Question 1

Which factor was not a major influence on the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Desire to explore new territories

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Social ideas about self-governance

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Economic burdens of taxation

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Lack of political representation

Question 2

What was a key economic factor that contributed to the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

British imposition of taxes without colonial representation

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Colonial desire to end the slave trade

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Increase in agricultural exports to Europe

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Discovery of gold in the colonies

Question 3

Which political idea greatly influenced the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The belief in self-governance

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Expansion of British regulations

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Maintaining allegiance to the British Crown

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Support for a monarchy

Question 4

What social factor contributed to the start of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The spread of Enlightenment ideas about liberty and equality

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A demand for more British social customs

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Strict adherence to British religious practices

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Increasing loyalty to the British monarchy

Question 5

What role did economic boycotts play in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

They were used to protest British taxation policies.

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They ensured steady income for British merchants.

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They supported British military efforts in the colonies.

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They helped increase colonial trade with Britain.

Question 6

Which event directly led to the Intolerable Acts, escalating tensions between the American colonies and Britain?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Tea Party

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The signing of the Declaration of Independence

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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The Second Continental Congress

Question 7

Which social group greatly influenced revolutionary ideas during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The intellectuals promoting Enlightenment principles

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British loyalists in the colonies

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British soldiers stationed in America

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European monarchists

Question 8

What was a significant impact of the First Continental Congress on the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

It united the colonies in their response to British policies.

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It led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.

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It declared immediate independence from Britain.

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It increased support for British loyalist groups.

Question 9

What was one of the main reasons the British imposed the Stamp Act on the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

To raise revenue to pay off debts from the French and Indian War

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To promote British agricultural products in the colonies

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To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

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To encourage colonial investment in British businesses

Question 10

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 upset many American colonists?

Accepted Answer

It restricted settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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It required colonists to quarter British soldiers in their homes.

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It imposed a tax on all printed materials.

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It banned all forms of colonial trade with France.

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