American Revolution Test Study Guide

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• To establish trade routes in Asia
• The British and French both wanted control of the Ohio River Valley

• To support Native American tribes against European settlers

Proclamation of 1763

• The Proclamation of 1763 Colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains was

  forbidden

• The Proclamation of 1763 mandated the construction of new forts along the Mississippi River.
• The Proclamation of 1763 allowed unrestricted colonial expansion into the Ohio Valley.

Why did the British Parliament begin to raise taxes in the colonies after 1763?

• To fund the construction of new colonies.
• To increase trade with Europe.
• To help pay for the cost of the French & Indian War

Did the currency Act did not put new taxes on the colonists?

• True

• false

After the Boston Massacre, _______ defended the soldiers in court, and most were acquitted.

• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

did the Committees of Correspondence not allow the colonies to spread propaganda to shape public opinion and coordinate activities to resist British policies?

• false

• true

What was the punishment that the parliament passed for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Stamp Act
• The Quartering Act
• the Coercive Acts

The Coercive Acts included the Boston Port Act and the Massachusetts Government Act

• True

• False

What was the first Continental Congress issued and what was its commands?

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights which condemned people natural rights.

• Declaration of Rights and Grievances which

  condemned the Coercive Acts but expressed loyalty to the King

What was the historical significance if the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

• They were a series of naval battles.
• They resulted in the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
• The historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord was that the fighting

  signaled the start of the American Revolution.