Road to Revolution

The roots of the plants in this cartoon represent —

• people living in Great Britain
• opponents of the American Revolution
• factors leading to the American Revolution
• laws passed by colonial assemblies

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they—

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

Which events in U.S. history best complete the time line above?

• Stamp Act, Boston Massacre
• Sugar Act, Shays’s Rebellion
• Townshend Acts, Battle of Yorktown
• Intolerable Acts, Articles of Confederation

From the point of view of someone living in the American colonies during the 1770s, a patriot was a person who —

• attempted to stop all trade with American merchants
• supported the authority of the king over the colonies
• attempted to referee disputes between Great Britain and the colonies
• supported the movement for American independence

Colonial Grievances
• Provisions of the Stamp Act
• Provisions of the Intolerable Acts
• Inability to print legal currency
• Lack of a voice in Parliament
The colonial grievances above contributed to the —

• decrease in colonial population
• appointment of royal governors
• desire for independence
• support for colonial expansion

Which of the following expresses a key idea included in the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson? 

• A government should enact laws to ban slavery.
• Citizens should submit to the power of the government.
• People create governments based on liberty and happiness.
• A government’s power comes from those who are governed.

Which words from the Declaration of Independence best represents the 13 colonies’ argument for representative government? 

• …our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…
• …we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, and Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
• …Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just pwers from the consent of the governed..

The Declaration of Independence states that all men have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Those who signed the document believed that these basic rights were –

• Gained during wars
• Granted to them by God
• Given to them by a king
• Earned through hard work

Benjamin Franklin was one of the first colonial leaders to suggest a plan for joining all of the colonies. 
He outlined his plan in a document called the – 

• Declaratory Act
• Virginia Resolve
• Writs of Assistance
• Albany Plan of Union

The first gunshot fired at the battle of between British troops and colonial Minute Men at Lexington is often referred to as the “shot heard ‘round the world” because it— 

• Drew the support of British citizens
• Encouraged other colonists to enter the battle 
• Caused the first death in the Revolutionary War
• Marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War