Start of the American Revolution Test 8. The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to
(1) allow American colonists greater self-government
(2) enable Great Britain to raise revenues and control trade
(3) encourage immigration to the colonies
(4) encourage Americans to trade with other European countries

9. The policies shown in the illustration led to the
(1) outbreak of the French and Indian War
(2) expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
(3) start of the American Revolution
(4) passage of the Northwest Ordinance

Base your answers to questions 10 and 11 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

10. Which conclusion is best supported by the chart?
(1) The Stamp Act led to widespread smuggling.
(2) Colonists raised revenue by imposing new taxes.
(3) British policies were opposed by many colonists.
(4) The colonists reacted to British laws in a nonviolent way.

11. The series of events shown in the chart led directly to the
(1) start of the French and Indian War
(2) outbreak of the American Revolution
(3) formation of a colonial alliance with Prussia
(4) rejection of the Albany Plan of Union

12. What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?
(1) The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas.
(2) French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians.
(3) Native American Indians were given lands west of the Appalachians.
(4) England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts.

13. Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they
(1) reduced the profits of British merchants
(2) lowered the prices of imported products
(3) left British troops short of supplies in the colonies
(4) allowed the Americans to start their own factories

14. Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because (1) colonists lacked representation in Parliament
(2) the British treasury had a surplus of funds
(3) Native American Indians were exempt from British tax laws
(4) taxes were higher in the colonies than in England

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15. Which document encouraged public support for declaring independence from Great Britain?
(1) Albany Plan of Union
(2) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
(3) Alien and Sedition Acts
(4) Common Sense

16. The slogan “no taxation without representation” was first used by Americans to protest Britain’s
(1) policy of salutary neglect (2) issuance of the Proclamation of 1763
(3) passage of the Coercive Acts (4) attempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act

17. The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war
(1) increased French influence in North America
(2) ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains
(3) resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists(4) created an alliance with Canada against the British

18. The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to
(1) urge adoption of the Albany Plan of Union
(2) gain support for declaring independence from Great Britain
(3) bring an end to the Revolutionary War
(4) convince states to ratify the new Constitution

19. • Colonists protest the Stamp Act.
• Sons of Liberty groups are formed.
• Crates of tea are thrown into Boston Harbor.
• Parliament passes Coercive Acts.
These events helped lead to the
(1) French and Indian War (2) Revolutionary War
(3) Whiskey Rebellion (4) War of 1812

Base your answer to question 20 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
…Small islands not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet, and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order of nature, it is evident that they belong to different systems: England to Europe, America to itself.…
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense
20. The argument presented in this passage was intended to
(1) urge colonists to accept the Albany Plan of Union
(2) provide a reason for ratification of the Constitution of the United States
(3) convince American colonists to declare their independence
(4) persuade France to aid the United States in the Revolutionary War