Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR Review worksheet on the American Revolution, featuring multiple-choice questions and a diagram on colonial economic relations.

Let’s go through each question one by one and figure out the right answers.

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Question 1:
> British colonists largely objected to which of the following prohibitions of westward expansion following the French and Indian War?

After the French and Indian War (which ended in 1763), Britain didn’t want colonists moving west because it would cause more conflicts with Native Americans — and Britain wanted to keep control. So they issued the Proclamation of 1763, which said colonists couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The other options:
- Stamp Act (1765) = tax on paper goods → not about land
- Treaty of Paris (1783) = ended Revolutionary War → too late
- Sugar Act (1764) = tax on sugar/molasses → also not about land

✔ So the answer is B. Proclamation of 1763

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Question 2:
> The quote from Samuel Adams in 1772 says a community should decide what taxes to pay for public affairs. What practice is he arguing against?

He’s saying that just like a person decides how much to spend, a group of people (the colony) should get to vote on their own taxes. But Britain was taxing them without letting them have representatives in Parliament. That’s called “taxation without representation.”

Other choices don’t fit:
- Slavery? Not mentioned.
- Firearms? Not related.
- Land expansion? That’s Question 1.

✔ So the answer is F. taxation without representation

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Question 3:
> Which of the following is NOT one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774?

The Intolerable Acts were punishments after the Boston Tea Party. They included:
- Closing the Port of Boston (A)
- Forcing colonists to house British soldiers (B)
- Letting the governor ban town meetings (C)

But there was NO act that increased taxes on exported goods from Boston. In fact, most of these acts were about control and punishment — not new export taxes.

✔ So the answer is D. The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston

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Question 4:
> The diagram shows colonies sending raw materials to Britain, and Britain sending back finished goods. What economic system is this?

This is classic mercantilism — where colonies exist to benefit the mother country by providing cheap resources and buying expensive manufactured goods. It’s not free trade (they weren’t tax-free), not balance of trade power (it was unequal), and federalism is about government structure — not economics.

✔ So the answer is G. mercantilism

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Final Answer:
1. B
2. F
3. D
4. G