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Lusher Middle School 7th Grade Q1 exam

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Social Studies Q1

Questão 1 de 20

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All of the following led to American victory EXCEPT:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 2 de 20

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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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Bernardo de Galvez

  • Baron de Montesquieu

  • Marquis de Lafayette

  • Friedrich von Steuben

Explicação

Questão 3 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 4 de 20

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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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Treaty of Paris

  • Stamp Act

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Sugar Act

Explicação

Questão 5 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Albany Plan of Union

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

  • Second Continental Congress

Explicação

Questão 6 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Albany Plan of Union

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

  • Second Continental Congress

Explicação

Questão 7 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Yorktown, Virginia

  • Boston, Massachusetts

  • Concord, Massachusetts

Explicação

Questão 8 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 10 de 20

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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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Committees of Correspondence

  • Intolerable Acts

  • Minutemen

  • Boston Massacre

Explicação

Questão 11 de 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • John Adams

  • Samuel Adams

  • Crispus Attucks

  • Patrick Henry

Explicação

Questão 12 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Boston Massacre

  • The First Continental Congress

  • The Intolerable Acts

Explicação

Questão 13 de 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • John Adams

  • George Washington

  • John Hancock

  • Thomas Jefferson

Explicação

Questão 14 de 20

1

What was significant about the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 15 de 20

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Treaty of Paris

  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Stamp Act

  • Sugar Act

Explicação

Questão 16 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 17 de 20

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The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 18 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 19 de 20

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 20 de 20

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Forced enlistment in the army

  • Lack of governmental services

  • Taxation without representation

  • Manifest destiny

Explicação