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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a major outcome of the French and Indian War relating to Native Americans?Proclamation LinePequot WarSugar ActStamp Tax
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho was against "virtual representation"?ColonistsParliamentKingNative Americans
- 3. Multiple Choice
The major problem with the Sugar Act (1764) was which of the following?
the tax was too high
the tax hurt sugar exports from the colonies
the tax decreased the affordability of slaves
the tax was being collected
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe British practice of non-enforcement of laws was called which of the following?mercantilismcapitalismsalutary neglectproprietary
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was passed after the Boston Tea Party (1773)?
Townsend Acts
Navigation Acts
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who proposed the Declaration of Independence (1776)?
House of Burgesses
2nd Continental Congress
1st Continental Congress
George Washington
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Galloway Plan of Union and the Olive Branch Petition have in common?documents of rebelliondocuments of tradedocuments of taxesdocuments of compromise
- 8. Multiple Choice
The 1st Continental Congress asking colonies to lay in supplies of powder and arms indirectly led to which of the following?
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord (1775)
Boston Massacre
creation of the Proclamation line
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence (1776)?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Rcihard Henry lee
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.Battle of Bunker HillBattle of YorktownBattle of TrentonBattle of Lexington
- 11. Multiple ChoicePatrick Henry's quote, "I am not a Virginian, I am an American" was meant tourge colonists to join forcesexpress his anger at the Southdefend resistance to violenceabolish slavery
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the First Continental Congress want to avoid?PeaceNative American AttacksWarTaxes
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?Writs of AssistanceSons of AnarchySons of LibertyLiberty Ladies
- 14. Multiple Choice
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
Redcoats
Loyalists (Tories)
Neutrals
Patriots
- 15. Multiple Choice
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
Closed the Boston Harbor
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act (1765)
Held a seaside tea party
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
- 16. Multiple Choice
Common Sense (1776) (reasons to revolt) was written by
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Locke
Thomas Paine
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of IndependenceCommittees of CorrespondenceParliament2nd Continental CongressSons of Liberty
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.Proclamation of 1863Sugar and Stamp ActsWrits of AssistanceIntolerable/Coercive Acts
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who spoke out against taxation and said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"Thomas JeffersonBen FranklinJames MadisonPatrick Henry - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Declaration of Independence not declare?The authority to govern belongs to the people not to kings.All men are created equal.Men have freedom of speech and religion.Men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceBefore the American Revolution, Parliament agreed with all answers except -Parliament had legal authority over the colonies.Parliament had to work with local assemblies.They had the right to tax colonies.They had the right to create laws for the colonies.
- 22. Multiple ChoicePatriots believed everything except -Local assemblies should rule them.They should be able to settle west of the Appalachian Mts.They should quarter soldiers.They should not be taxed by Parliament without representation.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What document gave Virginians the right to worship as they chose?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Preamble
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786)
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Locke's ideas, who is sovereign?the Kingemperortribal chiefthe people
- 25. Multiple ChoiceEnlightenment philosopher whose ideas most influenced the American belief in self governmentJohn LockeJohn AdamsBenjamin FranklinFrederick Douglas
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHe produced a pamphlet that challenged the rule of the American colonies by the king of England.Thomas JeffersonThomas PaineSamuel AdamsGeorge Washington
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat angered the colonists because it prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?The Declaration LineCommon SenseThe Proclamation of 1763
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis new tax on legal documents angered the colonists.Stamp ActPaper Poll TaxTea and Sugar Act
- 29. Multiple Choice
This event resulted in the deaths of five colonists who were shot by British soldiers.
Battle of Boston
Boston Tea Party
Boston Marathon
Boston Massacre (1770)
- 30. Multiple Choice
Colonial radicals (Sons of Liberty) dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the a monopoly on tea given to the British East India Company.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Boston Monopoly Party
Confederate Congress
- 31. Multiple ChoiceThis took place in 1774 when 12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to organize resistance against Britain.Philadelphia ConventionSecond Continental CongressFirst Continental CongressAnnapolis Convention
- 32. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for the colonial militia who were ready to fightReady menBullet menMinute menlobster backs
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and teaThe colonists had no representation in ParliamentThe colonists fought to write the Declaration of IndependenceThe colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe Intolerable Acts did all of the following EXCEPT:Closed the Boston HarborSeized control of colonial legislaturesAgreed to colonial representation in ParliamentForced colonists to house British soldiers (Quartering Act)
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhy did King George need to tax the colonists?He was rich and wanted more money.He needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.He was mad at the colonist so he made them pay taxes.He was trying to punish them for winning the Ohio River Valley.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?Create a plan for the Northwest TerritoryNegotiate treatiesLevy taxesDeclare war and peace
- 37. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?Legislative branchthe presidentthe statesnational government
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich was an effect of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?American RevolutionGiving states more powerShays' RebellionTreaty of Paris 1783
- 39. Multiple ChoiceDaniel Shays' rebellion showed that:the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizensthe government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain againthe government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat was this poster's meaning?The Colonies needed to be unitedSerpents can grow back togetherColonies need to be independentBen Franklin didn't know why he made this
- 41. Multiple ChoiceHow did the colonist protest against the tea tax?Dressed up like Native AmericansBoston MassacreDumped tea into Boston harborDidn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Quartering mean?To allow troops to stay in your homeHitting someone with a quarterTo give someone a quarterGiving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
- 43. Multiple ChoiceGiven that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore orderthe victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfirethe victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troopsBoston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
- 44. Multiple ChoiceTo refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .occupyboycottdamagerepeal
- 45. Multiple ChoiceSamuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.First Continental CongressBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyStamp Act Congress
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThis enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.Harriet TubmanBenjamin BannekerPaul ReverePhillis Wheatley
- 47. Multiple ChoiceOf the following events, which happened last?First Continental CongressBoston MassacreBoston Tea PartyStamp Act
- 48. Multiple Choice
What Enlightenment ideas are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence?
Natural Rights
Bill of Rights
Religious Freedom
no taxation without representation
- 49. Multiple Choice
What Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are strongly represented in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Voltaire
- 50. Multiple Choice
What was the name for the attempt at peace by the 2nd Continental Congress?
Virginia Resolves
Stamp Act Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration for the Cause for Taking up Arms
- 51. Multiple Choice
With the repeal of the Stamp Act came the passage of which of the following?
Force Act
Sugar Act
INtolerable Acts
Declaratory Act
- 52. Multiple Choice
Who asked their husband, in 1776, to "remember the ladies" (rights for women"?
Sojourner Truth
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Dolly Madison
- 53. Multiple Choice
Who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" in 1792, demanding equal rights?
Abigail Adams
Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony
Mary Wolstonecraft
- 54. Multiple Choice
Who was associated with the belief that their was a "social contract" between citizens and their government?
Franklin
Rosseau
Washington
Madison
- 55. Multiple Choice
Why did Franklin's colonial defense plan, the Albany Plan of Union (1754), fail?
the 1st Continental Congress vetoed it
Parliament vetoed it
the colonies would not work together for a common purpose
too much corruption
- 56. Multiple Choice
What role did the 2nd Great Awakening (early 19th century) play in the revolution?
religious leaders founded the Sons of Liberty
challenging religious authority translated into challenging political authority
the end of the Church of England in the colonies
no role at all
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