American Revolution Mid-Unit Assessment

Question 1

The new sets of laws created became known as the________ because they_________

Accepted Answer

Intolerable Acts; were too painful to and hard to accept.

Question 2

The First Continental Congress was created to

Accepted Answer

draft a list of complaints and grievances against Britain

Question 3

When news of the Boston Tea Party reached England:

Accepted Answer

British Parliament approved new laws to punish Bostonians

Question 4

The French and Indian War was fought between the:

Accepted Answer

British and French

Question 5

Discontent and a desire for independence in the colonies grew as a result (multiple correct)

Accepted Answer

Britain's increased taxation on the colonies, British show of military force in Boston, Britain's removal of colonial rights

Question 6

Who was defeated in the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

The French

Question 7

As a result of the French and Indian war, the British

Accepted Answer

imposed new taxes on the colonies to pay back their war debt

Question 8

The Sons of Liberty felt the British taxes were unfair because the colonists

Accepted Answer

had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain's debts

Question 9

The Declaration of Independence (more than one correct answer)

Accepted Answer

was reviewed by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, It remains a key document in American history, was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson

Question 10

The ________________ became the most important power in North America after winning the the war

Accepted Answer

The British

Questions 10