Topic 4: American Revolution Pre-assessment

Question 1

What were some key reasons why Americans won the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

British had trouble transporting supplies and troops across the Atlantic., Patriots received economic and military help from several foreign allies.

Question 2

Which of the following was a major cause of the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

The French did not want British trappers to infringe on the fur trade.

Question 3

Parliament sent British army to occupy the colonies after the French & Indian War to keep them from expanding westward.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

One advntage colonists had over Great Britain at the onset of the war was well trained and well supplied troops.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What is the significance of “the shot heard round the world,” fired at Lexington in 1775?

Accepted Answer

It was the first shot fired in the American Revolution.

Question 6

. Why did many American colonists oppose British tax laws?

Accepted Answer

There was no colonial representation in the British Parliament.

Question 7

Based on the excerpt, what opinion does Cresswell have of colonists who speak badly about the king?

Accepted Answer

He thinks these colonists are disloyal.

Question 8

Why did most Native Americans fight alongside the British in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The British were less of a threat than the colonists who wanted their land.

Question 9

The French and Indian War was also called, "The 13 Years War" and was one cause of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

During the American Revolution, George Washington’s primary role was to serve as the new nation&#x27;s first president.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Harsh conditions at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777–1778...

Accepted Answer

tested the Continental Army’s ability to survive.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT contained in the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

a statement affirming colonists’ cooperation with Native Americans.

Question 13

Patriot militias in the South found success against British troops by...

Accepted Answer

staging hit-and-run attacks in familiar territory.

Question 14

The Sugar Act was seen as unfair by the American colonists because they had no direct representation in Parliament.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The Proclamation of 1763 confined colonists to the Atlantic Coast so that...

Accepted Answer

British troops could more easily control colonists’ movements and actions., settlers would be less likely to provoke conflicts with Native Americans.

Question 16

After the costly French and Indian War ended in 1763, the British government began to view the colonies as a source of..

Accepted Answer

revenue needed to solve Britain’s financial problems.

Question 17

The Boston Tea Party occurred in response to

Accepted Answer

taxes & restrictions on tea purchases that the colonists considered unfair.

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