Name: ______________________________

Date: ________________________

The Road to the Revolution Test

trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America (GPS) (4SS_F2008-40) 40a - define interdependence and the slogan "no taxation
without representation"40b - analyze the causes and effects of the French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act, the
Boston Massacre, the activities of the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party. describe key individuals in the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-43)
43a - determine the significance of King George III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry,
John Adams, Lafayette, Paul Revere, Minutemen, Thomas Paine, Lord Cornwallis, Samuel Adams. describe how physical systems affect human systems in
regard to the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-44) 44a - explain how each force (American and British) attempted to use the physical geography of
each battle site to its benefit. name positive character traits of key historic figures and government leaders (honesty, patriotism, courage, trustworthiness)
associated with the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-45). use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary
exchange, productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events specific to the American Revolution (GPS) (4SS_F2008-46) 46a - explain how
price incentives affect people's behavior and choices such as colonial decisions about what crops to grow and products to produce. 46b - describe how
specialization improves standards of living such as how specific economies in the three colonial regions developed. 46c - explain how voluntary exchange
helps both buyers and sellers such as colonial trade in North America

1. What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
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2. What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
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3. Many colonists said that Parliament should
not tax them because they had no representation.
What does the word representation mean in the
sentence above?
A.
a plan for spending money
B.
money that governments collect from
citizens
C.
a voice in one's government
D.
a lawmaking body
4. How did many colonists protest the taxes
placed on British goods?
A.
They left the colonies.
B.
They fought with British soldiers.
C.
They refused to buy British goods.
D.
They refused to make British goods.
7. Why were the battles at Lexington and
Concord important?
A.
They marked the end of the French and
Indian War.
B.
They forced Parliament to repeal all new
tax laws.
C.
They marked the beginning of the
American Revolution.

5. How did Committees of Correspondence help

the colonists fight British rule?
A.
They spread information quickly.
B.
They housed British soldiers.
C.
They voted to declare independence.
D.
They stole British goods.
6. When did the British realize that fighting the
colonists would not be easy?
A.
after the battles at Lexington and
Concord
B.
after the Battle of Bunker Hill
C.
after the Boston Tea Party
D.
after Congress approved the Declaration
of Independence

D.

They were the first battles led by George

Washington.
8. What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it
such an important date in American history?
A.
The colonists won the American
Revolution.
B.
The 13 colonies formed their first united
government.

C.

Congress voted to accept the

Declaration of Independence.

D.

The colonists formed the first

Committee of Correspondence.

9. What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
A.
the Albany Plan
B.
the Articles of Confederation
C.
the Declaration of Independence
D.
the Olive Branch Petition
10. What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
A.
Congress was given the power to control trade.
B.
Congress was able to collect taxes.
C.
The power of the states was limited.
D.
The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.
11. ______________was the commander in chief of the Continental Army
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Dickinson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Richard Henry Lee
E. George Washington
12. ______________was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Dickinson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Richard Henry Lee
E. George Washington
13. ______________organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by
many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Dickinson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Richard Henry Lee
E. George Washington
14. ______________was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Dickinson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Richard Henry Lee
E. George Washington
15. __________called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain
A. Samuel Adams
B. John Dickinson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Richard Henry Lee
E. George Washington
16. What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it? _________________________
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17. In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies? _________________________________
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Answer Key for Chapter 8 Assessment

1. Varies- France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
2. Varies- It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. D
11. E
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D

16. It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for
Native Americans. Many colonists were angry about the proclamation, and many ignored
it by continuing to settle on those lands.
17. They boycotted British goods. They wove their own cloth instead of buying British cloth.
They chased British tax collectors out of their towns. They formed Committees of
Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to Parliament. They formed
militias.