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Unit 2 Review
Test Description: American Revolution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why did the Proclamation Line upset so many colonists?
A
It prevented them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
B
It made it hard to travel by wagon
C
It taxed the colonists unfairly
D
It established the border between the United States and Canada
2) Why did Paul Revere decide to create his drawing of the Boston Massacre?
A
To become famous
B
To make the King pay attention to the colonists
C
To make the colonists angry at Britain and want to rebel
D
To create peace between the colonists and Britain
3) Thomas Paine wrote his pamphlet Common Sense in order to
A
Convince Americans to continue to move westward
B
Write the Constitution
C
Make money
D
Encourage American independence
4) Mercantilism limits colonies to trading with their Mother Country in order to
A
increase colonial productivity
B
keep the colonies safe
C
maintain the quality of all products from England
D
give the Mother Country authority and power over the economy of the economies
5) What are the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?
A
The Beginning, Middle, and End
B
The Controlling Idea, Outline, and Solution
C
The Thesis, Body Paragraph, and Conclusion
D
The Preamble, List of Grievances, and Resolution
6) Which battle was considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
A
Lexington
B
Yorktown
C
Saratoga
D
Concord
7) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A
James Madison
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
Thomas Paine
D
Thomas Jefferson
8) The colonists' lack of elected officials in Parliament was turned into which famous phrase?
A
No taxation without representation!
B
Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!
C
Give me liberty, or give me death!
D
It's just common sense!
9) Which important event happened in 1776?
A
The Intolerable Acts
B
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C
The Boston Massacre
D
The battle of Lexington
10) In order to have representation in Parliament, the colonists would need to
A
crown a king
B
elect someone into Parliament
C
make France give up their land in North America
D
start a businesss
11) Where did the Continental Army spend the winter in 1777?
A
Lexington
B
Yorktown
C
Valley Forge
D
Concord
12) What colony did the Quakers establish?
A
Pennsylvania
B
New York
C
Virginia
D
Maryland
13) The name of the naval war commander during the American Revolution was
A
John Paul Jones
B
George Washington
C
James Armistead
D
Marquis de Lafayette
14) True or False: The Sons of Liberty were loyal to the King of England
A
True! They loved the King and England!
B
False! They wanted to become a part of Canada
C
True! They wanted to stay with England, but they did want representation in Parliament.
D
False! They wanted to break away from England.
15) What did the Quartering Act do?
A
Require colonists to sign up for military service
B
Forced colonists to pay a quarter of their income to the king
C
Close Boston Harbor
D
Forced colonists to let soldiers live in their homes
16) In the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble states that the power of the government comes from which source?
A
John Locke
B
The people
C
God
D
George Washington
17) England's increasing number of punishments and taxes on the 13 colonies resulted in
A
confusing the colonists into complying
B
scaring the colonists into submission
C
angering the colonists into rebellion
D
silencing the colonists
18) Which event happened before the Proclamation Line of 1763?
A
The French and Indian War
B
The Boston Tea Party
C
The Declaration of Independence
D
The writing of the Constitution
19) Which event was an act of civil disobedience?
A
Boston Tea Party
B
Quartering Act
C
Boston Massacre
D
Townshend Acts
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