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1. The Great Awakening was NOT
A. A religious movement
B. An attack on religious freedom CORRECT
C. A way of thinking that encouraged colonists to challenge authority
D. All of the above
2. What do the following list of ideas have in common:
The power of government should come from the people.
All people have natural rights of life.
A government should be altered or abolished when it does not protect the people's natural rights.
A. They are all Enlightenment beliefs. CORRECT
B. They were written by Thomas Paine.
C. They supported tyrannical forms of government.
D. They were encouraged by the King of England.
3. Read the following list and determine what they have in common:
King William's War
Queen Anne's War
King George''s War
The French and Indian Wars
A. They were all wars in the 17th and 18th century American colonies.
B. They were all wars that bled into the colonies from Europe.
C. They were all costly wars that pitted the French and English colonists against one another.
D. All of the above are true. CORRECT
4. Which of these groups gained NO territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?
A. Spain
B. France CORRECT
C. Great Britain
D. All of them gained territory
5. Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?
A. The colonies had assemblies that passed laws. CORRECT
B. The colonies had representation in Parliament.
C. The colonies were united into one government.
D. The colonies depended upon the British government.
6. Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?
A. The British government had a large war debt. CORRECT
B. The colonists were given their independence.
C. The British government stayed out of colonial politics.
D. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.
7. Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?
A. African slaves
B. British soldiers
C. American Indians CORRECT
D. American colonists
8. Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?
A. Patriots CORRECT
B. Loyalists
C. British soldiers
D. American Indians
9. The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to
A. create anti-British sentiment. CORRECT
B. create trouble for the colonists.
C. warn of a deadly disease in the city.
D. describe the truth about what happened.
10. Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram below?
A. Proclamation of 1763
B. French and Indian War
C. boycott of British goods CORRECT
D. expansion of the British Empire
11. What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
A. They did not believe in any form of taxation.
B. They had no representatives to vote on the tax. CORRECT
C. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
D. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.
12. What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?
A. the Stamp Act
B. the Intolerable Acts CORRECT
C. the Boston Massacre
D. the Proclamation of 1763
13. In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
A. It took away colonists' land.
B. It required that colonists pay taxes. CORRECT
C. It demanded that colonists join the army.
D. It forced colonists to work for the government.
14. Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?
A. the Boston Tea Party
B. the Proclamation of 1763 CORRECT
C. the French and Indian War
D. the First Continental Congress
15. What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?
A. to declare war on Great Britain
B. to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain CORRECT
C. to create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans
D. to bring representatives from Great Britain and America together
16. How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?
A. They repealed the Stamp Act. CORRECT
B. They increased the tax on paper.
C. They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.
D. They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.
17. How did many of the Loyalists view the Patriots?
A. as brave soldiers
B. as foreign invaders
C. as ungrateful rebels CORRECT
D. as agreeable neighbors
18. What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
A. The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.
B. The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.
C. The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.
D. The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves. CORRECT
19. To which event is the following engraving by Paul Revere referring to?
A. Boston Tea Party
B. Boston Massacre CORRECT
C. Proclamation of 1763
D. French and Indian War
20. Look at the men who are shooting in the engraving. Which group of people do these men represent?
A. British CORRECT
B. Patriots
C. Loyalists
D. Parliament
21. The Continental army was composed of
A. troops from all the colonies. CORRECT
B. troops from throughout Great Britain.
C. only troops from the New England colonies.
D. only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts.
22. Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!” With
which group did he identify himself?
A. Patriots CORRECT
B. Loyalists
C. British citizens
D. members of Parliament
23. Why was George Washington chosen to be a military leader?
A. He had experience. CORRECT
B. He wanted the role.
C. He was very wealthy.
D. He was highly educated.
24. What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
A. It instilled fear of war in the colonists.
B. It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
C. It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent. CORRECT
D. It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.
25. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
A. to start the American Revolution
B. to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain
C. to instruct how a country wins its freedom
D. to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain CORRECT
26. In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the king with violating the “sacred rights of
life and liberty . . . of a distant people [by] carrying them into slavery.” For what reason(s) was this passage
removed from the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress?
