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Causes of the American Revolution - Week 1
Causes of the American Revolution - Week 1
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When is Ms. Cartwright's wedding?
July
May
June
August
2
Where did Ms. Cartwright graduate college?
OSU
Evangel University
University of Texas
Northeastern University
3
Why was The Stamp Act illegal?
It was a hidden tax
It was too high of a tax
The King passed it illegally through Parliament
The colonies repealed it
4
What is a cash crop?
Corn that can be sold as currency
Money to plant crops
A crop that makes quick money
A crop that grows money
5
What was the colonists' response to the Tea Act?
They wouldn't let ships onto the docks
They refused to buy tea
They revolted on the ships
They repealed the Stamp Act
6
What happened on March 5, 1770?
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The First Continental Congress
The Tea Act passed
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What role did Charles Townshend play in Parliament?
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Government official
Treasury Exchequer
Prime Minister
8
About how many crates of tea were dumped in the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
500
200
400
300
9
What amendment to the Constitution protects against quartering?
Second
Third
Fourth
First
10
Who drew "The Bloody Massacre?"
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
11
Who demanded a stamp officer appear at the Liberty Tree to publicly resign?
The Daughters of Liberty
The First Continental Congress
The Sons of Liberty
George Washington
12
When is Ms. Cartwright's birthday?
August 18
December 3
October 10
July 7
13
What act was designed to bring in more money for the East India Company?
The Tea Act
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
14
What era increased interest in education?
The Dark Ages
The French and Indian War
The American Revolution
The Enlightenment Era
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What was the DIRECT cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
The Currency Act
The Tea Act
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Which colony refused to obey the Quartering Act?
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
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What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?
1767
1773
1770
1765
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What was the immediate result of the Boston Massacre?
Boycott
All soldiers found guilty for murder
British troops removed from Boston
The Boston Tea Party
19
What was an important colonial job in the South?
Wood Cutting
Stamp Collecting
Plantation Farming
Shipbuilding
20
What was the "old Sugar Act" called?
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act of 1760
The Molasses Act
The Sugar Act of 1764
21
Who led the way for the Stamp Act to be repealed?
John Dickinson
William Penn
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
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What was an important colonial job in the Middle colonies?
Wood Cutting
Farming
Stamp Collecting
Shipbuilding
23
What did the Declaratory Acts do?
Declared America independent of British rule
Made Parliament more powerful than the King
Established permanent taxes over the colonies
Gave Parliament legislative control over the colonies
24
What "plan of union" did Benjamin Franklin have a major hand in creating?
The Constitution
The Albany Plan
The Declaratory Acts
The Declaration of Independence
25
What was the Proclamation of 1763 a response to?
The Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre
The Pontiac Rebellion
The French and Indian War
26
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
The Committees of Correspondence
Benjamin Franklin
The Continental Congresses
The Sons of Liberty
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What was the colonies main line of communication pre-Revolution?
First Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
Newspaper Codes
Messenger by horse
28
Why was "The Bloody Massacre" engraving not accurate?
It supported the Townshend Acts
It was an illegal drawing
It was bias towards the colonies
It depicted the massacre as peaceful
29
What country was NOT involved in the Triangular Trade routes?
Africa
France
The colonies (America)
Great Britain
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What did the Sons of Liberty do during pre-Revolution?
Passed legislative acts for the colonies
Hunted down British officials to answer for their crimes
Were secret members of the Continental Congress
Led riots and protests
31
Why was Great Britain in debt?
The American Revolution
Trade was failing
Not enough taxes
The French and Indian War
32
What drew a border for the colonies at the Appalachian Mountains?
The Declaratory Acts
The Proclamation of 1765
The Albany Plan
The Proclamation of 1763
33
What changed in the "new" Sugar Act of 1764?
The tax didn't tax molasses anymore
The tax was cut in half
Nothing changed
The tax doubled
34
What is the best state in America?
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
35
What was one of the events that led to the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The Declaratory Acts
The Stamp Act
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What year was the Stamp Act passed?
1764
1763
1767
1765
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What acts were passed as a result of the Boston Tea Party?
The Declaratory Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Punishable Acts
38
What was an important colonial job in New England?
Wood Cutting
Shipbuilding
Plantation farming
Collecting stamps
39
Which one of these states was not one of the 13 colonies?
North Carolina
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Georgia
40
What forced soldiers to be housed in citizens' homes?
The Declaratory Acts
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Acts
The Proclamation of 1763
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What was the colonists' response to the Townshend Acts?
Repeal of the Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty
Boycott British goods
42
Who established Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
The King
William Quaker
43
Which of the colonies were known for heavier slave labor?
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
All 13 colonies
44
Who established Georgia?
William Quaker
Georgia Brown
James Oglethorpe
Benjamin Franklin
45
Who was Andrew Oliver?
Royal Governor of Massachusetts
The King
Stamp Officer for Massachusetts
Member of the Sons of Liberty
46
Why did the King discourage the Albany Plan?
He wanted the colonies to become independent
The colonists were ready for union
He didn't want the colonies to become too powerful
He didn't want Benjamin Franklin creating documents
47
What act took control of the colonists money?
The Currency Act
The Declaratory Act
The Stamp Act
The Treasury Act
48
What group formed in December of 1765?
First Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
The Daughters of Liberty
Second Continental Congress
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Which city formed the first Committee of Correspondence?
Pennsylvania
Boston
New York
Virginia
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What did the Townshend Acts tax?
Glass
Paper
Lead
All of these
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Who encouraged the boycott of British goods by producing colonial products?
The Sons of Liberty
The Committees of Correspondence
Betsy Ross
The Daughters of Liberty
