2nd year history
American Revolution - class test
Q.1 Source question
(i) According to the document, what form of government do the people have the right to alter or
abolish? (2m)
(ii) Mention two facts given in the declaration as proof of the King's absolute tyranny over the
United States. (2m)
(iii) What solemn declaration is made by the representatives in General Congress? (2m)
(iv) From your study of the American War of Independence, give two reasons to explain why the
American forces defeated the British. (4m)
Q. 2 Short questions
(i) During the American Revolution, what was the Stamp Act? (2m)
(ii) Describe what happened at the Boston Massacre. Why did this event outrage the colonists
living in America? (2m)
(iii) How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party? (2m)
(iv) What type of army did the representatives of the 13 colonies agree to set up at the First
Continental Congress? (2m)
(v) Describe one result of the American Revolution. (2m)
Q.3 People in history
Write an account of a named leader involved in a revolution in America during the period
1770-1815. (20m)