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Causes of the American Revolution
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This Act Radicalized New England Merchants by cutting them out of the Tea Trade.
The Sugar Act
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
2
This Act included an import duty on Mollasses which caused the price of Rum to rise sharply.
The Quartering Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
3
The Massachusetts Government Act pushed colonists towards Rebellion because it...
Put Massachusetts under Martial Law
Installed a Royal Governor
Imposed another tax, this time on Civil Servants
Installed an Admiral as military governor of Massachusetts
4
The Stamp Act is considered a cause of the American Revolution because...
All of the Above
It enraged Colonists by levying a direct tax on them without representation
It drove up the cost of producing paper in the Colonies
It forced Newspaper publishers out of business
5
This economic system left the Colonists feeling used and abused
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Capitalism
6
The Boston Massacre was a great propaganda loss for the Patriot Cause.
True
False
7
The Administration of Justice Act pushed the colonists towards Rebellion because it...
Replaced Colonial Judges with judges appointed by the King
Required British Officials accused of crimes be put on trial in England
Declared that British Officials had Governmental Immunity
Placed a tax on court filings
8
In 1773, this was the most important company in Great Britain, and received a bailout from Parliament.
The West India Company
The Virginia Company
The Royal African Company
The East India Company
9
As a result of the Intolerable Acts, the 13 Colonies formed the 1st Continental Congress.
True
False
10
The Demarcation Proclamation was declared by Great Britain to...
Prevent another war with the French
Prevent another war with the Indians
Keep the Colonists from becoming economically independent
All of the above
11
This patriot group used violence to oppose British taxation and other decrees and acts the colonists did not support.
The Daughters of the Revolution
The Green Mountain Boys
The Sons of Liberty
The George Washington Fangirls
12
Mercantilism is considered a root cause of the American Revolution because...
All of the Above
It prevented the Colonies from trading with others and getting rich
It regulated trade with the colonies in favor of Britain
It made the Colonies a captive market paying high prices for British goods
13
This was a favorite terror tactic of the Sons of Liberty.
Mostly Peaceful Protests
Discrediting British Officials in the Press
Tarring & Feathering
All of the Above
14
These Acts by Parliament put Massachusetts Colony under Martial Law and shut down Boston Harbor
The Intolerable Acts
The Navigation Acts
The Inconcievable Acts
The Incredible Acts
15
This Act gave a monopoly to the East India Company
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Sugar Act
16
This was a period of time when British enforcement of tax collection and trade regulation was lax.
Satisfactory Neglect
Continuous Neglect
Obligatory Neglect
Salutory Neglect
17
Under the Intolerable Acts Massachusetts was placed under Martial Law
True
False
18
During the French & Indian War, George Washington was a hero for his capture of Fort Dusquense in present day Pittsburgh
False
True
19
This Act had many British soldiers sleeping in the beds of Colonists and eating their food.
The Declaratory Act
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
20
The Quebec Act pushed the Colonists towards Rebellion because it...
Cut off the land claims of Massachusetts in Canadian territory
Turned over the territory of Maine to Quebec
Required English colonists in Quebec province to learn to speak French
Required colonial chefs to attend a Culinary School in Quebec
21
Import Duties are an example of Indirect Taxes.
False
True
22
The Navigation Acts are considered a root cause of the American Revolution because...
It made the Colonies a captive market paying high prices for British goods
It regulated trade with the colonies in favor of Britain
It prevented the Colonies from trading with others and getting rich
All of the Above
23
The French & Indian War was a root cause of the American Revolution because...
The British felt they had the lattitude to seize American property post-war
The American Colonists felt sad for the defeated French
The British felt they could heavily tax the Colonies to pay their war debt
The American Colonists resented fighting for the British
24
What started out as a Drunkard and a Sentry trading insults ended with 5 people dead.
The XYZ Affair
The Salem Witch Trials
The Enterprise Incident
The Boston Massacre
25
The Sugar Act placed an import duty on Piementos.
True
False
26
Taxes that are paid directly by the consumer.
Indirect Taxes
Import Duties
Direct Taxes
Excise Taxes
27
This Act required Colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Declaratory Act
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The Sugar Act is considered a long term cause of the American Revolution because...
It radicalized the Middle Colonies by driving up the price of paper.
It radicalized Southern Planters by driving up the price of sugar cane
All of the Above
It radicalized New England Merchants by driving up the price of Rum
29
General Gage, Military Governor of Massachusetts, tried to disarm the Colonists by raiding the Armory at Lexington.
True
False
30
This event radicalized many Colonists because it appeared that Britain was okay with their soldiers murdering Americans.
The Quartering Act
The Demarcation Proclamation
The Boston Massacre
The French & Indian War
31
Under the Intolerable Acts, British soldiers commandeered private homes and kicked the owners out.
True
False
32
The Boston Port Act moved the Colonists towards Rebellion because...
It shut down all trading in and out of Boston Harbor
It subsidized British Imports into Boston Harbor
It allowed for American seamen to be impressed into the British Navy
It taxed all trade in and out of Boston Harbor
33
This person is celebrated and honored as the first casualty of the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
Abigail Adams
Captain William Preston
Molly Pitcher
34
These Acts are considered an immediate cause of the Revolutionary War because they shut down Boston Harbor.
The Inconceivable Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Navigation Acts
35
This decree prevented Westward Expansion and cut off an avenue to quick wealth for colonists.
The Townshend Acts
The Demarcation Proclamation
The Monroe Doctrine
The Treaty of Paris
36
This war resulted in the British government doubling their national debt.
The War of Spanish Succession
The Napoleonic Wars
The French & Indian War
The Thirty Years War
37
This was the first direct, internal tax levied by Britain on the Colonies
The Income Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Declaratory Act
38
These Acts had the effect of restricting trade in England's favor and supressing prosperity in the Colonies
The Grenville Acts
The Inconceivable Acts
The Navigation Acts
The Impressment Acts
39
George Washington was celebrated as a hero of the French & Indian War following his victory at Fort Necessity
False
True
40
These Acts put an import duty on Tea, Paper, Lead, Glass, and Paint
The Declaratory Acts
The Navigation Acts
The Demarcation Acts
The Townshend Acts
41
This person was the wealthiest man in New England at the outset of the American Revolution
John Hancock
Sam Adams
John Adams
John Dickinson
42
George Washington had his reputation ruined in the French & Indian War because...
He failed to keep his Indian allies from killing the surrendering French
He was forced to surrender at Fort Necessity
He placed Fort Necessity on low ground and did not clear the trees
All of the Above
43
This person wrote "Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer", setting forth the basis for "No Taxation without Representation"
Sam Adams
John Adams
John Hancock
John Dickinson
44
The Intolerable Acts are considered an immediate cause of the America Revolution because...
All of the above
They shut down Boston Harbor
They dissolved Massachusetts' charter
They put Massachusetts under Martial Law
45
A defense argued by John Adams in the murder trial of British Soldiers.
Star Castle Doctrine
Right of Self Defense
Primogenitor
All of the Above
46
This person was a famous lawyer who won an acquital for British soldiers charged with murder after the Boston Massacre
John Hancock
John Dickinson
John Adams
Sam Adams
47
This stunt by the Sons of Liberty resulted in a loss of $3m pounds to the East India Company
The Stamp Act Riots
The Boston Tea Party
The Sugar Act Riots
The Townshend Acts Riot
48
This person led the Sons of Liberty and enjoyed a good Tarring & Feathering of British agents.
John Dickinson
Sam Adams
John Adams
John Hancock
