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American Revolution Review
Test Description: French and Indian War, Road to Revolution, American Revolution, Treaty of Paris
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which British act prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
A
Proclamation of 1763
B
Stamp Act
C
Quartering Act
D
Intolerable Act
2) Which choice accurately describe the Albany Plan of Union?
A
The plan succeeded because most colonies were okay with giving up the idea of self-government.
B
It was a plan to unite the colonies in an effort to make them stronger and fight against the Natives and the French.
C
Thomas Jefferson proposed this strategy to defeat the British in the American Revolution.
D
he plan was a success and led to the development of a national defense and tax system.
3) As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,
A
New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.
B
the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.
C
France lost all of its possessions in North America.
D
most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.
4) Which of these is NOT an accurate description of the French and Indian War?
A
It was part of a larger war between France and Britain.
B
The French gained control over all of Canada as a result.
C
It was fought over the Ohio River Valley.
D
It resulted in a gradual increase in tension in the British colonies.
5) The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it
A
suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain.
B
suggested economic reforms for the colonies.
C
outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.
D
pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.
6) Which of the following was a response to the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts?
A
They murdered British tax collectors.
B
The colonists boycotted and protested against the British.
C
The colonists drafted the Declaration or Rights and Grievances to explain the reasons for resistance.
D
They immediately declared war on Great Britain.
7) Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these unalienable rights specifically mentioned?
A
the Declaration of Independence
B
the Mayflower Compact
C
the Preamble to the Constitution
D
the Bill of Rights
8) The major objection that British colonists in North America had to English rule was that they were denied the right to arm themselves for defense
A
forced to settle wilderness areas
B
denied the right to arm themselves for defense
C
denied the rights of citizens who lived in England
D
forced to farm crops ordered by England
9) American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by supporting the French against the British
A
overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies
B
purchasing additional products from Native American Indian tribes
C
supporting the French against the British
D
boycotting products from Great Britain
10) The results of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British lost control of Canada and Florida
A
opened the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlers
B
began imposing new taxes on the colonists
C
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D
removed the Spanish threat to the colonists
11) In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for
A
his role in the XYZ Affair with the French government.
B
fighting for the United States in the American Revolution.
C
leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.
D
giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II.
12) Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution because it was a victory for the colonists and France then decided to join the war?
A
Battle of Saratoga
B
Battle of Lexington and Concord
C
Battle of Yorktown
D
Battle of Gettysburg
13) Britain’s forces had all of these advantages going into the American Revolutionary war EXCEPT
A
the greatest navy in the world.
B
greater commitment to the cause.
C
more military experience.
D
more manufacturing centers.
14) Following the Treaty of 1783 that ended the American Revolution, the western-most boundary of the United States was set at the
A
Appalachian Mountain.
B
Rocky Mountains.
C
Mississippi River.
D
Pacific Ocean.
15) During the American Revolution, Loyalists were
A
German soldiers who fought for the British.
B
people who were committed to the revolution.
C
French soldiers who fought for the colonists.
D
people who remained loyal to the king and Great Britain.
16) What was a slogan of the Patriots in their support of pursuing American independence?
A
No Taxation without Representation!
B
No Salutary Neglect!
C
Long live the King!
D
We Want Virtual Representation!
17) Lexington and Concord were the first battles of which war?
A
Civil War
B
French and Indian War
C
American Revolution
D
War of 1812
18) The Treaty of Paris of 1783
A
eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War.
B
ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.
C
granted the United States independence from England.
D
ended French colonial holdings in North America.
19) The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following
A
the Boston Massacre.
B
the Battle of Lexington.
C
the Battle of Saratoga.
D
the Battle of Yorktown.
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