Matching
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.|Common Sense|
b.|boycott|
c.|Battle of Trenton|
d.|French and Indian War|
e.|profiteering|
f.|Pontiac’s Rebellion|
g.|Battle of Bunker Hill|
h.|militia|
i.|Albany Plan of Union|
j.|Proclamation of 1763|
k.|mercenary|
l.|Stamp Act|
m.|Declaration of Independence|
n.|blockade|
____ 1. The ____ pitted the British and American colonists against the French and their Native American allies.
____ 2. A ____ is a group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
____ 3. During ____, Native Americans in the Great Lakes region fought against the British.
____ 4. King George issued the ____ to close the region west of the Appalachians to colonial settlement.
____ 5. The ____ placed a tax on colonial newspapers and other printed materials.
____ 6. Thomas Paine wrote ____ to urge colonists to break from Britain.
____ 7. The four sections of the ____ explained why the colonies should cut their ties to Britain.
____ 8. A ____ is a foreign soldier hired to fight a war.
____ 9. The ____ was fought on Christmas night, 1776.
____ 10. A ____ is a naval action designed to isolate an area from outside contact.
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
____ 11. The French and Indian War led to
a.|a massive migration to Canada.|
b.|a weakening of colonial loyalty to Britain.|
c.|the end of Britain’s involvement in colonial affairs.|
d.|an increased colonial dependence on Britain.|
____ 12. The Revolutionary War began with the
a.|Battle of Saratoga.|
b.|Battle of Trenton.|
c.|Battles of Lexington and Concord.|
d.|Battle of Bunker Hill.|
____ 13. The Americans won the Revolutionary War mainly because
a.|their armies were better trained and