary supremacy Economic interdependence C: D:

33. D. Economic interdependence

34. #17 “…they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights….” Refers to the rights that people _____. Receive by becoming citizens Have as a result of being human A: B: Earn by showing loyalty Granted after military enlistment C: D:

35. B. Have as a result of being human

36. #18 Why did Britain issue the Proclamation of 1763? To protect colonists & prevent bloody Indian uprising To increase British control over colonies A: B: Pact between French and British To begin taxation without representation C: D:

37. To protect colonists & prevent bloody Indian uprising

38. #19 Paul Revere created a famous work of art in response to the __________. Battle of Concord Boston Tea Party A: B: Battle of Lexington Boston Massacre C: D:

39. D. Boston Massacre

40. #20 What was the goal of British mercantilist policies? To control colonial trade To limit tobacco production A: B: To protect individual freedoms To censor colonial publications C: D:

41. A. To control colonial trade

42. #21 The Treaty of Paris 1783 gave the newly formed U.S. which of the following? Territory west of the Mississippi River Fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico A: B: Recognition of independence from Britain Closure of British forts in the West C: D:

43. C. Recognition of independence from Britain

44. #22 Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, what became the western boundary of the U.S.? Mississippi River Rio Grande A: B: Appalachian Mountains Pacific Ocean C: D:

45. A. Mississippi River

46. #23 Patriots won the war when Cornwallis surrendered at the final battle of the Revolution. What was this battle? Lexington Saratoga A: B: Yorktown Princeton C: D:

47. C. Yorktown

48. #24 Who was the naval commander who, when refusing to surrender, said, “I have not yet begun to fight!” Ethan Allen John Paul Jones A: B: George Washington Paul Revere C: D:

49. B. John Paul Jones

50. #25 What were the following: • He has refused assent to Laws necessary for the public good • He has dissolved Representative Houses • He has kept armies without consent of our legislature Charges against the King in the Magna Carta Reasons for creating the Constitution A: B: Purpose for writing the Mayflower Compact Grievances in the Declaration of Independence C: D: