stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
American Revolution Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
American Revolution
American Revolution
15 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
333 plays
An #American Revolution #formative assessment geared towards high school students.
Flashcards
15 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
15
Answers
1
The Townshend Act placed duties (taxes) on items imported by the colonists such as?
Answers 1 and 2
None of the answers
Paper, glass, lead, paints and tea
Sugar, molasses, and tea
2
Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 so detrimental to the colonists?
They could no longer afford to use it in their food
It did not affect them
They had to make their own now
They used it to make their rum
3
What was the significance of the Boston Massacre?
It is a key event to help gain support for the Patriot cause
It lead to the Boston Tea Party
It lead to the American Revolution
It lead to the Declaration of Independence
4
What was a way that Britain was trying to pay off their war debt?
Trade more with other countries
Tax the people of England
Answers 1 and 2
Tax the colonists
5
What did the first intolerable act do?
Restricted the number of town meetings
Prohibited the election of town officials
It forced colonists to quarter and feed British soldiers
It closed the Boston Harbor
6
How did the French and Indian war effect Britain after it ended?
They were financially set with all the spoils of war
They wanted to take over the world
They were in financial debt
They were never in the war.
7
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts where a series of how many different acts?
1
3
7
5
8
One of Patrick Henrys famous quotes is?
"Give me liberty or give me death"
"A little rebellion now and then, is a good thing"
"I have not yet begun to fight"
"Don't fire, until you see the whites in their eyes"
9
The Continental Congress originated to
Assemble and revolt against British rule
Write the Constitution
Organize to go to war with Britain
Declare their independence from Britain
10
What did the 4th intolerable act do?
It forced colonists to quarter and feed British soldiers
Restricted the number of town meetings
It closed the Boston Harbor
Prohibited the election of town officials
11
What was the Proclamation Act of 1763?
An act to move westward in the name of England
An act to proclaim other acts were to follow
An act acquiring the 13 colonies
To set boundaries with the colonists and native Indians
12
What were the colonists being taxed on with the Stamp Act of 1765?
Legal papers, pamphlets, bank receipts
Answers 2 and 3
Legal papers, newspapers, playing cards
Pamphlets, dice, books and licenses
13
The colonist referred to these acts as the "Intolerable Acts" but Britain referred to them as?
The Coercive Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Proclamation Act
Obama Care
14
Who was behind the planning of the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
Native Indians
The Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty
The British
15
What did the Tea Act of 1773 do?
It made the colonists make tea leaves only for Britain
It boycotted all tea to the colonists
None of the above
It set up a monopoly for the East India Company
