Causes of the Revolutionary War
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All of the above events occurred during the
29era of Westward expansion
Era of Good Feelings
Revolutionary era
Jacksonian Era
- Q1
All of the above events occurred during the
era of Westward expansion
Era of Good Feelings
Revolutionary era
Jacksonian Era
30s8.1.A: Social Studies - History - Q2
How did the American colonies IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in these headlines?
The First Continental Congress declared war on Great Britain
The colonists adopted the Bill of Rights
The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation
The First Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III
30s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q3
Which statement best explains why the resolution was adopted?
Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors by King George III
Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament
Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party
Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre
30s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q4
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To fund the establishment of new colonies
30s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q5
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
By preventing colonists from trading with most other countries
By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
By introducing indentured servitude in the middle colonies
30s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q6
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists sought military support from France
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence
30s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q7
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by-
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
120s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q8
The excerpt reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the-
interference of Great Britain with the slave trade
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
economic policies imposed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War
economic consequences of the Great Awakening
120s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q9
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
120s8.4.A: Social Studies - History - Q10
The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of the approved settlement?
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Michigan
The Appalachian Mountains
120s8.11.A: Social Studies - Geography - Q11
The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to-
protest British taxation policies
protest a ban on selling beverages in the colonies
encourage the outbreak of war between Britain and France
end trade disagreements between colonists and French traders
120s8.20.C: Social Studies - Citizenship - Q12
Which of these completes the graphic organizer?
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
120s8.20.C: Social Studies - Citizenship - Q13
Put these causes of the American Revolution in order
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