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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Declaration of Independence
b. Battle of Bunker Hill
c. French and Indian War
d. Proclamation of 1763
e. siege
f. inflation
g. Albany Plan of Union
h. Treaty of Paris (1783)
i. militia
j. Olive Branch Petition
k. mercenary
l. Pontiac’s Rebellion
m. casualty
n. Stamp Act
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a military struggle in which the British fought against the French and their Native American allies
a 1754 plan to unite the colonies in a permanent union
a military action that cuts off an enemy stronghold and starves it into surrendering
a Native American uprising against the British in the Great Lakes region
British law that taxed colonial newspapers and other printed materials
statement of the reasons for the colonies to separate from Britain
a person killed, wounded, or missing
a foreign soldier hired to fight in a war
a steady increase in prices over time
the agreement that ended the Revolutionary War
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Common Sense
b. boycott
c. Battle of Trenton
d. French and Indian War
e. profiteering
f. Pontiac’s Rebellion
g. Battle of Bunker Hill
h. militia
i. Albany Plan of Union
j. Proclamation of 1763
k. mercenary
l. Stamp Act
m. Declaration of Independence
n. blockade
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A ____ is a group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
During ____, Native Americans in the Great Lakes region fought against the British.
King George issued the ____ to close the region west of the Appalachians to colonial settlement.
The ____ placed a tax on colonial newspapers and other printed materials.
Thomas Paine wrote ____ to urge colonists to break from Britain.
The four sections of the ____ explained why the colonies should cut their ties to Britain.
A ____ is a foreign soldier hired to fight a war.
The ____ was fought on Christmas night, 1776.
A ____ is a naval action designed to isolate an area from outside contact.
KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Albany Plan of Union
b. French and Indian War
c. militia
d. prime minister
e. siege
f. Treaty of Paris (1763)
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conflict between the British and the French from 1754–1763
plan for a union of the colonies
highest official in a parliamentary government
group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers
to surround an enemy in order to force its surrender
agreement ending the French and Indian War
KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Battles of Lexington and Concord
b. Boston Massacre
c. boycott
d. Pontiac’s Rebellion
e. Proclamation of 1763
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Native American revolt against British rule in the Great Lakes region
closure of the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers
refusal to buy certain goods as an act of protest
fighting that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War
incident in which five colonists were shot by British soldiers in 1770
KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Common Sense
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Enlightenment
d. natural rights
e. Olive Branch Petition
f. Second Continental Congress
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second meeting of representatives from the colonies
document asking King George III for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between the colonies and Britain
eighteenth-century movement that emphasized science and reason as the way to improving society
document stating the reasons for the colonies’ break with Britain
rights that all people are born with
KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Battle of Bunker Hill
b. Battle of Saratoga
c. Battle of Trenton
d. casualty
e. Loyalist
f. mercenary
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person killed, wounded, or missing in a battle
early battle fought north of Boston
people who remained loyal to Great Britain
battle in which Washington surprised and captured the Hessian force
foreign soldiers who fight for pay
series of battles in which the Americans attacked Burgoyne’s forces and defeated them
KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description below.
a. Battle of Yorktown
b. blockade
c. inflation
d. profiteering
e. Treaty of Paris (1783)
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agreement that formally ended the American Revolution
selling scarce items at unreasonably high prices
to cut off from outside contact
fighting that ended when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington
steady increase in prices over time
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
____ 49. As a result of the French and Indian War,
a. Native Americans gained control of the Great Lakes region.
b. Britain lost control of lands east of the Mississippi River.
c. France turned Canada over to Britain.
d. France gained control of Florida.
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a. a massive migration to Canada.
b. a weakening of colonial loyalty to Britain.
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c. the end of Britain’s involvement in colonial affairs.
d. an increased colonial dependence on Britain.
The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are examples of how the
a. British continued to leave the colonies alone.
b. British tried to raise money in the colonies.
c. colonists eagerly sacrificed to pay their war debts.
d. British tried to stimulate colonial economies.
A direct result of the Intolerable Acts was the
a. colonial attack on French forts.
b. calling together of the First Continental Congress.
c. cancellation of the Townshend taxes.
d. breaking up of all colonial militias.
The Revolutionary War began with the
a. Battle of Saratoga.
b. Battle of Trenton.
c. Battles of Lexington and Concord.
d. Battle of Bunker Hill.
The idea of natural rights is best defined as
a. individuals’ duties to their government.
b. the economic interests of the people.
c. a government’s powers over its citizens.
d. rights belonging to all people because they are human.
In their attitudes toward the Revolutionary War, John Adams estimated that colonists were split
a. one half Patriots and one half Loyalists.
b. one third Patriots, one third Loyalists, and one third neutral.
c. two thirds Patriots and one third Loyalists.
d. two thirds Loyalists and one third Patriots.
The Americans won the Revolutionary War mainly because
a. their armies were better trained and disciplined than the British.
b. British arms were inferior to American arms.
c. they had the determination to outlast the British.
d. the American navy was superior to the British navy.
What was a major outcome of the French and Indian War?
a. The Native Americans surrendered the Great Lakes region.
b. The French surrendered all of Canada to the British.
c. The British promised independence to the colonies.
d. The British turned over all of Canada to the French.
