Unit 5 Review

Sum It Up!

100

Which best summarizes the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain?

1. _{The colonies helped to make their own laws and participate in parliament.} 

2. _{The colonies were allowed to elect their own representatives and colonial governors.} 

3. _{The colonies were monitored by colonial governors who were appointed by the king.} 

4. _{The colonies did not have a strong central government and were not able to maintain order and control.}

The colonies were monitored by colonial governors who were appointed by the king.

200

Which best summarizes the economic relationship between the colonies and Great Britain? Select all that apply. 

1. _{The colonies were taxed to pay for expenses by Great Britain.} 

2. _{The colonies did not have an economic relationship with Great Britain.}

3. _{The colonies controlled their trade and did not pay taxes to Great Britain.} 

4. _{The colonies were strictly controlled by Great Britain and traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain.}

-The colonies were taxed to pay for expenses by Great Britain. (1)

-The colonies were strictly controlled by Great Britain and traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain. (4)

300

Which of the following best describes The Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply.

1. _{Applied to only white men at the time it was written.} 

2. _{Influenced by the ideas of European philosophers such as John Locke.} 

3. _{Stated that people have natural rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.} 

4. _{Allowed for the King of England to tax and impose laws on colonists in North America.}

• Applied to only white men at the time it was written. (1)

• Influenced by the ideas of European philosophers such as John Locke. (2)

• Stated that people have natural  rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (3)

400

1. The summary below represents the- 

1. Treaty of Paris 

2. Treaty of Ghent

3. Treaty of London

4. Treaty of Yorktown

The Treaty of Paris

500

What battle is the headline talking about?

1. _{Battle of Yorktown}

2. _{Battle of Cowpens}

3. _{Battle of Saratoga}

4. _{Battle of Fort Ticonderoga}

The Battle of Saratoga

He made me do it!

100

The colonists did not control trade in the colonies.  Which of the reasons below were the cause of this?

_{1. Governors appointed by the king}

_{2. No colonial representation in parliament}

_{3. Great Britain’s strict control over the colonies}

_{4. Colonies being monitored by the colonial governor}

Great Britain's strict control over the colonies.

200

Which of the following is the main cause for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?

1. _{Colonists wanted to be free from British rule.} 

2. _{Colonists wanted to collect taxes to pay for westward expansion.} 

3. _{Colonists wanted to elect their own representatives to parliament.} 

4. _{Colonists wanted to protect all social classes living in the colonies.} 

The colonists wanted to be free from British Rule

300

Which best describes what happens when a government violates the rights of the citizens?

1. _{Citizens must increase taxes to pay for war.} 

2. _{People have a duty to change the government.} 

3. _{Citizens have no rights to go against the government.} 

4. _{Colonists must ask the colonial governor to protect them.} 

Citizens have the duty to change the government

400

Who inspired colonial patriotism with this speech "Give me liberty or give me death?

1. _{John Adams}

2. _{Patrick Henry}

3. _{Thomas Jefferson}

4. _{George Washington}

Patrick Henry

500

_{Which person is being described in the chart below?}

1. _{Thomas Paine}

2. _{Crispus Attucks}

3. _{James Armistead Lafayette}

4. _{The Marquis de Lafayette}

Crispus Attucks

Because reasons!

100

Great Britain’s reason for controlling the colonies was to -

1. _{remain a world power}

2. _{win support from the colonists}

3. _{increase colonial control in Parliament}

4. _{punish the colonists for supporting France}

To remain a world power

200

_{Review the headline below and answer the question that follows.} 

"Parliament Imposes Taxes on American Colonies"

_{What is the reason that parliament imposed taxes on the colonists?}

1. _{To help King George III build a new palace}

2. _{To help pay for the French and Indian War}

3. _{To punish Americans for settling in the west}

4. _{To remove British troops from North America}

To help pay for the French and Indian War

300

_{Review the headline below. Select all of the correct answers.}  

"Growing Dissatisfaction Throughout Virginia and Other American Colonies"

_{Which of the following are reasons for the headline shown?}

1. _{the colonies opposed taxes}

2. _{the colonists could now vote for their governors}

3. _{the colonies had no representation in Parliament}

4. _{the colonist were not allowed to move north to settle}
   

-The colonies opposed taxes

-The colonies had no representation in parliament

400

The Americans listed provided what advantage during the Revolutionary War?

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington

1. _Food

2. _Education

3. _{Great wealth}

4. _{Strong leadership}

Strong leadership

500

Select the three (3) the correct answers. Which of the following were colonial advantages in the Revolutionary War?

1. _{Defense of their own land}

2. _{Strong colonial leadership}

3. _{Colonial beliefs and principles}

4. _{All colonists united against the British}

• Defense of their own land

• Strong colonial leadership

• Colonial beliefs and principles

This Stinks! Let's Revolt!

100

What were these colonists dissatisfied about in 1765?

"Taxes on what?"

1. _{The Sugar Act}

2. _{The Patriot Act}

3. _{The Stamp Act}

4. _{The Townshend Acts}

The Stamp Act

200

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the power of the government come from?

1. _{The king}

2. _{The people}

3. _{The legislature}

4. _{The parliament}

The people

300

_{In the picture, the British soldiers are shown firing on colonists after it was reported that the colonists were taunting the soldiers. What was this event called by some colonists?}

1. _{Boston Tea Party}

2. _{Boston Massacre}

3. _{Battle of Bunker Hill}

4. _{Shot Heard Round the World}

The Boston Massacre

400

Match the key event to the description that best matches.

__ 1st armed conflict

__ 1st major Battle of the war

__ Patriots protest tea tax

1. _{Boston Tea Party}

2. _{Battle of Saratoga}

3. _{Battle of Bunker Hill}

4. _{Battles of Lexington and Concord}

-Lexington/Concord

-Bunker Hill

-Boston Tea Party

500

James Armistead Lafayette can best be described as:

1. _{The man who wrote “Common Sense”.}

2. _{An outspoken member of the House of Burgess.}

3. _{An enslaved African American from Virginia who served as a spy.}

4. _{Fugitive enslaved African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre.}

An enslaved African American from Virginia who served as a spy.

Spill the Tea...

100

Which two men are were generals at Yorktown?  *_{Bonus points if you know who won and who surrendered.  Two bonus points if you know which countries they were from.}

1. _{Benedict Arnold} 

2. _{Lord Cornwallis}

3. _{George Washington}

4. _{Marquis de Lafayette} 

Lord Cornwallis

George Washington

200

How was the role of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin similar during the American Revolution?

1. _{Both were loyalists during the war.} 

2. _{Both served as soldiers in the Continental Army.} 

3. _{Both were French soldiers who supported the Patriots.} 

4. _{Both were involved in the creation of the Declaration of Independence.} 

Both were involved in the creation of the Declaration of Independence

300

Which statement best describes what these three men had in common?

Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, John Adams

1. _{Promoted American Independence}

2. _{Commanders of the Continental Army}

3. _{Wrote the Declaration of Independence}

4. _{French Leaders who Supported Patriots}

They all promoted American Independence

400

What made the poet quoted below unique?  Select all that apply. 

1. _{Gained her freedom}

2. _{Spy in the Revolutionary War}

3. _{Warned colonists of British arrival}

4. _{Enslaved African American who supported independence}

Enslaved African American who supported independence

500

Who is being described below?

_{"Two lamps in Boston's North Church gave signal to this midnight rider to warn the colonists the British were crossing the Charles River."}

1. Jack Jouett

2. Paul Revere

3. Patrick Henry 

4. Samuel Adams

Paul Revere