stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Events Leading to American Revolution Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Events Leading to American Revolution
Events Leading to American Revolution
40 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
2,643 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
40 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
40
Answers
1
Which was not part of the Intolerable Acts?
Soldiers in the Boston Massacre would be retried in England
placed the government of Massachusetts under British control
Sent more new troops
closed New York's harbor until the tea had been paid for.
2
What caused the fight to erupt in Boston?
Colonists started screaming
Lord North was taking a bath
Patriots started throwing snow & rocks
The tea was thrown into the harbor.
3
How much tea was dumped into the harbor?
90,000 pounds
none
1 pound
2,000 pounds
4
What is a boycott?
a type of military warfare where people get killed
a weapon for "The Purge"
a tax on beds for boys
protest where people refuse to buy something
5
Who would've called the Massacre Self-Defense?
Sam Adams
British troops
Starbucks owners
Patriots
6
What caused the Boston Massacre?
Tax on tea didn't spark British rule
colonists resented British soldiers
Lorn North tried to rescue the East India Company.
King George III demanded ice cream but did't get it
7
Before 1763, the American colonies had been
left alone to govern themselves.
denied religious freedom by the king.
ruled with a firm hand by Parliament
heavily taxed by the British government.
8
Who was the mastermind behind the Tea Act?
George Washington
Lord North
King George III
Sam Adams
9
What were the British looking for when they marched on Lexington?
gun powder
George Washington
Slaves
spies
10
The Quartering Act required the colonists to
supply the troops with money $.25
give the troops suspenders
supply the troops with housing
support Obama
11
***The French & Indian War was fought between...
English and French
Colonies & Indians
French and Indians
Colonies & British
12
Why was Boston Harbor closed?
The British were coming
They had a private event
Tea needed to be paid for
Ships were on fire
13
What items were taxed in the Townshend acts?
Guns, knives & masks for "The Purge"
Oil, lead & paint
Farming goods, plants & tools
Clothing, cloth & wood
14
Which group believed the Boston Massacre was proof that troops were needed in the colonies?
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Patriots
The Beatles
15
What did the Townshend Act do for British people?
It taxed them on British goods.
It brought them money.
It allowed British soldiers to stay & live with the British.
It allowed British people to disobey all laws once a year.
16
What did the colonies do to show unity after the passing of the Intolerable Acts? (choose 2)
Other colonies sent food to prevent starvation.
They flew to England to burn George's castle to the ground.
Merchants in other cities closed their shops in support.
They all sent money to pay the tea debt.
17
The "Royal" Proclamation of 1763 stated ...
Native Americans were now official allies of the British
King George was the head of the Church in America
Americans had to pay taxes on all legal documents
Colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian mountains
18
There was a period of more than a hundred years where the British king left the colonies alone.
False
True
19
What did New England towns call their militias?
Team Sam Adams
Freedom Fighters
Minutemen
Patriots
20
Who was the King of England at this time in history?
King George III
Barack Obama
King George I
King George II
21
The Townshend Acts were repealed. What does repeal mean?
to cancel or reverse
to make something worse
passed with full support
to peel something again
22
Which of the following statements is not true about the arrival of the tea ships?
Colonists in costumes happily bought the tea off the ship
The Sons of Liberty tossed the tea into the harbor
Some ships turned around.
In Boston, the British Navy blocked the port.
23
***While the Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace, instead it
led to riots in colonial cities.
smelled of tyranny to many colonists.
sparked a boycott of British goods.
triggered wars between Indian groups.
24
***An American colonist who wanted to stay under British rule was known as...
A Patriot
A Loyalist
A Neutralist
An American
25
Because of the French & Indian War...
England increased taxes to pay war debt.
Colonists and the French became allies.
the French gained territory in the southeast of America.
British soldiers came to respect colonial soldiers.
26
Who fired first in the Boston Massacre?
Colonists
French
Mexicans
British
27
Which was NOT an American response to The Stamp Act?
Some protested by writing letters
Some people bought extra stamps to give away to others.
Some attacked tax collectors' homes
Some protested by refusing to buy the stamps
28
What was the famous slogan the colonists had for the Stamp Act?
"G.I. Joe for king"
"No Taxation without Representation!"
"We hate Brits!"
"King George is stupid!"
29
Where did the Tea Party take place?
Your house
London
France
Boston Harbor
30
The Townshend Acts were repealed on everything except tea because
the British saw the error of their ways.
the Americans complaints swayed King George III
the British paid off all their war debt
they were not profitable.
31
In the peace treaty, France gave _______ to Great Britain.
Michigan
France
Canada
The Ohio River Valley
32
At the time the treaty was made, "Canada" included modern day ___________.
Canada, Maine, and Michigan
Michigan, Montana, and Texas
Texas, Florida & California
Michigan, Kentucky & Indiana
33
Who fired the first shot at Lexington?
Lord North from his bathtub in Boston
The American militia
The British Redcoats
No one knows
34
The Intolerable Acts were passed to...
punish the Sons of Liberty
make more money.
make life full of sunshine and unicorns
help the British East India Company
35
What was the dispute in the French and Indian War about?
Control over the Great Lakes
Who owned the land in the Ohio Valley.
Dispute over which land the Indians owned.
Dispute over who the Indians could trade with.
36
Why was the Stamp Act passed?
King George needed more for his stamp collection.
To help Britain pay for their war debt
To increase the cost of postage.
Because the British wanted to give the king their money.
37
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Jamestown
Miami
Philidelphia
Boston
38
In one way, the French & Indian War was about fashion.
True
False
39
The ________ Act was an attempt to save the British East India Company.
Groundhog
Intolerable
Tea
Townshend
40
The French & Indian was also called the _____ Years War, for the number of years it lasted.
Eleven
Two
Eight
Seven
