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Causes of the American Revolution
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A quiz on AOS 1 of the American Revolution in VCE History Revolutions
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1
For how many years did the American stage of the Seven Years War last?
10
9
15
7
2
In what year did George III ascend the throne?
1763
1760
1761
1774
3
Pennsylvanian John Dickinson was one of the writers of the ____________Petition in July 1775?
Independence Petition
Olive Branch Petition
Almond Tree Petition
Olive Garden Petition
4
What date was the Declaration of Independence passed?
July 2 1776
July 4 1776
June 1776
July 1781
5
Which popular movement led the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?
Sons of Patriots
Sons of Liberty
Mohawk Indians
Daughters of Liberty
6
What is the British idea of colonies serving "the economic interests of the mother country"?
Mercantilism
Salutary neglect
Capitalism
Colonialism
7
What was ¨the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era”? (Wood)
Compte Rendu
American Crisis
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
8
Which governor's house was famously ransacked during the Stamp Act Riots?
Gage
Hutchinson
Hamilton
Thomas
9
The Proclamation Act 1763 forbade further settlement west of the ________ mountains?
Blue
Appalachians
Rocky
Snowy
10
Which Enlightenment thinker theorised the concept of the social contract?
Diderot
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke
11
Samuel Adams form the Committees of ______ in Boston in November 1772?
Correspondence
Congress
Correspondance
Public Safety
12
Which one is not one of the Coercive Acts of 1774?
The Murder Act
The Quebec Act
The Massachusetts Government Administration Act
The Boston Port Act
13
What other piece of colonial legislation was passed alongside the Stamp Act in March 1765?
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Quartering Act
The Currency Act
14
“No part of his Majesty’s dominions can be taxed without their consent.”WhichBostoniansaidthis?
Samuel Adams
James Otis
John Hancock
John Otis
15
The Second Continental Congress convenes shortly after the Battle of ______?
Lexington-Concord
Trenton
Cowpens
Bunker Hill
16
Which member of Continental Congress motions for independence in June 1776?
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
Charles Lee
Thomas Jefferson
17
Of the 13 colonies, how many sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in 1765?
11
9
12
10
18
What occurs on the same day the Townshend Duties are repealed in March 1770?
The Declaratory Act
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Lexington-Concord
The Boston Tea Party
19
The First Continental Congress first convened in ______ 1774?
November
December
June
May
20
The idea of a military force kept within the continent to restrict liberty was known as?
A standing army
Redcoats
A sleeping army
Minutemen
