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Colonization - The American Revolution
Colonization - The American Revolution
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United States history unit review
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1
In what incident were five American colonists killed?
The Battle of Lexington
The Battle of Concord
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
2
Who was commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Horatio Gates
John Hancock
George Patton
3
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Adams
4
Supporters of the Revolutionary cause were referred to as
scalawags.
loyalists.
patriots.
copperheads.
5
What was the effect of the French and Indian War on British-colonial relations?
It became more hostile.
The colonists wanted the stationing of more British troops.
The British treated the colonists as equals.
It did not change.
6
Why did English citizens decide to settle in the "New World?"
To build English style castles.
To seek economic opportunity.
To build clothing factories.
To restrict Puritan religious practices.
7
In what region of colonial America would a wealthy member of the Anglican church live?
Southern
Middle
New England
Northwest
8
Which was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
Roanoke
9
What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Trenton
Long Island
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
10
What agreement confirmed the independence of the United States?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Yorktown
11
What nation did England defeat as a result of the French and Indian War?
Cherokee
Iroquois
Spain
France
12
Who wrote
Common Sense?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Paine
13
Which of the following could be considered an economic cause of the American Revolution?
Navigation Acts
The Battle of Lexington
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Bunker Hill
14
Which colonial region was the most economically and ethnically diverse?
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Northwest Colonies
The Southern Colonies
15
Which group is most closely associates with colonial New England?
Mennonites
Catholics
Amish
Puritans
16
Where did General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington's Continental Army?
Yorktown, VA
Cowpens, SC
Staten Island, NY
Kings Mountain, GA
17
Washington's troops suffered the most from bitter cold and starvation at
Camden, NJ
Savannah, GA
Valley Forge, PA
Boston, Mass
18
The shot heard round the world occurred at
Boston
Concord
Lexington
Charleston
19
The purpose of mercantilism was to
encourage more colonists to be merchants.
enrich the European "mother country."
enrich the colonists
make the colonies economically independent.
20
The Paul Revere engraving of the Boston Massacre can best described as?
propaganda
great art
total indifference to the event
accurate reporting
21
Which of the following would be classified as a reason for exploration?
To spread Christianity.
to make manufactured goods.
To find cures for diseases .
To meet native people.
22
Which European nation was America's ally during the Revolutionary War?
England
France
Spain
Germany
23
What convention of delegates organized the Continental Army.
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
24
According to the Declaration of Independence what are inalienable rights?
rights for aliens
God-given rights that can't be taken away
foreign rights
rights that have to be earned over a period
25
Puritan leaders who spoke about a "City upon a hill."
John Rolfe
John Adams
John Smith
John Winthrop
26
What nation did America defeat to win its independence?
France
Spain
Russia
Great Britain
27
What was the most common issue that Native-Americans and colonists fought?
tribal leadership selection
control of land
religious practices
jobs
28
What was the purpose Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?
To make Italy wealthy.
To discover America.
To become become the King of Spain.
To find a western route to the Indies.
29
The institution of slavery was primarily practiced in the
Southern colonies
Middle colonies
Western colnoies
New England colonies.
30
What was Jamestown's first staple (money making) crop?
tobacco
barley
corn
wheat