Subjects /Social Studies /Assignments /

Causes of the American Revolution

Question 1

Short answer

Select TWO of the following issues. How was each issue a cause of the American Revolution?

Question 2

Multiple choice

How was this grievance addressed by the Founding Fathers?

  • By making the president the commander in chief of the armed forces

  • By requiring the president and members of congress to take the oath of office

  • By giving the president and Congress the power to make treaties

  • By giving Congress the power to draft civilians into the armed forces

Question 3

Multiple choice

How did the American colonists IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in these headlines?

  • The First Continential Congress declared war on Great Britian

  • The colonist adopted the Articles of Confederation

  • The First Continential Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III

  • The colonists adopted the Bill of Rights

Question 4

Multiple choice

How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

  • By collecting funds to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Harbor

  • By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid

  • By placing a tax on all goods imported from Great Britian

  • By holding the First Continential Congress to discuss unified resistance

Question 5

Multiple choice

How did the English Mercantilist policies influence the Founding Fathers following the Revolutionary War

  • The Founders encouraged minimal governmental influence over foreign relations.

  • The Founders promoted the establishment of governmental authority over citizens.

  • The Founders promoted the establishment of governmental taxes on the states.

  • The Founders encourage minimal governmental regulation of businesses.

Question 6

Multiple choice

Which era in U.S. history correctly replaces the question mark for the title of this diagram?

  • Reconstruction

  • Sectionalism

  • The Revolutionary Period

  • The Early Republic

Question 7

Multiple choice

Why was the victory at Saratoga a turning point in U.S. history?

  • It convinced France to support the American cause.

  • The battle led to the the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

  • The battle represented the end of the American Revolution.

  • It marked a major change in the leadership of the Continential Army.

Teach with AI superpowers

Why teachers love Class Companion

Import assignments to get started in no time.

Create your own rubric to customize the AI feedback to your liking.

Overrule the AI feedback if a student disputes.

Other Social Studies Assignments

2nd Quarterly Enduring Issues Essay 2nd Quarterly Enduring Issues Essay 3x Genre EduProtocol - Cat MemeAfrican American Freedom During ReconstructionAfrican Savanna Narrative RewriteAfrica Unit 1 Re-TestAnalyzing Historical Sources: The Black Death and TradeAPUSH Period 1: AMSCO MCQs (GT Copy)Argumentative Essay Introduction: Fall of RomeArgumentative Essay Introduction: Fall of Rome (modified copy)ASSESSMENT: CER Statement - What was the most significant impact of A.I.M.?ASSESSMENT: CER Statement - What was the most significant impact of A.I.M.?ASSESSMENT: CER Statement - What was the most significant impact of A.I.M.?Becoming Responsible and Informed Citizens in the Digital AgeBerlin: A Microcosm of the Cold WarBirmingham Children CrusadeCanada's Economy and Trade: A Writing AssignmentCentral American Migrants and 'La Bestia' Comprehension Questions (copy)CER - Federalism, Elections, and the Power to VoteCH. 3 TestChernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Causes and EffectsClaim Evidence Reasoning "Was the Reconstruction ERA a success or failure?"Cold War Influence on U.S. Domestic IssuesColonial Regions CharacteristicsComparing and Contrasting Australia and CanadaCurrent Events ParagraphDBQ : The Crusades as a Catalyst for Global ExchangeDeforestation of the AmazonDesigning Your Ideal DemocracyEnduring Issues Connections PracticeEnduring Issues Essay Practice Full EssayEnduring Issues Practice Classwork from 5-31Environmental SustainabilityEssay #1: Should students have the freedom to use their phones in school?European Exploration QuizFactors Contributing to the Fall of the Roman EmpireFall of Rome DBQ: Body Paragraph # 1Fall of Rome DBQ: Body Paragraph # 1 (modified copy)Fall of Rome DBQ: Body Paragraph # 2Fall of Rome DBQ: Body Paragraph # 2 (modified copy)"Fall of Rome" DBQ Essay Fall of Rome DBQ: Final Body Paragraph (w/counterargument + rebuttal)FDR's Fireside Chat AnalysisFinal DBQ Essay: TheGreat Wall of China 3/21/25First Body Paragraph: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?First Body Paragraph: How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson?Foundations & Legacy: Unit 2 AssessmentFrom small farming villages to Large city-statesFRQ 4: Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?