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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?opposition to British tax policiesDesire for greater religious freedomFear of attacks by American IndiansIncreasing immigration from countries other than Britain
- 2. Multiple ChoiceColonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?Live free or dieAll men are created equalLife, liberty, and pursuit of happinessNo taxation with representation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?Taking military action against the BritishForming alliances with the enemies of BritainMeeting with Parliament in EnglandPublicly protesting and organizing boycotts
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:Boston Tea PartyBoston RiotsBoston MassacreBoston Market
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?King George IIIKing George IKing Henry IVKing Henry VIII
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the king begin to tax the colonists?He wanted more money to make England look betterHe needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian WarHe needed money to pay for Boston soldiersHe hated the colonists' guts
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired uponBoston MassacreBoston RebellionBoston TreatyBoston Tea Party
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the meeting of colonial leaders where all the colonies agreed to boycott British goods and wrote a letter to the King voicing their complaints?Committees of CorrespondenceThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Revolutionary WarFirst Continental Congress
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?To avoid conflicts with the FrenchTo avoid conflicts with the BritishTo avoid conflicts with the NativesTo avoid conflicts with the British
- 10. Multiple Choice"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- What document is this from?Proclamation of 1763Charter of 1732Declaration of Independence - 11. Multiple ChoiceFirst person killed in the Boston Massacre.Samuel AdamsCrispus AttucksBenjamin FranklinGeneral Wolfe
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHis engraving of the Boston Massacre is a great example of propaganda.Samuel AdamsPaul RevereBenjamin FranklinGeorge Washington
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