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VA/US History SOL 4 American Revolution
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1
Which of the following began in 1756 as a fight for control of the Ohio River Valley?
Civil War
Spanish-American War
American Revolution
French and Indian War
2
Which of the following believed in the concept of natural rights (life, liberty, and property)?
John Calvin
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
3
The Declaration of Independence is divided into how many sections
6
4
2
8
4
On March 5, 1770 a small crowd of colonists threatened British troops leading to which event?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
5
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought at which of the following?
Moulton's Hill
Princeton, New Jersey
Breed's Hill
Boston, Massachusetts
6
Which of the following prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Quartering Act
Great Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Proclamation Line of 1765
7
Extending the franchise & due process are parts of which key principle of the Declaration?
Economic Participation (Pursuit of Happiness)
Bill of Rights
Social Participation (Liberty)
Political Participation (Equality)
8
In October 1781 British General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in which Virginia town?
Richmond
Jamestown
Yorktown
Williamsburg
9
Passed in 1765, which of the following taxed printed materials such as newspapers and pamphlets
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
10
Those who remained loyal to Britain because of cultural and economic ties were known as?
Neutrals
Tories
Patriots
Yanks
11
Washington's leadership kept the Continental Army together by doing which of the following?
Relying on funding by the nation of France
Weakness of the British Navy
Avoiding situations that may destroy his army
Lack of experience of British generals
12
Boston Harbor was closed in 1774 under which of the following acts?
Stamp Act
Quartering Acts
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
13
In June of 1775, Continental Congress appointed which man leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
James Madison
14
James Otis argued "no taxation without representation" in 1765 at which of the following?
Stamp Act Congress
Albany Congress
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
15
The "shot heard around the world" was supposedly fired during which Revolutionary War battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown
16
In November 1777, Congress adopted a plan for Union known as what?
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Rights
17
Signed on September 3, 1783, which of the following treaties ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Vienna
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
18
Which of the following men negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France during the Revolution?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
George Washington
19
Which of the following inspired Thomas Jefferson and wrote the pamphlet
Common Sense?
James Madison
John Calvin
John Locke
Thomas Paine
20
Britain passed the Tea Act in 1773 in an effort to save which joint stock company?
London Company
Albany Company
Virginia Company
East India Company
21
Individuals who believed in complete independence from Britain were known as?
Neutrals
Patriots
Loyalists
Yanks
22
Passed in 1764, this duty taxed all foreign sugar and molasses imported to the colonies
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
23
Passed in 1765 which of the following required colonies to provide housing for British troops?
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Tea Act
24
A duty on certain imported goods including tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper was known as?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
25
Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and destroyed crates of tea during which event?
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Princeton
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party