Unit 4 - American Revolution TEST - Amy Hamrick | Biblioteka

2

Robert La Salle planned to travel west and take control of the ______ in New Spain.

silver mines

cities

ports

plantations

2

__________ was the largest French settlement.

d’lberville

New Orleans

Louisiana

Duquesne

2

Why did the French and the British go to war in 1754?

The French wanted control of Mexico.

Both wanted the Ohio River Valley.

The British helped the Huron.

The French helped the Iroquois.

2

William Pitt helped the British win the war by ________.

giving money to the British

issuing the Proclamation of 1763

writing the Treaty of Paris

giving money to the French

2

Great Britain raised taxes on the colonists to pay for ______.

the French & Indian War

stamps

the Revolutionary War

tobacco from the colonies

3

Why did many colonists think that British taxes were unfair?

3

What did the Sons of Liberty do during the Boston Tea Party?

2

Who did the colonists fight during the Revolutionary War?

Spain

Great Britain

the Iroquois

France

2

Delegates of the Second Continental Congress met in ____.

Lexington

Philadelphia

Boston

New Orleans

2

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

King George III

Thomas Jefferson

Patrick Henry

George Washington

3

What happened on July 4, 1776?

2

One weakness of the British army was that they______.

were well trained

had fewer soldiers

had no supplies

were fighting far from home

2

Which of the following was an effect of profiteering in the colonies?

Patriots had a lot of supplies.

The value of colonial money increased.

Goods became inexpensive.

The value of colonial money decreased.

4

Give TWO ways that women helped support the war effort.

2

At Saratoga, the Americans were able to prove _____.

they could defeat the British

the British had few supplies

France’s help was not needed

they could not fight

2

What caused General George Washington to come up with a bold new plan?

The Patriots had a lot of supplies

The Patriots had many victories

The warm weather allowed for new strategies

Patriot soldiers needed a victory

2

The Battle of Yorktown was important because it was the ___.

final British victory

first American defeat

only sea battle

last major battle of the war

2

After the American Revolution, slavery ______.

only existed in the Northeast colonies

ended in all 13 colonies

was limited to the Ohio River Valley

continued in the new nation

9

Correctly match each vocabulary word to each sentence.

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
tributary		When a country decides to ______ a law, the law is ended.
mercenary		_______ volunteer to fight in case of an emergency.
Treaty of Paris		_____ is a river or stream that flows into a larger river.
repeal		The ________, led by George Washington, fought the British.
militia		All land west of the Appalachain Mountains was set aside for Native American groups by the ________.
boycott		The ______ said that Great Britain recognized American independence.
profiteering		A colonist fought for a cause, but a German ______ fought because he was paid.
Proclamation of 1763		Colonists decided to ______ stamps by refusing to use them.
Continental Army		Farmers and merchants were ______ when they hoarded goods and then charged high prices.