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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused Britain to tax the colonists?Debt from the French & Indian WarThey were poorThe Boston Tea PartyProclimation of 1763
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat law stated colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?Proclamation of 1763Treaty of ParisNavigation ActsSugar Act
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat British Law placed taxes on paper goods?Paper ActSugar ActStamp ActCurrency Act
- 4. 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
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTRUE or FALSE: Boycott means to avoid or not purchase.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich act taxed items such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea?Sugar ActStamp ActTea ActTownshend Act
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does repeal mean?To take back or cancel a lawTo boycottAn agreement between two contriesTo take away
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?Townshend ActsIntolerable ActsStamp ActLexington and Concord
- 9. Multiple Choice5 colonists were killed during this event after a mob provoked British soldiers in the streetsBoston Tea PartyBoston MassacreDeclaration of IndependenceBattle of Lexington
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis protest against the Tea Act was characterized by throwing tea into the harborBoston MassacreBattle of LexingtonBattle of YorktownBoston Tea Party
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Olive Branch petition?an attempt at making peace with the KingA petition for the King to withdraw from the coloniesA formal declaration of warA branch from an olive tree
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused Britain to tax the colonists?Debt from the F & I WarThey were poorThe Boston Tea PartyProclimation of 1763
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a result of the French and Indian War?France controlled the US.Britain no longer owned land in America.Britain controlled Canada.Spain gained control of the US
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?congressmeeting houseParliamentHouse of Burgesses
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat were forced on the colonists to punish them for the Boston Tea Party?Intolerable ActsStamp ActTownshend ActsTea Act
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho dressed up as Mohawks and dumped the British tea in the harbor?LoyalistsSons of LibertyParliamentExpress riders
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the effect of the French and Indian War?a boycottTea ActIntolerable ActsTaxing colonists to pay for the war
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused people to be forced to take sides?a boycottTea ActIntolerable Actstaxing colonists to pay for the war
- 19. Multiple ChoiceGeorge Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian WarTrueFalse
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Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?King JamesKing Charles IIQueen ElizabethKing George III - 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Proclamation of 1763 restricted--colonists from moving back to Great Britain.the western movement of settlers.the control of colonial legislatures.the amount of tea imported from Europe.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceColonists opposed taxes from Great Britain because the--colonies had no representation in Parliament.taxes were too high.British people had no representation in Parliament.colonists wanted American Indians and French to pay all the taxes.
- 23. Multiple ChoicePaul Revere became famous as a patriot who--gained Spain's support for American independence.was a member of the Continental Congress.saved the lives of many patriots as a battlefield doctor.made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival in Lexington.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat significant event happened at the Battles of Lexington and Concord?End of the Revolutionary War.Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers.Site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.The French joined the American colonists in fighting the British.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?Lexington & ConcordBoston Tea PartyFirst Continental CongressBoston Massacre
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy did British troops march to Concord in April 1775?The intended to confiscate weaponsThey intended to attack Continental troops there.They intended to arrest rebellious colonistsThey marched through there because it was on the way to Lexington
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty?Thomas JeffersonSamuel AdamsBenjamin FranklinGeorge Washington
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow was the Tea Act different from the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend ActsIt did not lead to boycottsIt did not impose any taxIt did not increase pricesIt did not affect merchants
- 29. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their movement?They portrayed the British as the aggressors.They claimed that people died because of harsh taxes.They called for the boycott of British tea and sugar.They gathered members from the victim’s families.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Stamp Act tax?legal documentsinnsfarm animalsimports
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main effect of the Intolerable Acts on the colonies?Colonists grew discouraged and stopped boycotting and protesting Parliament.The city of Philadelphia’s commerce increased dramatically as it took in Boston’s ship trade.Many colonists began to move from the coastal cities into the mountainous regions of the Appalachians.More colonists became convinced that the British government was treating them unfairly.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho were the Loyalists?people who wanted to remain subjects of Great Britainpeople who pledged allegiance to the Sons of Libertypeople who joined committees to promote the Patriots’ causepeople who helped New England merchants by paying their taxes
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Intolerable Acts do?replace the Massachusetts governmentraise taxes on tea, paper, and other goodsreinstate corporal punishment and the death penaltyaccuse the Tea Party participants of treason
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?“The rights of Englishmen”“Give me liberty or give me death”“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”“No taxation without representation“
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWho created this political cartoon?John AdamsGeorge WashingtonJohn HancockBenjamin Franklin
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