Topic Review: Revolutionary War Era
Quiz by Quizalize - Grade 8 Social Studies
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
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- Q1Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?Opposition to British tax policiesIncreasing immigration from countries other than BritainFear of attacks by American IndiansDesire for greater religious freedom30s113.20.4.A
- Q2What law prohibited the colonist from moving West of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?Stamp ActIntolerable ActsProclamation of 1763Townshend Acts30s113.20.4.A
- Q3Closing Boston Harbor as a result of the Boston Tea Party, General Gage taking control of Boston, and no town meetings were all examples of the-Intolerable ActsFirst Continental CongressTownshend ActsQuartering Act30s113.20.4.A
- Q4What was the name of England's lawmaking group where the colonist lacked representation?CongressMayflower CompactParliamentHouse of Burgesses30s113.20.4.A
- Q5Why were tax laws like the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Townshend Acts passed by England?To help the colonist become more independentTo help colonist make a better life for themselvesTo pay off war debt from the French and Indian WarTo ensure that their self-government worked30s113.20.4.A
- Q6Why were colonist upset about the tax laws?They wanted to get rid of MercantilsimThey lacked representation in ParliamentThey did not have the finances to pay the taxesThey wanted separation of church and state30s113.20.4.A
- Q7What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?Battle of YorktownBattles of Lexington & ConcordBattle of TrentonBattles of Saratoga30s113.20.4.C
- Q8What battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution because the victory encouraged the French to join the American side?Battles of Lexington & ConcordBattle of Bunker HillBattle of YorktownBattles of Saratoga30s113.20.4.C
- Q9Surrounded by the French and Continental armies, the British army was forced to surrendered at-LexingtonSaratogaYorktownConcord30s113.20.4.C
- Q10Where did Washington and his soldiers train during the winter of 1777-1778?YorktownPhiladelphiaBostonValley Forge30s113.20.4.C
- Q11What hardships did the Continental Army face at Valley Forge?DiseaseHarsh WinterAll of the aboveStarvation30s113.20.4.C
- Q12According to the Declaration of Independence, from what SOURCE does the government get its power?the kingthe presidentthe consent of the governedthe military30s113.20.4.C
- Q13What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?To declare war on FranceTo declare the reasons the colonist wanted to separateTo outline the structure for a new governmentTo describe the new rights Americans would have30s113.20.4.C
- Q14Great Britain recognized the United States as an independence country through the:Treaty of Paris 1763Articles of ConfederationTreaty of Paris 1783Declaration of Independence30s113.20.4.C
- Q15He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776.George WashingtonThomas JeffersonSamuel AdamsJohn Adams30s113.20.4.B