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American Revolution
Test Description: 8th Grade SS Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Stamp Act, Sugar Act and Townshend Act: What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
A
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
B
To fund the establishment of the new colonies
C
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
D
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
2) How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the Colonies?
A
By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies.
B
By preventing colonists from trading with other foreign countries
C
By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
D
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
3) British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because the-
A
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
B
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
C
resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion
D
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
4) Why was the battle of Saratoga considered the turning point in Revolutionary War?
A
The British victory extended the fighting for another year.
B
The Americans defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army
C
The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.
D
The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.
5) What was one result of the Treat of Paris of 1783?
A
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims West Florida were resolved.
B
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France
C
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
D
The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
6) Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
A
Colonist born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.
B
Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.
C
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
D
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.
7) Which excerpt from the DOI best explains why colonists were upset about representation in the British Parliament?
A
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended off
B
He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good
C
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people
D
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent
8) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness: are rights that are considered
A
Transferable
B
legislated
C
unalienable
D
inherited
9) American Colonists fought against which country for Independence?
A
Cash Crops
B
Great Britain
C
To fund the establishment of the new colonies
D
Fur Trade
10) Parliament passes the Tea Act, next Colonists dump British tea into the Boston Harbor. What did Great Britain impose on the colonies in order to punish them?
A
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
B
King George III appoints colonial representatives in Parliament
C
Allowed colonists to petition for tax relief
D
Removed the stamp act
11) The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 that prevented settling West. Which geographic feature did they use as a boundary ?
A
Lake Michigan
B
Gulf of Mexico
C
Appalachian Mountains
D
Mississippi River
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