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Lusher Middle School 7th Grade Q1 exam

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Social Studies Q1

Frage 1 von 20

1

All of the following led to American victory EXCEPT:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Americans were familiar with the local geography.

  • Help from other nations like Russia was crucial in providing weapons.

  • Patriot soldiers were fighting for their homes and beliefs.

  • The colonists were able to unify for the American cause

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Frage 2 von 20

1

This French noble, inspired by the Declaration of Independence, volunteered to serve in the American army without pay. He served as an aide to Washington and commanded part of the Continental Army. He convinced the French government to send troops and ships to help the Americans.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Bernardo de Galvez

  • Baron de Montesquieu

  • Marquis de Lafayette

  • Friedrich von Steuben

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Frage 3 von 20

1

All of the following are TRUE about the Continental and British forces EXCEPT:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Continental forces outnumbered the British forces

  • The French supported the British as allies

  • The Continental Army had very limited weapons

  • The British forces were more trained and disciplined

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Frage 4 von 20

1

The British government issued the ________________________ which drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains and said colonial settlers must remove themselves from Native American lands.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Treaty of Paris

  • Stamp Act

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Sugar Act

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Frage 5 von 20

1

At an event called ______________________ , colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Albany Plan of Union

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

  • Second Continental Congress

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Frage 6 von 20

1

The _____________________ was a meeting in 1774, in Philadelphia, where representatives, or delegates, gathered to discuss colonial action after the Intolerable Acts.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Albany Plan of Union

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

  • Second Continental Congress

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Frage 7 von 20

1

Where did British General Cornwallis surrender to American forces, leading to the end of the American Revolutionary War?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Yorktown, Virginia

  • Boston, Massachusetts

  • Concord, Massachusetts

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Frage 8 von 20

1

The colonists reacted angrily to the Tea Act because they thought it:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Went against the principles of mercantilism.

  • Forced them to not buy tea.

  • Kept them from buying tea at a low price.

  • Was a way to make them accept Parliament’s right to tax the colonies.

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Frage 9 von 20

1

All of the following are TRUE about the American camp at Valley Forge EXCEPT:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • It was a makeshift camp for the Patriot troops to weather the winter

  • It was a difficult winter filled with hardships for soldiers

  • George Washington went home to Martha Washington at Mount Vernon for the winter

  • The drills helped the Continental army to march and fight with new skill

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Frage 10 von 20

1

The _____________________ were meant by the British to punish the colonists by closing the port at Boston and forbidding the colonists to hold meetings without the governor's permission. These harsh acts actually pushed the colonists closer to the Revolution.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Committees of Correspondence

  • Intolerable Acts

  • Minutemen

  • Boston Massacre

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Frage 11 von 20

1

This free black sailor died in the Boston Massacre, one of the first colonists to lose his life in what would become the American Revolution.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • John Adams

  • Samuel Adams

  • Crispus Attucks

  • Patrick Henry

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Frage 12 von 20

1

In 1770, at an incident named the _______________________________, five colonists were shot by British soldiers who felt threatened by a rowdy crowd.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Boston Massacre

  • The First Continental Congress

  • The Intolerable Acts

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Frage 13 von 20

1

_______________________, president of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration first. Some were afraid to sign, but this signer, said "There, I guess King George will be able to read that.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • John Adams

  • George Washington

  • John Hancock

  • Thomas Jefferson

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Frage 14 von 20

1

What was significant about the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Minutemen faced British troops and forced them back at a bridge.

  • It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

  • Minutemen used the region's geography to defeat the British from cover of woods and fields.

  • The British were not willing to use deadly force in the battle.

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Frage 15 von 20

1

The ________________________, which taxed molasses, made it easier for British officials
to bring colonial smugglers to trial.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Treaty of Paris

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Stamp Act

  • Sugar Act

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Frage 16 von 20

1

How did the Americans use local geography to their advantage in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The Americans blocked British access to Boston Harbor with their ships.

  • The Americans assembled along the north shore of the Charles River.

  • The Americans took a position on a hilltop overlooking Boston Harbor.

  • The Americans lured the British into a valley and attacked from the hills above.

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Frage 17 von 20

1

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The colonies should expand trade with other nations.

  • Taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

  • Economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

  • Any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

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Frage 18 von 20

1

What was the colonists' main argument against the Stamp Tax?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • It wasn't consistent with a free-enterprise system.

  • The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

  • The colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

  • The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

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Frage 19 von 20

1

Which of the following statements comparing the Continental and British armies is MOST accurate?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The British had more troops and were better disciplined than the Americans.

  • The British had less money to buy supplies while the American supplies were plentiful.

  • The British used traditional methods of fighting while the Americans used more unconventional methods like guerilla warfare.

  • The British had more significant and powerful allies than the Americans.

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Frage 20 von 20

1

What important issue in the American colonies symbolized the core of their dispute with British rule?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Forced enlistment in the army

  • Lack of governmental services

  • Taxation without representation

  • Manifest destiny

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