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Chapter 3 The American Revolution
  1. Parliament levied taxes against the colonists in order to __________.
   a) pay the debt from the Seven Years' War and defend newly acquired territories
   b) punish the colonists
   c) comply with British trade practices
   d) acquire remaining North American territories that were still under French rule
  2. __________ was the final event that prompted Bostonians to call for the First Continental Congress.
   a) The Boston Tea Party
   b) The Boston Massacre
   c) The closing of Boston Harbor
   d) The issuance of the Declaratory Act
  3. The efforts of __________ unified the colonists and helped to inform all the colonies of the protests being waged against unfair taxes.
   a) the Sons of Liberty
   b) Thomas Paine
   c) the committees of correspondence
   d) the First Continental Congress
  4. __________ called for the formation of the Continental Army to prepare for war with Britain.
   a) The Second Continental Congress
   b) George Washington
   c) The First Continental Congress
   d) The Sons of Liberty
  5. George Washington used __________ to defeat the powerful British Empire.
   a) a heavily-financed army
   b) the help of Native Americans
   c) a highly-trained army
   d) surprise tactics
  6. The hardships that the Continental Army endured throughout the Revolutionary War were primarily due to __________.
   a) lagging colonial support
   b) poor economic conditions within the colonies
   c) inexperience in military matters
   d) British familiarity with the terrain
  7. Unlike British colonial charters, state constitutions __________.
   a) were based on centuries-old principals of freedom
   b) were written so that every citizen could read and understand them
   c) were subject to approval by voters
   d) were written by special commissions
  8. Pennsylvania adopted the most liberal state constitution which __________.
   a) divided power between the governor and two legislative powers, the senate and the assembly
   b) established many rights for free citizens, including jury trials and freedom of the press
   c) eventually provided a model for the national Constitution
   d) established a single legislative house and opened voting to any tax-paying white male
  9. Which of the following did NOT happen at the close of the Revolutionary War?
   a) Women became more politically active.
   b) Colonial exports increased.
   c) Slavery came under scrutiny, and several states abolished or weakened it.
   d) The colonies experienced economic depression.


 

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