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The Boston Tea Party directly led to the British:
a) passing the Intolerable Acts
b) beginning the first battle of the American Revolution
c) engaging in the Boston Massacre
d) signing the 1783 Treaty of Paris

Which section of the Declaration of Independence includes the ideology... describing natural rights and Social Contract Theory?
a) the Preamble
b) the Grievances
c) the Declaration
d) ####

The task of developing a rationale for American independence was left to:
a) the Committee of Five
b) the Committees of Correspondence
c) the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
d) the Stamp Act Congress

Baron von Steuben and the Marquis de Lafayette, who helped train soldiers at Valley Forge, were from:
a) Prussia and France
b) Italy and Egypt
c) Spain and Portugal
d) the Netherlands and Belgium

In order to maintain the boycott of British goods, the Daughters of Liberty:
a) produced textiles
b) launched the Boston Tea Party
c) began fighting in battles in Massachusetts
d) were the first women to sign the Declaration of Independence

Which group met in 1765 in New York to draft petitions against the Stamp Act?
a) the Stamp Act Congress
b) the Sons of Liberty
c) the Committees of Correspondence
d) the Daughters of Liberty

After the French and Indian War, the British implemented new taxes against the American colonists, issued the Proclamation of 1763, and:
a) reinstated the Navigation Acts
b) allowed for the colonists to create new local governments
c) gave colonists representation in British parliament
d) ####

The Proclamation of 1763 encouraged American colonists to:
a) stop moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
b) stop moving north into Canada
c) stop moving south into Florida
d) stop moving back to Great Britain

Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?
a) The shipbuilding industry was destroyed.
b) The port in Boston was closed.
c) The Quartering Act was reestablished.
d) The colony of Massachusetts would have a new royal governor.

Which of the following was NOT part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
a) The French gained control of Florida.
b) The British received the rights to Canada.
c) The American colonies extended west to the Mississippi River.
d) ####

Which of the following was NOT part of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
a) Americans can cancel their debts with British merchants.
b) The American colonists should stop taking land and homes away from Loyalists.
c) The American colonies were independent of the British.
d) The western boundary of the United States was the Mississippi River.

The Crossing of the Delaware, in December 1776, was the starting point of:
a) the Battle of Trenton
b) the Battle of Yorktown
c) the Battle Saratoga
d) the French and Indian War

Which 1777 battle encouraged the French to begin sending military and financial aid to the American Colonies?
a) the Battle of Saratoga
b) the Battle of Yorktown
c) the Battle of Trenton
d) ####

According to Social Contract Theory, the American colonists believed they had the right to declare independence from the British because:
a) King George III violated the social contract with the colonists
b) most American colonists were not born in Great Britain
c) the British wanted to cancel the African slave trade
d) the colonists were worried about invasions from France and Spain

As the Second Continental Congress revised the draft of the Declaration of Independence, they completely deleted references to:
a) slavery
b) natural rights
c) grievances against King George III
d) their signatures

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