Unit 4 - American Revolution TEST

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19 questions
2

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

2

__________ was the largest French settlement.

2

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

2

William Pitt helped the British win the war by ________.

2

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

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?

2

Delegates of the Second Continental Congress met in ____.

2

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

3

What happened on July 4, 1776?

2

One weakness of the British army was that they______.

2

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

4

Give TWO ways that women helped support the war effort.

2

At Saratoga, the Americans were able to prove _____.

2

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

2

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

2

After the American Revolution, slavery ______.

9

Correctly match each vocabulary word to each sentence.

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