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Causes of the American Revolution
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To protect their rights as citizens of Britain about the Townshend, what did the colonists do?
They boycotted all British goods.
They gave in and bought British Goods.
They petitioned King George III.
They protested but it did not work.
2
Who was the first man to die at the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Crispus Attucks
Samual Adams
Thomas Jefferson
3
It was called the French and Indian War because who sided with the French?
Colonists
British
Indians
Spain
4
What did the British do to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the unbelievable Acts
They passed the Intolerable Acts
The passed the I can believe what they did Acts.
The passed the Horrendous Acts
5
All tax from the Townshend act was repealed except for the tax on what item?
tea
glass
paper
Paint
6
This law required colonial assemblies to provide British troops with quarters.
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
7
What law by King George III order the colonists not to cross the Appalachian Mountains?
Tea Act
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
8
The colonists saw the Proclamation of 1763 as an interference on what?
rights
day to day lives
The Pride of the British Empire
NOne of the above
9
Why did most colonists not like the Proclamation of 1763?
Because lands west of the Appalachian Mts were settled.
They thought King George Ill was crazy.
Most colonists agreed with his decision.
Because lands east of the Appalachian Mts were settled.
10
The French had military bases located in Quebec and what other Canadian city?
New York
Pittsburg
Montreal
Toronto
11
What King was crowned King of England in 1760?
King George III
King George IV
King George V
King George II
12
The third law gave the king the power to appoint all positions in what?
Parliament
Government
none of the above
Assemblies
13
This is the unjust use of government power.
Democracy
Assembly
Tariff
Tyranny
14
Which item in the colonies would you not pay a tax on according to the Stamp Act?
Wills
Playing Cards
Documents
Tea
15
This whole event in which the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor is known as ?
The Boston Tea Party
The British Tea Accident
The Colonial Tea Party
The Massachusetts Tea Party
16
Who was the lawyer for the British Soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
17
Who took the lead in protesting the Townshend Act?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
18
This means to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certian source.
Militia
Boycott
Petition
Repeal
19
Samuel Adams was the leader of what group?
Quakers
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Liberty
20
What is the name of the event in which 5 unarmed colonists were killed by British Soldiers?
Boston Massacre
Boston Murders
Boston Killings
Boston Homicide
21
Because of the Stamp Act, Colonists began to protest with the words, "No Taxation Without ___.
Democracy
Government
Representation
Kings Approval
22
Bostonians hated British Soldiers because they not only took up space but they also stole this?
Money
Food
Colonists gold and silver.
Jobs
23
The First cause of concern for the British colonies was the opening of what Mountains?
Sierra
Appalachian
Andes
Rockies
24
The French and Indian War went on for 7 years, therefore it is also known as what war?
Seven Month War
6 Years War
Seven Years War
Very Long War
25
The French and Indian War was fought over what area?
The Rio Grande Valley
The Ohio River Valley
The Flat Plains
The Midwest
26
The Second Law of the Intolerable Acts placed the government of Massachusetts under whom?
Colonial Control
Loyalists Control
British Control
None of the above
27
The British had forts along what river?
Merrimac
Mississippi
Hudson
Rio Grande
28
The French and Indian War was fought between the French and The Indians against what nation?
Spain
Rome
British
Portugal
29
Who wrote that Government was like a social contract?
Samuel Adams
Johns Adams
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
30
In this treaty, the French lost North America, Canada, and all lands east of what river?
Mississippi
Merrimac
Potomac
Hudson
31
The Fourth Law stated that all accused officials were to be tried where?
The House of Burgesses
World European Court.
England
Colonial Assemblies
32
The first law of the intolerable acts closed what?
Boston businesses
Boston Peoples minds to giving in to the demands of the king
Boston Government
Boston Harbor to all shipping.
33
The French and Indian War officially ended with the signing of what Treaty?
Treaty of Versaille
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Ghent
34
This law by the British was a tax on imported sugar and molasses into the colonies.
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Sugar Act
35
This law placed a tax on certain goods the colonists imported from Britain.
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
36
Because the Townshend Act was boycotted Parliment did what to this law?
Extended the tax to all goods in the colonies.
Repealed it.
decreased the tax
increased the tax
37
Because of settlers pushing across the Appalachian Mts what group were colonists fighting?
Portuguese
Spaniards
Indians
French
38
The Boycott on British goods was a peaceful way that even what group could do?
Catholics
Quakers
Patriots
Loyalists
39
The British had to pay off a large debt left over from what war?
British War
French and Indian War
British and Indian War
French War
40
This law required colonists to pay a tax on all paper in the colonies.
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
41
Because of the growth of Representative Government, by 1763 the colonists were used to what?
None of the above
Being slaves to the Mother Country
Following the laws of England
Self-Government
42
What group made the boycott on British imports successful?
Quakers
Inidan
Men
Women
43
After months of Protests by colonists, Parliament did what with the stamp Act?
Increased its tax.
Left it alone.
Gradually lowered the tax.
Repealed it.
44
The Tea Act was an attempt by the British to rescue what company?
East India Company
Virginia Company
West India Company
Boston Company
45
What is Salutary Neglect?
Left the colonies alone to Govern themselves
Neglecting to care for ones family.
Neglecting to salute Military personel.
Neglecting to Care for Children.
46
The turning point in the war was when the British captured what?
Canada
The French Army
The French General
The Indian Chief
47
In Protest to the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty dumped how many pounds of tea into Boson Harbor?
70,000
100,000
90,000
80,000
48
Colonial Leaders were influenced by what type of leaders?
Rebellious Leaders
Enlightenment Leaders