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The Causes of the American Revolution
The Causes of the American Revolution
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1
Delegates met in the Stamp Act Congress to declare that the colonies should not be taxed without a say.
True
False
2
England punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by creating the _____.
The Townshend Acts
Coercive Acts
The Horrible Acts
The First Continental Congress
3
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders. They sent a petition to King George III stating:
Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair.
Colonists were no longer willing to be British citizens
Colonists will be kicking British soldiers out of their houses
They were separating from England immediately
4
Colonists were angry about the Tea Act since England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies
True
False
5
On December 16, 1773, over 300 crate of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion. This is known as:
The Boston Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
The Meeting at the Old South Meetinghouse
The Boston Massacre
6
The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ____that forbid colonists from______
King George III; settling WEST of the Atlantic Ocean
King George III; settling WEST of the Appalachian Mountains
King George III; settling EAST of the Appalachian Mountains
Lord Grenville; settling WEST of the Atlantic Ocean
7
Who assisted the French in their attempt to maintain control of the Ohio River Valley
The English
The Spanish
The Native Americans
8
The following describes the actions of the Minutemen as the British retreated to Boston:
They celebrated their victory.
The Minutemen retreated.
They hid behind trees and rocks, and attacking the Redcoats for 18 miles
They were attacked repeatedly by the Redcoats
9
The Townshend Acts placed taxes on the following items:
sugar, molasses, tea and paint
glass, paper, paint and lumber
glass, tea, paper and paint
glass, paper, tea, and fabric
10
Ben Franklin created a segmented snake in his primary source "Join or Die" to encourage colonies to___against the French
join together
die together
play together
pray together
11
When the French lost the French and Indian War, they surrendered all their________.
weapons
territory
12
The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies to pay for the war. Why were the colonists angry about it?
They had no representation in Parliament
They wanted to buy sugar from the West Indies.
The taxes were too high
There were too many taxes already
13
How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?
They boycotted the goods.
They dumped the tea into Boston Harbor
They paid the taxes without complaint
They wrote a letter to the King
14
The Boston Massacre was a clash between:
The Patriots and the Tories
The colonists and the Native Americans
The British soldiers and the colonists
The British soldiers and the Native Americans
15
In the French and Indian War, what two countries claimed the Ohio River Valley?
France and England
France and Spain
Spain and England
16
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the beginning of the:
The French and Indian War
The Redcoats War
The War of 1775
The American Revolution
17
The Committees of Correspondence were formed to share info about what the colonies were doing to resist the British.
False
True
18
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Redcoats marching to Lexington and Concord
To capture John Hancock and Samuael Adams
To destroy colonial weapons
To capture Paul Revere and William Dawes
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The Stamp Act was a tax on all _____ items.
Glass
Sugar
Paper
Tea
20
The Committees of Correspondence was formed by_________
John Adams
Paul Revere
Sam Adams
John Hancock
21
Which one of these was not part of the Coercive Acts?
The Massachusetts Legislature was no longer allowed to meet
British soldiers could take over a colonist's house.
Colonists were no longer allowed to drink tea.
Boston Harbor was closed