SOL Review Quiz #2 (American Revolution)

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1. John Locke said people enjoy natural rights of life, liberty, and ________________.
a. The pursuit of happiness
b. Property
c. Freedom
d. Free thought
2. The Enlightenment philosopher, John Locke, influenced the American belief in self-government through
his writings that:
a. Encouraged the British government to permit the American colonists to vote
b. Kings ruled through divine right
c. People need the elite to determine the best form of government
d. Power resides in the people and they consent to form a government
3. The French and Indian War was the result of the rivalry between:
a. France and Great Britain
b. France and Canada
c. France and Spain
d. France and Native Americans
4. What Act banned colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains?
a. Land Act of 1770
b. Townsend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
d. Appalachian Act

c.

5. The following English immigrant challenged the rule of the American colonies by the King of England
in a pamphlet known as Common Sense:
a. Patrick Henry
b. Thomas Paine
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Paul Revere
6. The contribution of the following countrys army and navy helped the colonists win the American
Revolution:
a. Germany
b. France
c. Spain
d. Russia
7. What was the importance of the 1st Continental Congress?
a. It declared war on England
b. It made George Washington commander of the army
c. It wrote the Declaration of Independence
d. It was the first time the colonies acted together
8. Who was most responsible for the alliance with France?
a. Benjamin Franklin
c. William Pitt

b. George Washington
d. John Hancock

9. The Revolutionary War was won at?

a. Saratoga
b. Yorktown

d. Lexington

c. Trenton

10. Which of the following is the best definition of Minutmen?

a. German mercenaries
b. Trained American army soldier
c. Citizen soldier
d. British soldier
11. Why were new taxes passed against the American Colonies?
a. To pay for loses in the American Revolution
b. To pay for the Boston Tea Party
c. To pay for the French and Indian War
d. To pay for Colonial troops in Ohio
12. Which Virginian was known for saying, Give me liberty, or give me death?
a. George Washington
b. Patrick Henry
c. George Mason
d. Richard Henry Lee

13. Which of the following is NOT true about George Washington?

a. He was the General of the Continental Army
b. His leadership kept the Continental Army together through tough times
c. He avoided any situation that threatened the destruction of his army
d. He won many large battles that eventually led to the surrender of British forces in America
14. What did the pamphlet Common Sense contain?
a. Reasons to go to war with France
b. Reasons to support the King of England
c. A list of grievances against the King of England
d. A list of colonial officials guilty of treason
15. Which act of Parliament imposed taxes on legal documents and paper items?
a. Sugar Act
b. Intolerable Acts
c. Townshend Acts

d. Stamp Act

16. Which two people influenced the Colonists move towards independence?
a. Locke & Paine
b. Franklin & Paine
c. Jefferson & Locke
d. Jefferson & Paine
17. One in favor of declaring independence from England was known as a _____________.
a. loyalist
b. moderate
c. patriot
d. hawk
18. Where was the Shot heard around the World?
a. Lexington & Concord
b. Quebec

c. Bunker Hill

d. Boston Massacre

19. Which statement best describes the Boston Massacre?

a. Innocent colonists shot down by British troops
b. 343 chests of tea dumped into Boston Harbor
c. British soldiers fire on a bunch of drunk colonists who were harassing them
d. Colonial minutemen shot a British soldier guarding a customs house
20. Which of the following was NOT part of Social Contract Theory?
a. Power of the government comes from the people
b. The King has violated the rights of American colonists
c. People have the right to change government if their rights are not protected
d. Government promises to protect the rights of the people