The+Revolutionary+Era+-+Unit+4

Like all previous pages in this section, the content from this page comes from a variety of sources, to whom, I am greatly indebted. Having said that, here is the content that many of the previous exams have covered in the MULTIPLE CHOICE portion of the test:

French and Indian War Proclamation of 1763 Stamp Act Virtual Representation Boston Tea Party Common Sense by Thomas Paine Declaration of Independence Quebec Act Abigail Adams
 * __The Political Crisis with England__**

__**The War**__ Battle of Saratoga Nature of the Colonial Army (volunteers, not draftees or professional soldiers) French support of the colonies Treaty of Paris

__**The Articles of Confederation**__ Continental Congress Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Territory Shays' Rebellion

__**Constitutional Convention**__ Federalists vs Anti-Federalists Bill of Rights Federalist Papers Three-fifths Compromise Electoral College

For the **FRQ/DBQ** portion of the exam, here are the previous questions that I came across:

__**DBQ**__ To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1750 to 1776 to answer the question.

In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-63) alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response.

1. Evaluate the relative importance of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776: (1) parliamentary taxation, (2) restriction of civil liberties, (3) British military measures, (4) the legacy of colonial religious and political ideas.
 * __FRQ__**

2. Analyze the ways in which TWO of the following influenced the development of American society: (1) Puritanism during the seventeenth century, (2) the Great Awakening during the eighteenth century, (3) the Second Great Awakening during the nineteenth century.

3. Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from 1775-1800.

4. Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775-1783.

__**AP Topics (From the AP US History Workshop Materials)**__ The French and Indian War The Imperial Crisis and resistance to Britain The War for Independence State constitutions and the Articles of Confederation The Federal Constitution
 * The American Revolutionary Era (1754-1789)**

Finally, here is a list of other names and terms that would probably be good to know:

William Pitt George Grenville Benjamin Franklin Writs of Assistance Sugar Act Quartering Act Declaratory Act Samuel Adams Stamp Act Congress Townshend Acts Boston Massacre Tea Act Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress Battles of Lexington and Concord Second Continental Congress Charles Cornwallis John Jay Elastic Clause Virginia and New Jersey Plans Great Compromise (a.k.a. Connecticut Plan)