Why did Chief Pontiac lead men in a fight against the British?

The British were making farms and forts on their land

What does this cartoon suggest?

The colonists must unite in order to achieve victory

How is the Stamp Act related to the Boston Massacre?

Angered by taxes colonists and soldiers clashed; shots fired

The Proclamation of 1763 said colonists

Could not move west of the Appalachian Mtns.

What helped the Americans win the war?

Home field advantage, Alliances with Europe

During the "French and Indian War"

France lost Canada to Britain and lost power in North America

Why were shots fired at Lexington and Concord?

British tried to steal Colonial arms

Why was the flow of trade items important to Chesapeake colonists and to Great Britain?

Both sides benefited from trade with each other

Why did Thomas Paine write the pamphlet ¨Common Sense¨?

To change colonists´ attitudes against Britain and the king

What is the point of this cartoon?

To show colonists were against taxation

Why did many African Americans join the Revolutionary War?

Hoped it would bring an end to slavery

What caused many southern colonists to side with the Patriots?

Brutal campaigns in the Carolinas

Which would be an example of a grievance against King George?

Taxation without representation

At Yorktown, why was British Gen. Cornwallis in a bad position?

Caught between the French Navy and American and French ground troops

British laws and taxes against the Colonists allowed them to

Start forming an American Identity; no longer felt British

What roles did women take on during the American Revolution?

They cared for the injured soldiers and ran businesses for their husbands

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8th Grade Topic 1 Review " Revolutionary War Era"

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1
"No Taxation Without Representation" was a result of which law?
Stamp Act
Stump Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
2
Why did Chief Pontiac lead men in a fight against the British?
The British did not feed them well
The British were making farms and forts on their land
The British did not give them enough gifts
The British were building factories on their land
3
What does this cartoon suggest?
That each colony should act independently
The colonists must unite in order to achieve victory
That colonists who did not join the Revolution would be killed
The British were poisonous like a snake
4
How is the Stamp Act related to the Boston Massacre?
Troops shot those who did not pay the tax
They are not related
Soldiers needed target practice
Angered by taxes colonists and soldiers clashed; shots fired
5
The Proclamation of 1763 said colonists
Are encouraged to move west of the Appalachian Mtns.
Were free to take American Indian land
Could not move west of the Appalachian Mtns.
Should take vacations west of the Appalachian Mtns.
6
Repeal means to
Revise
Start over
Cancel
Re-do
7
What helped the Americans win the war?
Better training
Home field advantage, Alliances with Europe
Home field advantage, Alliances with Indians
More troops
8
During the "French and Indian War"
Britain lost Canada and lost power in North America
France lost Canada to Britain and lost power in North America
Britain lost all territory in North America
France won Canada and gained power in North America
9
Why were shots fired at Lexington and Concord?
Spanish tried to steal Colonial arms
French tried to steal Colonial arms
British tried to steal Colonial arms
Indians tried to steal Colonial arms
10
Colonists that favored King George were known as
Loyalists
Mercenaries
Minute Men
Patriots
11
Why was the flow of trade items important to Chesapeake colonists and to Great Britain?
So both sides could trade with other countries
Neither side could benefit from trade
So colonists would have something to do
Both sides benefited from trade with each other
12
What is a grievance?
A punishment
A plan
A formal complaint
A warning
13
Why did Thomas Paine write the pamphlet ¨Common Sense¨?
To tell colonists not to rebel
To declare independence from Britain
To encourage colonists to support the British
To change colonists´ attitudes against Britain and the king
14
What is the point of this cartoon?
To show colonists respected tax collectors
To show colonists favored more taxation
To show colonists were violent
To show colonists were against taxation
15
Why did many African Americans join the Revolutionary War?
They were bored
They were forced to fight by their owners
They were not allowed to join
Hoped it would bring an end to slavery
16
Which event was a major turning point of the American Revolution?
New colonies were added
The capture of Philadelphia
Blockade of American ports
The Battle of Saratoga
17
A military tactic in which an army surrounds and blockades its enemy´s position is called
Trench warfare
A Siege
A Charge
A stalemate
18
What caused many southern colonists to side with the Patriots?
They felt sorry for them
Fighting in New England
Brutal campaigns in the Carolinas
Boredom
19
Which would be an example of a grievance against King George?
Taxation without representation
He allowed freedom of religion
He allowed the option of self-government
He made the colonists pay less taxes than other British citizens
20
At Yorktown, why was British Gen. Cornwallis in a bad position?
They could only escape by land
Caught between the Spanish Navy and American and Spanish ground troops
They could only escape by boat
Caught between the French Navy and American and French ground troops
21
Who was the main author of the ¨Declaration of Independence¨?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
22
Name this act of Civil Disobedience
Aggression Against Taxes Protest
Boston Tea Party
Green Tea Protest
Boston Massacre
23
People from which continent aided the Patriot cause?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
24
What are mercenaries?
Government leaders
Common soldiers
Soldiers for hire
Kings
25
British laws and taxes against the Colonists allowed them to
Be thankful for what they did have
Start forming an American Identity; no longer felt British
Drain the bank accounts
Feel like real British citizens
26
What roles did women take on during the American Revolution?
They worked in factories to produce war goods
They cared for the injured soldiers and ran businesses for their husbands
They became soldiers
They served on colonial legislatures while the men were away

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