American Revolution Overview
What best describes the American Revolutionary period?
a. A period from ~1763-1783 when Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the politically independent United States of America
b. A period from ~1763-1783 when Great Britain threw off colonial rule to establish the politically independent country of England
c. A period from ~1763-1783 when Great Britain's North American colonies fought against the French over land west of the Appalachian mountains.
a. A period from ~1763-1783 when Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the politically independent United States of America
What was a result of the French and Indian War?
A. The French defeated the British and made American colonists pay back war debts through taxes.
B. The British defeated the French and made American colonists pay back war debts through taxes.
C. The British defeated the American colonists and made American colonists pay back war debts through taxes.
B. The British defeated the French and made American colonists pay back war debts through taxes.
What was the main reason colonists were upset about the taxes?
a. They were taxed without representation in the British parliament (government).
b. The taxes were expensive.
c. They hated tea.
a. They were taxed without representation in the British parliament (government).
Who were “minutemen”?
a. Men who kept track of time.
b. American soldiers who were ready to fight “at a minutes warning”
c. British soldiers who were ready to fight “at a minutes warning”
b. American soldiers who were ready to fight “at a minutes warning”
5) When did the Revolutionary War end?
a. When the Treaty of Paris was signed.
b. When the British surrendered.
c. As soon as the French joined American forces.
a. When the Treaty of Paris was signed. (1783)
What were the causes of Americans declaring independence from Great Britain?
a. Violence between colonists and british troops
b. Lack of colonist representation in British Parliament (government)
c. Great Britain over-punishing and over-controlling the colonies
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
(Violence between colonists and british troops, Lack of colonist representation in British Parliament (government), Great Britain over-punishing and over-controlling the colonies)
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a. Proclamation issued by the King of England that prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains
b. Proclamation issued by the King of England that taxed the colonists on paper goods
c. Proclamation issued by the King of England that punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
a. Proclamation issued by the King of England that prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains
What was a result of the Boston Tea Party?
a. The Tea Act
b. The Stamp Act
c. The Intolerable Acts
c. The Intolerable Acts
When did the Revolutionary War begin?
a. 1783 after the Treaty of Paris was signed
b. 1775 at Lexington and Concord
c. 1776 after the Declaration of Independence was signed
b. 1775 at Lexington and Concord
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a. 13 British colonies separated from Great Britain and officially started war against G.B.
b. 13 British colonies separated from Great Britain and became the politically independent United States of America
c. All of the above
b. 13 British colonies separated from Great Britain and became the politically independent United States of America
Revolutionary war was fought between who and when?
a. Fought between 1775-1783 between American patriots (colonists) and British soldiers
b. Fought between 1754 - 1763 between British soldiers and French soldiers
c. Fought between 1763 - 1783 between between American patriots (colonists) and British soldiers
a. Fought between 1775-1783 between American patriots (colonists) and British soldiers
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a. Radical patriots dumped thousands of pounds of English tea into the harbor to protest the tea act
b. English government passed the tea act in the colonies, which was a tax on tea
c. Radical patriots shot and killed 5 British troops in Boston to protest the tea act
a. Radical patriots dumped thousands of pounds of English tea into the harbor to protest the tea act
What was Salutary Neglect?
a. A policy before the revolutionary period where Great Britain essentially left colonists alone as long as they made money for them
b. A policy that gave American colonists more freedom from British control before the revolutionary period
c. All of the above
c. All of the above
(A policy before the revolutionary period where Great Britain essentially left colonists alone as long as they made money for them, A policy that gave American colonists more freedom from British control before the revolutionary period)
What is a revolution?
a. The act or process of changing a religious, political, or societal institution to make it better.
b. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
c. a gradual, incremental, and progressive change in someone/something over time.
b. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a. Radical patriots dumped thousands of pounds of English tea into the harbor to protest the tea act
b. British troops shot into a crowd of colonists killing 5 people
c. Radical patriots shot and killed 5 British troops in Boston to protest the tea act
b. British troops shot into a crowd of colonists killing 5 people