American Rev 1
What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act?
A. To require colonists to house and provide supplies for British soldiers
B. To tax newspapers and legal documents
C. To close Boston Harbor
D. To give the East India Company control of the tea trade
A. To require colonists to house and provide supplies for British soldiers
What was the nickname for colonial soldiers who were ready to fight quickly?
A. Loyalists
B. Minutemen
C. Redcoats
D. Grenadiers
B. Minutemen
Why did the British government pass new taxes after the French and Indian War?
A. Britain wanted to pay for debts and expenses from the war.
B. Britain wanted to help the colonies become independent.
C. Britain wanted to give money to France.
D. Britain wanted to stop all trade in North America.
A. Britain wanted to pay for debts and expenses from the war.
A colonial newspaper shows British soldiers firing at colonists in Boston. Why might Patriot leaders have published this image?
A. To encourage colonists to support British rule
B. To persuade colonists that British actions were unfair
C. To celebrate the end of the Revolutionary War
D. To advertise British tea
B. To persuade colonists that British actions were unfair
Samuel Adams was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston. Which event most likely increased his opposition to British rule?
A. The signing of the Treaty of Paris
B. The passage of the Stamp Act
C. The election of George Washington
D. The creation of the United States Constitution
B. The passage of the Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre was used in colonial newspapers and pamphlets to criticize British rule. What effect did this have?
A. It increased colonial support for independence.
B. It caused the British to leave North America immediately.
C. It ended the use of taxes in the colonies.
D. It caused the colonies to support Parliament.
A. It increased colonial support for independence.
What did the Intolerable Acts do in response to the Boston Tea Party?
A. They closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for.
B. They gave the colonies representation in Parliament.
C. They ended all taxes on tea.
D. They made Boston the capital of the colonies.
A. They closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for.
Which statement describes the Boston Massacre?
A. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
B. British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston.
C. Colonists defeated the British at Saratoga.
D. British troops surrendered at Yorktown.
B. British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston.
Which BEST explains how the French and Indian War contributed to tensions between Britain and the American colonists?
A. Britain lost all of its North American territory.
B. Britain placed new taxes on the colonies to pay war debts.
C. France forced the colonies to stop trading with Britain.
D. The colonists refused to fight alongside British soldiers.
B. Britain placed new taxes on the colonies to pay war debts.
A student creates the following cause-and-effect chart:
Cause: The British Parliament passed a law taxing printed materials.
Effect: Colonists protested and used the slogan “No Taxation Without Representation.”
Which law belongs in the cause box?
A. The Tea Act
B. The Stamp Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. The Intolerable Acts
B. The Stamp Act
Which group of women supported the colonial boycott by making homespun cloth and using substitutes for British goods?
A. The Molly Pitchers
B. The Daughters of Liberty
C. The Sons of Liberty
D. The Continental Congress
B. The Daughters of Liberty
What was a major complaint expressed by the slogan “No Taxation Without Representation”?
A. Colonists were not allowed to own land.
B. Colonists were taxed by Parliament even though they had no representatives there.
C. Colonists were forced to serve in the British army.
D. Colonists could not trade with France.
B. Colonists were taxed by Parliament even though they had no representatives there.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution?
A. The war caused Britain to increase control and taxes over the colonies.
B. The war caused the colonies to become French territory.
C. The war ended all disagreements between Britain and the colonies.
D. The war caused the colonists to stop trading with one another.
A. The war caused Britain to increase control and taxes over the colonies.
Which act placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials?
A. The Sugar Act
B. The Stamp Act
C. The Tea Act
D. The Quartering Act
B. The Stamp Act
What did Paul Revere warn the Patriots about during his midnight ride?
A. The arrival of French soldiers
B. The British troops were coming
C. The passage of the Tea Act
D. The end of the Revolutionary War
B. The British troops were coming
Which group was formed to protest British taxes and policies?
A. The Sons of Liberty
B. The Federalists
C. The Loyalist Council
D. The House of Burgesses
A. The Sons of Liberty
Why did the slogan “No Taxation Without Representation” become popular among the colonists?
A. Colonists believed they should not be taxed by a government in which they had no elected representatives.
B. Colonists wanted Parliament to increase taxes.
C. Colonists wanted to end all colonial governments.
D. Colonists believed only France should collect taxes.
A. Colonists believed they should not be taxed by a government in which they had no elected representatives.
Which sequence shows the events in the correct chronological order?
A. Boston Tea Party → Stamp Act → French and Indian War
B. Stamp Act → French and Indian War → Boston Tea Party
C. French and Indian War → Stamp Act → Boston Tea Party
D. Boston Tea Party → French and Indian War → Stamp Act
C. French and Indian War → Stamp Act → Boston Tea Party
Which event involved colonists throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
A. The Boston Massacre
B. The Boston Tea Party
C. The Battle of Bunker Hill
D. The Intolerable Acts
B. The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act gave which company a special monopoly to sell tea to the colonies?
A. The West India Company
B. The Virginia Company
C. The East India Company
D. The Hudson Bay Company
C. The East India Company
Which battles are generally considered the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?
A. Battles of Saratoga and Yorktown
B. Battles of Bunker Hill and Trenton
C. Battles of Lexington and Concord
D. Battles of Philadelphia and Princeton
C. Battles of Lexington and Concord
How did the Daughters of Liberty support the colonial boycott?
A. They served as officers in the British army.
B. They made homespun cloth and used substitutes for British goods.
C. They destroyed colonial newspapers.
D. They collected taxes for Parliament.
B. They made homespun cloth and used substitutes for British goods.