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Western theater of the American Revolutionary War - Quiz
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  • 1. What time period did the western theater of the American Revolutionary War cover?
A) 1754–1763
B) 1776–1781
C) 1775–1783
D) 1763–1775
  • 2. Which geographic feature marked the western boundary of the conflict zone?
A) Ohio River
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Scioto River
D) Mississippi River
  • 3. Which European power acted as an ally to the American settlers in the western theater?
A) France
B) Netherlands
C) Spain
D) Portugal
  • 4. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
A) To encourage westward expansion
B) To establish the boundary of Quebec
C) To formalize the French alliance
D) To forbid white settlement west of the Appalachians
  • 5. Which treaty opened land for white settlement south of the Ohio River in 1768?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Fort Stanwix
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of London
  • 6. Why did Great Britain redeploy western forces to the East Coast in 1772?
A) Increasing tensions with the colonists
B) A desire to expand into Canada
C) A threat from the Spanish
D) Loss of the French and Indian War
  • 7. Which act placed lands between the Ohio River and Great Lakes under the jurisdiction of Quebec?
A) Proclamation of 1763
B) Stamp Act
C) Sugar Act
D) Quebec Act
  • 8. Who led the settlers in the Yellow Creek massacre?
A) George Washington
B) Tachnechdorus
C) Lord Dunmore
D) Daniel Greathouse
  • 9. Which tribe supported Tachnechdorus after the Yellow Creek massacre?
A) Wyandot
B) Iroquois
C) Shawnee
D) Lenape
  • 10. What happened to the Shawnees after Virginia's victory in Dunmore's War?
A) They formed an alliance with the British
B) They were granted autonomy
C) They regained their lands
D) They were compelled to accept the Ohio River boundary
  • 11. What was the primary concern of the Grand Ohio Company?
A) Mining for gold
B) Establishing a colonial government
C) Speculation in Native American lands
D) Trading fur with the French
  • 12. Which group of people were excluded from the 1768 treaties?
A) Iroquois
B) British officials
C) French settlers
D) Shawnees, Mingos, Lenape, and Wyandots
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