American Revolution Test Review

Britain's taxes on the colonists were needed to pay for

• The Boston Tea Party
• new land
• debt from the French and Indian War
• stamps

The Second Continental Congress was attended by

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• British
• all colonists

After the Treaty of Paris, the 13 colonies became

• The United States
• The States
• The 13 States
• The New World

_________________ marked the end of the American Revolution.

• The Declaration of Independence
• Paul Revere's ride
• Approval of the Treaty of Paris
• John Hancock's signature

George Washington was a good leader because

• he was tall
• he was a Patriot
• he was smart
• he had courage and honesty

Britain claimed what land after the French and Indian War?

• Haiti
• France's lands in North America
• France's lands in South America
• Puerto Rico

What was the reason for the fights over the Ohio River Valley?

• Colonists wanted to build homes there.
• French wanted fur trade there, and Britain wanted it for farming.
• Britain wanted it for fur trade, and France wanted it for farming.
• Native Americans wanted it for farming.

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.  Who responded favorably to his ideas?

• All colonists
• Loyalists
• the King of England
• Patriots

The Proclamation of 1763 did what?

• Kept settlers from moving into western lands
• Paid soldiers
• threatened homes in th east
• ended the American Revolution

Patriots were

• loyal to Britain
• wanted independence
• experienced fighters