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