The Revolutionary Era Pre-Assessment

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1. What were 2 direct results of the French and Indian war?

A: The French gained control of America and slavery was ended

B: The Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of Paris

C: The Declaration of Independence and the Olive Branch Petition

D: The American Revolution and the Constitution

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2. How did the British plan to pay for the French and Indian war?

A: Force the French to repay their debt

B: Search for Gold in the colonies

C: Levy new taxes on the colonists

D: Add a tariff on imports to England

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3. Colonists in North America protested against the taxes imposed on them by the British following the French and Indian War. What was the main reason the colonists were upset about these taxes?

A. Colonists believed that because they lived so far from Britain, they did not have to pay taxes on anything

B. Colonists were not represented in the British Parliament and for that reason believed the taxes were unjust

C. Colonists drank less tea than people living in Britain, so the tax was an unfair burden on them

D. Colonists had already paid a great deal to fund the British effort in the French and Indian War.

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4. During the early Revolutionary period, American colonists used many methods to show their opposition to British taxation. Which method did they use to show their opposition to taxes imposed by the British government?

A. American colonists boycotted British goods, such as sugar and tea

B. American colonists carried out a plan to overthrow King George III

C. American colonists demanded seats in Parliament, which led to the creation of the National Assembly

D. Americans distributed copies of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen among the 13 colonies

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5. Why did the British enact several laws such as the Sugar Act & Stamp Act upon the colonies?

A. He was upset with the colonists

B. The colonies needed money.

C. The war debt had to be paid.

D. The King wanted more land.

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6. What law did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

A. Proclamation of 1763

B. Sugar Act

C. Tea Act

D. Stamp Act

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7. What law put a tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo?

A. Proclamation of 1763

B. Sugar Act

C. Quartering Act

D. Stamp Act

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8. What law saved the British money by having the British soldiers housed and fed in the colonists’ homes?

A. Proclamation of 1763

B. Tea Act

C. Quartering Act

D. Stamp Act

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9. What law made the East India Tea Company a monopoly and lowered the price of tea, but still had high duty taxes?

A. Proclamation of 1763

B. Tea Act

C. Quartering Act

D. . Stamp Act

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10. What event caused the British soldiers to stand trial and were defended by John Adams?

A. American Revolution

B. French and Indian War

C. Boston Massacre

D. Boston Tea Party

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11. What two groups formed in America as a direct result of the American Revolution?

A: Patriots and Loyalists

B: Americans and British

C: Democrats and Republicans

D: Federalists and Antifederalists

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12. What 2 things were decided at the First Continental Congress?

A: To declare independence from Britain and freedom for slaves

B: To elect George Washington as President and issue the Olive Branch Petition

C: To ban all trade with Britain and begin training American Minutemen soldiers

D: To create a democratic government and write the Articles of Confederation

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13. What were 2 direct results of the 2nd Continental Congress?

A: Refused to purchase sugar from Britain and refused to pay taxes

B: Created 1st Continental Army and declared American independence from Britain

C: Disbanded the Minutemen Soldiers and proclaimed all freedom for slaves

D: Declared King George of Britain a traitor and issued the Olive Branch Petition

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14. What was the Olive Branch Petition that was submitted by the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

A. It was given to King to declare their independence.

B. It stated their loyalty and request to settle disputes peacefully.

C. It was an olive tree gift.

D. None of the above.

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15. During the Second Continental Congress, what was the name of the document for the first government we created?

A: Constitution

B: Articles of Confederation

C: American Assembly

D: Democratic Republic

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16. What was the “shot heard around the world’?

A. The beginning of the American Revolution in Concord and Lexington.

B. The Boston Tea Party

C. Battle of Bunker Hill

D. The end of the American Revolution.

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17. What battle was a turning point for the Americans and not too long after, the French formed an alliance with the Americans?

A. Battle of Moore’s Creek

B. Battle of Bunker Hill

C. Battle at Saratoga

D. Battle of Yorktown

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