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Road to Revolution Unit Test


trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America (GPS) (4SS_F2008-40) 40a - define interdependence and the slogan "no taxation without
representation"40b - analyze the causes and effects of the French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the activities of the
Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party. describe key individuals in the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-43). 43a - determine the significance of King George III, George
Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Lafayette, Paul Revere, Minutemen, Thomas Paine, Lord Cornwallis, Samuel Adams.
describe how physical systems affect human systems in regard to the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-44) 44a - explain how each force (American and British) attempted
to use the physical geography of each battle site to its benefit. name positive character traits of key historic figures and government leaders (honesty, patriotism, courage,
trustworthiness) associated with the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-45). use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange,
productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events specific to the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-46) 46a - explain how price incentives affect people's
behavior and choices such as colonial decisions about what crops to grow and products to produce. 46b - describe how specialization improves standards of living such as how
specific economies in the three colonial regions developed. 46c - explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers such as colonial trade in North America

1. What was one major cause of the


French and Indian War?
How
Committees of
A.
France and Britain both claimed the same 5.
lands
in did
North
Correspondence help the colonists
America.
fightBritain.
British rule?
B.
American colonists wanted independence from
A.settling
Theyon
spread
information quickly.
C.
Native Americans did not like French people
western
B.
They housed British soldiers.
lands.
C. in They
voted to declare independence.
D.
The British government passed new tax laws
the colonies.
D.
They stole British goods.
2. What did the British government do
to help pay the costs of the French
6. When did the British realize that
and Indian War?
fighting the colonists would not be
A.
It printed colonial currency.
easy?
B.
It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.
after the battles at Lexington and Concord
C.
It passed new tax laws for the colonies. A.
B.
after the Battle of Bunker Hill
D.
It sold western lands to settlers.
C.
after the Boston Tea Party
D.
after Congress approved the Declaration o
3. Many colonists said that Parliament
should not tax them because they
7. Why were the battles at Lexington
had no representation.
and Concord important?
What does the word representation
A.
They marked the end of the French and Ind
mean in the sentence above?
B.
They forced Parliament to repeal all new ta
A.
a plan for spending money
C.
They marked the beginning of the America
B.
money that governments collect from citizens
D.
They were the first battles led by George W
C.
a voice in one's government
D.
a lawmaking body
8. What happened on July 4, 1776, that
makes it such an important date in
4. How did many colonists protest the
American history?
taxes placed on British goods?
A.
The colonists won the American Revolution
A.
They left the colonies.
B.
The 13 colonies formed their first united go
B.
They fought with British soldiers.
C.
Congress voted to accept the Declaration o
C.
They refused to buy British goods.
D.
The colonists formed the first Committee o
D.
They refused to make British goods.

9. What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
A.
the Albany Plan
B.
the Articles of Confederation

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the Declaration of Independence


the Olive Branch Petition

10. What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
A.
Congress was given the power to control trade.
B.
Congress was able to collect taxes.
C.
D.

The power of the states was limited.


The states were held together as a nation during the
Revolutionary War.
A. Samuel Adams
D. Richard Henry Lee
B. John Dickinson
E. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
Choose the person that best matches the description.
11. ______ was the commander in chief of the Continental Army
12. ______ was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
13. ______ organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was
thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party
14. ______ was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
15. ______ called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for
independence from Britain
Short Answer: Answer each question in the space provided.
1. What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it?

2. In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies?

3. Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?

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Answer Key
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SHORT ANSWER
1. ANS:
Sample response: It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the
Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. Many colonists were angry about the
proclamation, and many ignored it by continuing to settle on those lands.

2. ANS:
Sample response: They boycotted British goods. They wove their own cloth instead of
buying British cloth. They chased British tax collectors out of their towns. They formed
Committees of Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to
Parliament. They formed militias.
3. ANS:

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Sample response: It met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as
the Coercive Acts. It sent a petition to the king, stating the colonists' rights. It agreed to
stop most trade with Britain. It asked the colonies to form militias.

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