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Causes and American Revolution Test (A)
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. minutemen
c. boycott
b. militia
d. blockade
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the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers
an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
citizen soldiers who fought the British at Lexington and Concord
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. alliance
c. privateer
b. Thomas Paine
d. Francis Marion
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led guerilla attacks against the British in the South
a civilian ship that has its government’s permission to raid enemy ships
a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal
wrote a pro-independence pamphlet titled Common Sense
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Colonists resented the Tea Act because
a. it established a British monopoly on tea.
b. it lowered the price of tea.
c. it increased the price of tea.
2. What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
a. that the colonists were loyal to the king
b. that the colonies were in open rebellion
c. that the colonists were ready “to die freemen rather than to live as slaves”
3. In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
a. required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.
b. said that Parliament had total authority over the colonies.
c. required colonists to house and feed British troops in exchange for stamps.
4. The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was
a. printing paper money.
c. electing a commander.
b. forming an army.
5. Which side fired the first shot of the American Revolution?
a. the colonists
c. nobody knows
b. the British
6. At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?
a. the First Continental Congress
c. the Stamp Act Congress
b. the Second Continental Congress
7. What two groups of people surrounded soldiers during the Boston Massacre?
a. slaves and indentured servants
c. workers and sailors
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b. lawyers and judges
What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
a. to set forth the structure of the United States government
b. to declare the separation of the United States from Britain
c. to declare the rights of the individual
Which battle in the Middle States was a major turning point in the Revolution?
a. the Battle of Princeton
c. the Battle of Saratoga
b. the Battle of Yorktown
Which country was the first to sign a treaty of alliance with the United States?
a. France
c. Spain
b. Poland
On the day after Christmas in 1776,
a. George Washington’s troops successfully attacked Trenton.
b. George Washington’s troops were defeated at Trenton.
c. George Washington’s troops secretly marched across the frozen Potomac river.
Which of the following marked the official end of the American Revolution?
a. Congressional approval of the Treaty of Paris
b. the 1782 peace talks in Paris
c. the Battle of Yorktown
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Americans won the Revolution?
a. geography
c. advanced technology
b. help from abroad
Essay
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Explain why the Boston colonists would throw British tea into the Boston harbor. How is this an example of
the colonists seeking independence