A. it might lead to demands to free slaves.
B. it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade.
C. it could be unfair to blame the king for all of American slave trade.
D. all of the above CORRECT
27. According to Thomas Jefferson as written in the Declaration of Independence, the power to rule comes from
A. God.
B. the king.
C. Parliament.
D. the citizens. CORRECT
28. Why did Thomas Jefferson say that King George III was an unfit ruler?
A. He was not born in Great Britain.
B. He denied the colonists their rights. CORRECT
C. He was not elected by Parliament.
D. He lived far away from the colonies.
29. How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
A. People are born with natural rights. CORRECT
B. People can vote to choose natural rights.
C. Natural rights are given only to citizens.
D. Natural rights come from the government.
30. Look at the timeline. Which of these belongs in place of the question mark on the timeline?
A. Common Sense published
B. Olive Branch Petition sent
C. American Revolution ends
D. Declaration of Independence signed CORRECT
31. What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
A. to persuade British troops to leave Boston
B. to encourage colonists to join the army
C. to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
D. to ask King George to make peace with the colonies CORRECT
32. Which of these shows cooperation on the part of the colonies?
A. They came together to form one army. CORRECT
B. The Loyalists and Patriots made peace.
C. They all believed in the goal of independence.
D. They all opposed the Declaration of Independence.
33. What decision was made at the Second Continental Congress?
A. to form an army
B. to make a last gesture of peace
C. to appoint George Washington as Commander in Chief
D. All of the above CORRECT
34. To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
A. an act of loyalty.
B. an act of treason. CORRECT
C. an act of bravery.
D. an act of insanity.
35. Which of these was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war?
A. supply shortages CORRECT
B. weak commander
C. unfamiliar territory
D. long travel distances
36. Read the quotation, which General Washington read to his soldiers.
"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled,
appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by
Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies
are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the
British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to
be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude
Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent
States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of
divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
According to this passage...
A. the colonies declare themselves independent of Great Britain and united states.
B. as free and independent states, the former colonies have the power to declare war and conduct treaties.
C. as free and independence states the colonies pledge their lives to each other.
D. All of the above. CORRECT
37. At the start of the war, what was a weakness of the British troops?
A. poor leadership CORRECT
B. understaffed army
C. insufficient supplies
D. poorly trained soldiers
38. Why did African Americans join the Continental army?
A. They had excellent military skills.
B. They were generously paid to join the army.
C. They blamed Great Britain for their enslavement.
D. They hoped independence would lead to an end of slavery. CORRECT
39. Which of these was an effect of African Americans helping the cause of independence?
A. Slavery was abolished throughout the colonies.
B. Several colonies began to take steps to end slavery. CORRECT
C. African Americans who fought were given their freedom.
D. African Americans were respected and their brave acts rewarded.
40. Which statement describes Washington’s military strategy after 1776?
A. to avoid battles with the British
B. to defeat the British in one large battle
C. to fight a defensive war and tire the British out CORRECT
D. to prevent food and supplies from reaching the British
41. Which of these nations became an American ally after the victory at Saratoga?
A. France CORRECT
B. Canada
C. Mexico
D. Germany
42. Why did many of the British people not support the war?
A. The king was unpopular.
B. They planned to move to America.
C. The cost to taxpayers was too high. CORRECT
D. They wanted the Americans to have their independence.
43. Which group prevented a British victory in the South?
A. Loyalists
B. mercenaries
C. French soldiers
D. guerrilla troops CORRECT
44. Which of these describes the PROGRESS of the war?
A. The British won every battle until the final one.
B. The British soldiers lost most of the battles against the disciplined American soldiers.
C. At the beginning, the Americans were outmatched, but their skills and tactics improved. CORRECT
D. The Americans outnumbered the British, finally defeating them at the Battle of Yorktown.
45. In addition to independence, what did the Treaty of Paris give to the Americans?
A. British land in Canada
B. the right to punish the Loyalists
C. land east of the Mississippi River CORRECT
D. the return of taxes paid to Great Britain