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