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American Revolution Part 1
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Where was the backcountry located in the colonial days?
the French colony of Quebec
West of the Ohio River Valley
Close to the Appalachain Mountains
west of the Rocky Mountians
2
How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?
they threw tea off of British ships
they started the Committee of Correspondence
they created militias
they boycotted British goods
3
What year did the French and Indian War begin?
1745
1754
1776
1763
4
Why did John Adams defend the soldiers who killed five colonists?
he believed that everyone had a right to a fair trial
the soldiers paid him a lot of money
he was in favor of the British taxes
his brother was a British soldier
5
What is the definition of
surplus
?
a small, strong building to protect soldiers
how much of something you have that you still need to sell
unacceptable
a volunteer army
6
What is the definition of
boycott
?
to take back
refuse to buy something to show disapproval or to create change
to speak out against something
a tax on imported goods
7
What is the definition of
protest
?
to speak out against something
to take back
a volunteer army
unacceptable
8
Which of the following was one of the Intolerable Acts?
Colonists had to pay a tax on soap and candles
Colonists had to feed and house British soldiers
Colonists had to bow to British soldiers
Colonists had to work for British soldiers
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What did the Committee of Correspondence do?
humiliated British tax collectors
voted on important colonial issues
exchanged letters between colonists
communicated with British Parliament
10
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Five colonists were accidentally killed
Five British soldiers were accicentally killed
Colonists disguised as Indians threw tea overboard from a British ship
Mohawk Indians threw tea overboard a British ship
11
When and where did the first Continental Congress meet?
1774 in Philadelphia
1776 in Philadelphia
1774 in Boston
1776 in Boston
12
During the French and Indian War,
The French and the Indians fought the British
the French and British fought the Indians
the French fought the Indians, and the British fought the French
the Indians fought the French
13
What did the first Continental Congress decide?
to stop trading with the British and create militias
to create an army
to fight the British
to stow away on British ships
14
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a group of express riders
the children of the colonists
the children of the Patriots
a group of men who protested the Stamp Act
15
What did the colonists mean by
No Taxation Without Representation
?
We won't pay any taxes on printed materials
We won't pay taxes unless we are represented in Parliament
We won't pay taxes unless we are represented in the Continental Congress
We refuse to pay any taxes
16
What is the definition of
Parliament
?
a group of elected British officials
to speak out against something
land close to the Appalachain Mountains in colonial times
a tax on imported goods
17
What is the definition of
tariff
?
to take back
a volunteer army
a tax on imported goods
to speak out agaisnt something
18
What is the definition of
backcountry
?
unacceptable
a group of elected British officials
refuse to buy something to show disapproval or to create change
land close to the Appalachain mountians in colonial times
19
Why was the outcome of the French and Indian War important?
it caused the French to leave Quebec
it gave lands back to the Indians
it made some colonists very wealthy
it caused the British to tax the colonists, which led to revolution
20
Why did the British send troops and warships to Boston in 1768?
to scare the colonists into paying taxes
it increase trade with the colonies
none of these
to tar and feather colonists
21
What is the definition of
repeal
?
a tax in imported goods
to speak out against something
to take back
a group of elected British officals
22
What did the British Parliament do to help the East India Company?
passed the Intolerable Acts
passed the Tea Act
passed the Stamp Act
repealed the Stamp Act
23
Why did the French claim that the Ohio River Valley was theirs?
because the French got there first
because the Indians that lived there gave it to them
because the Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River
because the colonists gave it to them
24
What caused the British Parliament to tax the colonies?
They needed money to build more cities in England
They were very greedy
They needed money to help fight the Sons of Liberty
They needed money to pay off war debts
25
What is the definition of
fort
?
unacceptable
a small, strong buliding to protect soldiers
how much of something you have that you still need to sell
a volunteer army
26
Who started the Sons of Liberty?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
John Adams
John Samuel
27
Why was there a problem with the colonists moving to the Ohio River Valley?
the land was hard to settle
the Dutch had colonies there
Indians had been living there for thousands of years
French had been living there for thousands of years
28
What is the definition of
intolerable
?
unacceptable
a volunteer army
to take back
how much of something you have that you still have to sell
29
Who explored the Ohio River Valley?
Robert LaSalle
Robert Cortez
Lasalle Montague
Robert the Red
30
What is the definition of
militia
?
a volunteer army
a tax on imported goods
a small, strong building to protect soldiers
to take back
31
What caused the colonists to move to the backcountry?
land was cheaper
tribal conflicts with Indians
there were more natural resources
war with the French
32
What did the Sons of Liberty force the Parliament to do?
repeal the Tea Act
remove their warships from Boston Harbor
repeal the Stamp Act
repeal the export tariffs
33
What was The Stamp Act?
a tax on printed materials
a tax on imported goods
a tax on wool
a tax on tea
