CCA Week 12. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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1 CCA Week 12 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Washington s life showed us an example of - Military discipline Civic virtue c. Forced servitude Civil disobedience 2. Select the group of events below that is the correct chronological order American Revolution, New taxes imposed, French and Indian War, 1st and 2nd Continental Congress French and Indian War, American Revolution, 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, New taxes imposed c. French and Indian War, New taxes imposed, American Revolution, 1st and 2nd Continental Congress New taxes imposed, 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, American Revolution, French and Indian War 3. The purpose of the Sugar and Stamp Act was to boycott British goods raise revenue through taxing c. limit western expansion feed and house British soldiers 4. The colonists learned that their strongest weapons against unpopular British tax measures was tarring and feathering customs officials sending petitions to Parliament c. boycotting British goods writing editorials in the newspaper 5. One economic effect of the French and Indian War was an increase in factories in the North taxes the colonists had to pay c. the number of local militia the importation of British goods 6. The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it

2 c. prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles banned colonial trading with the American Indians surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada 7. Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams were similar in that both women- wrote a history of the American Revolution worked to persuade people to support the Patriot cause c. served in the First Continental Congress acted as spies behind the British lines for General Washington 8. The name of which individual best completes the diagram? Haym Solomon Wentworth Cheswell c. Samuel Adams Hiram Revels 9. Which best describes George Washington s winter at Valley Forge in ?

3 Washington spent the winter there because he was waiting for help from the French. Washington used the winter there to launch surprise attacks against the British. c. Washington spent the winter there to silence critics who feared he would surrender. Washington used the winter there to train his soldiers and improve their discipline. 10. Which Jewish financier lent money to the Continental Congress to pay the army without collecting any interest? Haym Solomon Wentworth Cheswell c. James Armistead John Hancock 11. Which of the following was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? Canada and the Ohio River Valley were returned to France. The British recognized American self-government and the Americans acknowledged the King s authority over them. c. Britain recognized American ownership of all territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. The Americans agreed to grant citizenship rights to Native Americans. 12. Which best explains the significance of the Battle of Yorktown? c. A large British force was cut off by American and French troops by land and by a French fleet by se The British were able to divide the colonies into two halves, nearly smothering the rebellion. The French were persuaded by the victory to lend support to the American

4 cause. The Continental Army was able to capture the stolen treasure used to pay British and Hessian troops. 13. Which event best completes the timeline? c. French and Indian War ends. Boston Tea Party is hel Declaration of Independence is drafte George Washington becomes President. 14. Which of the following is an example of an unalienable right? personal liberty a college education c. home ownership employment 15. Which Founding Father is correctly paired to his contribution as a model of civil virtue? Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin commanded American troops at Saratoga c. George Washington negotiated a treaty of alliance with France John Adams accepted the British Surrender at Yorktown 16. How did the American Revolution impact other parts of the world? It led to Great Britain giving up its other colonies. It encouraged other nations to fight for their independence. c. It made other nations fearful of American strength. It made citizens of other nations fearful of a fight for independence.

5 17. The first battles of the American Revolution, also known as The Shot Heard Round the World, occurred in April 1775 in, Massachusetts. Yorktown c. Bunker Hill Lexington & Concord Austin 18. The British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 is considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it resulted in Benedict Arnold committing treason the reopening of the port of Boston c. the Continental Congress fleeing Philadelphia France becoming an ally of the United States 19. What message does this cartoon symbolize? The colonies are stronger if they are divide If the colonists do not unite, they will be defeate c. The colonists will die if they unite. Only a cruel person would cut up a snake. 20. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to increase public support for American independence criticize the military strategies of General George Washington c. explain why the American colonies should form an alliance with Spain criticize King George III for his support of the French and Indian War

6 CCA Week 12 Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: B 20B DOK2 2. ANS: B 1B DOK1 3. ANS: B 4a 4. ANS: C 20c 5. ANS: B 4A 6. ANS: A 4A 7. ANS: B 23E 8. ANS: B 9. ANS: D 10. ANS: A 11. ANS: C

7 12. ANS: A 13. ANS: C 1C 14. ANS: A 19A 15. ANS: A 16. ANS: B 17. ANS: B 18. ANS: D 19. ANS: B 29D 20. ANS: A