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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAfter the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britainwas afraid the French would support the colonies.was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.needed the colonists to help pay for the war.wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceParliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This caused colonists to protest in the form of the Boston Tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of the tea.Colonists dressed as Indians destroyed the tea.Colonists bought tea from other countries.Colonists started growing their own tea.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn 1765, Parliament and King George passed the Stamp Act. What was the purpose of this act?It was to get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king.It was to raise money by passing a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses.It was to get rid of the French colonists in the Northern colonies.It was to raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper documents.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThere were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament.The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies.The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In 1754, war broke out between Britain and France. In Europe it was known as the Seven Years War. When the fighting started in North America, they fought over the Ohio River Valley. What was this war called?
French and Indian War.
Revolutionary War.
Civil War.
Mexican War.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the Sugar act, Stamp act, and the Tea act. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?
The colonists started taxing British goods.
The colonists decided to trade only with France.
The colonists voted for a new king.
The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests.
- 7. Multiple Choice
During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that protested the Stamp Act and other taxes. This group also wanted independence. This group was called the
Grange.
Sons of Liberty.
Green Mountain Boys.
Regulators.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAs King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?LoyalistsPatriotsNeutralsColonists
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event where 5 colonists were killed when they fought with British soldiers.
A protest against the tea taxes where the Sons of LIberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
When the British enacted the Intolerable Acts on the colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
A protest against the British about the Stamp Act.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Boston Tea Party, King George passed a set of laws that included the Quartering Act. The name of these laws werethe Tea Act.the Stamp Act.the Intolerable Acts.Treaty of Paris.
- 11. Multiple Choice
After the Intolerable Acts, the colonists were very angry with the British and many were talking about independence. Finally the American Revolutionary war started with "the shot heard around the world". What was the "the shot heard around the world"?
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
the Battle of Lexington and Concord
the French and Indian War
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who was the King of England that imposed taxes on the colonists after the French and Indian War?
General Thomas Gage
George Washington
Samuel Adams
George III
- 13. Multiple Choice
The British wanted to arrest some Sons of Liberty leaders in Lexington and capture weapons in Concord. Who found out about it and warned the colonists that the British were coming?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
- 14. Multiple Choice
One of the decisions made in the First Continental Congress was to form militias in the colonies to help defend them against the British. Some of the militias from Massachusetts were called ________________ because they were said to be ready at a minute's notice.
Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
Parliament
Daughters of Liberty
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