AHSGE Social Studies ch 2 test
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Graduation Exam Chapter 2 Test 1. Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? a. Lexington and Concord b. Yorktown and Richmond c. Saratoga and Bunker Hill d. Lexington and Yorktown 2. How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre? a. 19 b. 12 c. 5 d. 52 3. Why was the Declaration of Independence written? a. To tell the world why the colonies wanted to be their own country. b. To tell the world why the colonies wanted to stay loyal to Britain. c. To tell the world why the colonies did not want to fight. d. As a final dissertation of Thomas Jefferson 4. Study the passage below. Which event is MOST LIKELY described in this passage? a. Boston Tea Party b. Boston Massacre c. Battle of Valley Forge “I saw a party of soldiers come from the main guard, and draw themselves up ... the people still continued in the street, crying, 'Fire, fire, and be damned,' and hove some more snow balls, whereupon I heard a musket go off, and in the space of two or three seconds, I heard the word 'fire' given ... and instantly the soldiers fired one
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Graduation ExamChapter 2 Test
1. Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?a. Lexington and Concordb. Yorktown and Richmondc. Saratoga and Bunker Hilld. Lexington and Yorktown
2. How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?a. 19b. 12c. 5d. 52
3. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?a. To tell the world why the colonies wanted to be their own country.b. To tell the world why the colonies wanted to stay loyal to Britain.c. To tell the world why the colonies did not want to fight.d. As a final dissertation of Thomas Jefferson
4. Study the passage below.
Which event is MOST LIKELY described in this passage?a. Boston Tea Partyb. Boston Massacrec. Battle of Valley Forged. Battle of Yorktown
5. Where was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?a. Yorktownb. Saratogac. Lexingtond. Bunker Hill
“I saw a party of soldiers come from the main guard, and draw themselves up ... the people still continued in the street, crying, 'Fire, fire, and be damned,' and hove some more snow balls, whereupon I heard a musket go off, and in the space of two or three seconds, I heard the word 'fire' given ... and instantly the soldiers fired one after another."
6. Study the list below.
What does this list describe?a. Treaty of Paris 1873b. Declaration of Independencec. Constitutiond. Articles of Confederation
7. What was the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War called?a. Treaty of Paris 1783b. Treaty of Athens 1783c. Treaty of Versaillesd. Treaty of Paris 1763
8. Who was the French and Indian war between?a. France and Britainb. France and the Indian Nationsc. Britain and the Iroquois Nationd. Britain and the American colonies
9. Who served as the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
a. George Washingtonb. Benjamin Franklin c. Patrick Henryd. Thomas Jefferson
10. Study the table below.
Which completes this diagram?a. Turning point of the war that caused France to help the colonists fight. b. Resulted in the end of the American Revolutionary Warc. George Washington’s last standd. The only loss of the Revolutionary forces to the British
Battle of the Revolution
Description
Lexington & Concord
First battles of American Revolution
Saratoga ?
Yorktown Final American victory
Ended the Revolutionary War American independence was
recognized US boundaries were set
11. Where were Washington’s troops encamped during the harsh winter of 1777-1778?
a. Valley Forgeb. Washingtonc. Philadelphiad. Richmond
12. What was one of the main causes of the War of 1812? a. Nationalism
b. A strong mistrust of Britainc. Impressmentd. Assassination of the British King
13. Which country fought the French during the French and Indian War?a. Spainb. Americac. Englandd. Native Americas
14. A result of the French and Indian War was the a. need for an increase in taxes on the American colonists by the British b. need to divide acquired lands between the existing coloniesc. call for American colonists to continue to fight the Native Americansd. end of French possessions in the Americas
15. The cartoon below was created during the late 1760s. Use the cartoon and your own knowledge to answer Number 10.
The cartoon was designed as a protest againsta. Passage of the Constitutionb. Taxes imposed by Great Britainc. Attacks on colonists by British soldiersd. Fighting between colonists and native Americans
16. “I was an advocate of the American Revolution who addressed the House of Burgesses, urging them to take military action against England. I am best known for my quote, “give me liberty or give me death.” Who am I?
a. John Adamsb. Paul Reverec. Thomas Pained. Patrick Henry
17. The First and Second Continental Congresses was an attempta. for colonists to begin acting as a national governmentb. disunite the 13 coloniesc. write a constitutiond. organize a militia
18. The leader of the Sons of Liberty a. Paul Revereb. George Washingtonc. Samuel Adamsd. Patrick Henry
19. Which describes Thomas Jefferson’s role in the Revolution?a. Commander in Chief of Revolutionary Forces
b. Leader of the Sons of Libertyc. Philosopher who wrote, “Common Sense”d. Author of the Declaration of Independence
20. Study the passage below.
This passage is the a. First amendment to the Constitution b. Beginning of the Declaration of Independence c. Preamble to the Constitution d. Elastic clause of the Constitution
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
