Chapter 1
In 1759 the British soldiers sailed up the St. ______ River.
a. Bank
b. Roth
c. Lawrence
d. Green
c. Lawrence
What happened in March, 1770?
a. The Boston Tea Party
b. tax on tea
c. The Boston Massacre
d. The Stamp Act was repealed
c. The Boston Massacre
They agreed that unless parliament repealed the intolerable acts, the colonists would stop _________ colonial goods to Great Britain.
a. grievances
b. importing
c. exporting
d. starting
c. exporting
Why did the British government impose new taxes?
a. To pay for the French and Indian war.
b. To pay for moving across the ocean.
c. To pay for the revolutionary war.
a. To pay for the French and Indian war.
What job did Crispus Attucks do?
a. sailor
b. billionaire
c. a merchant
d. a criminal
a. sailor
What did Paul Revere do?
a. He watched the British.
b. He swam in a river.
c. He started the war.
d. He watched for 1 or 2 lanterns in the belfry tower.
d. He watched for 1 or 2 lanterns in the belfry tower.
What is the definition of conflict?
a. to challenge or fight against.
b. to comfort
c. a group of ships traveling together
d. a fight or struggle for power or authority
d. a fight or struggle for power or authority
It was not an entirely ______ picture of what happened, but many colonists thought it was.
a. eliminated
b. indirectly
c. accurate
d. patriot
c. accurate
What happened in September, 1774?
a. The first continental congress.
b. Georgia went to war.
c. Nothing
d. The war started.
a. The first continental congress.
Who was George Grenville?
a. the leader of the government
b. the leader of the war
c. the prime minister of Great Britain
d. the president.
c. the prime minister of Great Britain
How many ships were loaded with tea that the Sons of Liberty attacked?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 3
d. 3
What were the quartering act?
a. You had to pay an extra quarter for everything.
b. You had to house British soldiers.
c. The King chose the judges for trial.
d. The Boston Port was closed.
b. You had to house British soldiers.
Why did the colonists move from Great Britain to the thirteen colonies?
a. They hated the king.
b. They hated living in Great Britain.
c. They didn't have any money.
d. To start a new life and get new jobs.
d. To start a new life and get new jobs.
What did Phillis Wheatley do?
a. wrote a poem to King George
b. helped people
c. set all slaves free
d. sailed on ships
a. wrote a poem to King George
Who fired the first shot in the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a. British
b. Continental army
c. Parker's Militia
d. No one knows for sure.
d. No one knows for sure.