Which statement best describes British-American relations after the French and Indian War?
a. The British began to respect American culture.
b. The colonists began to question British authority.
c. The British began to treat Americans as equals.
d. The colonists became more dependent on Britain.
Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?
a. The act enabled the British to censor all written materials in the colonies.
b. The act threatened to disrupt trading patterns with overseas markets.
c. The act increased the cost of British imports.
d. The act taxed the colonists without their consent.
The First Continental Congress voted to
a. end the boycott of imports from Britain.
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b. call for the formation of colonial militias.
c. imprison all British tax collectors.
d. adopt the Declaration of Independence.
The political ideas of Thomas Jefferson were greatly influenced by
a. the Olive Branch Petition.
b. the Albany Plan of Union.
c. the Enlightenment.
d. the Battle of Yorktown.
What was a major advantage of the American side in the Revolutionary War?
a. Patriot forces were fighting on their own territory.
b. British forces were not well equipped.
c. Americans had a well-supplied, stable, and effective fighting force.
d. The British people strongly supported their forces fighting in the colonies.
The results of the Battle of Saratoga
a. destroyed morale among the American colonists.
b. encouraged Britain to end the Revolutionary War immediately.
c. convinced the French to ally themselves with the Americans.
d. forced the Americans to retreat from the area around Trenton.
American victory in the Revolutionary War led to
a. expanded political and legal power for women.
b. the abolition of slavery in the Southern Colonies.
c. the strengthening of the Iroquois League.
d. the spread of the idea of liberty at home and abroad.
The cause of the French and Indian War was
a. France and Britain’s competing claims over land.
b. the Seven Years’ War in Europe.
c. a massacre of Native Americans by the French.
d. the capture of Quebec.
At the end of the war, the Iroquois aided
a. both sides.
b. the French.
c. neither side.
d. the British.
After the fall of Quebec, eastern North America was controlled by
a. the French.
b. the British.
c. the French and Native Americans.
d. the colonists.
One consequence of the French and Indian War was that
a. the colonists began to see themselves as different from the British.
b. the British lost interest in the American colonies.
c. the British granted the colonists their independence.
d. the colonists allied themselves with France.
The British government decided to tax the American colonies
a. to pay off war debts.
b. to teach the colonists a lesson.
c. to increase the standard of living in Britain.
d. to finance westward expansion.
The colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in
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a. one man, one vote.
b. no taxation without representation.
c. liberty, equality, and fraternity.
d. freedom of speech.
Colonists responded to the Townshend Acts by
a. declaring war on Britain.
b. organizing the Boston Tea Party.
c. boycotting British goods.
d. holding the First Continental Congress.
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was
a. to protest the Stamp Act.
b. to collect taxes from the colonies.
c. to declare the colonies independent.
d. to unite the colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts.
In response to increasing tensions between the colonists and the British, the colonists
a. began to pay British taxes.
b. organized militias.
c. burned Anglican churches.
d. demanded the right to vote.
In the pamphlet Common Sense, the author argues that the colonies should
a. establish a monarchy.
b. negotiate a peaceful settlement with Britain.
c. break their ties with Britain.
d. use war as a last resort.
The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called
a. the preamble.
b. the declaration of rights.
c. the summary.
d. the resolution of independence.
According to Locke, people formed governments
a. to shield their money from taxes.
b. to wage war against other countries.
c. to protect their natural rights.
d. to control native populations.
The phrase “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” as found in the Declaration of Independence,
refers to
a. complaints against the king.
b. a manifesto for living.
c. a justification for capitalism.
d. specific inalienable rights.
The British ended their siege of Boston when
a. they reached a truce with the Patriots.
b. the Patriots abandoned their positions.
c. the Patriots surrendered.
d. the Patriots began shelling British ships and forces.
One of the Patriots’ greatest advantages in the war was that
a. they were fighting on their own territory.
b. their army was highly disciplined.
c. they had the support of the Iroquois.
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d. their army was well supplied.
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were important because they
a. destroyed the entire Brioche army.
b. boosted Patriot morale.
c. convinced the British to surrender.
d. led the British to believe that the Patriots could be quickly defeated.
One effect of the Battle of Saratoga was that
a. Americans began to lose hope of winning the war.
b. Americans lost more than half of their army.
c. the French agreed to support the Americans openly.
d. Burgoyne marched on the New England Colonies.
One of the biggest problems facing Washington and his troops was
a. corruption in the army.
b. a lack of enthusiasm for the war.
c. a lack of food and clothing.
d. the absence of support for the war among the colonists.
During the war, American trade was severely disrupted due to
a. a British blockade.
b. a worldwide economic depression.
c. a drought in the colonies.
d. an embargo by foreign countries on American goods.
The Battle of Yorktown resulted in
a. a victory for the Patriot navy.
b. the capture of Hessian mercenaries.
c. the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
d. a Patriot retreat into Virginia.
According to the Treaty of Paris, the new United States would control
a. New England and all the lands west of the Mississippi River.
b. all the land from New England to the Mississippi River and north to the Great Lakes.
c. Florida and all the lands west.
d. British Canada and the Spanish territory.
One effect of the American Revolution was
a. an immediate end to slavery.
b. the death of the British monarchy.
c. fighting among the colonies.
d. the spread of the idea of liberty and equality.
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