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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.
American Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea into the water.
The British dumped tea in Boston Harbor after colonists boycotted a shipment of tea, refusing to buy it.
Colonists met in Boston’s Old South Meeting House to discuss how to smuggle tea into the colonies.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following Intolerable Acts related to the housing of British troops?
the Boston Port Bill
the Quartering Act
the Administration of Justice Act
the Massachusetts Government Act
- 3. Multiple Choice
In 1765, Britain’s Parliament passed a tax on all colonial newspapers, pamphlets, and other papers. What was this act called?
the Declaratory Act
the Sugar Act
the Townshend Acts
the Stamp Act
- 4. Multiple Choice
First ten amendments to the Constitution; written list of freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the government.
Bill of Rights
Articles
Sections
Amendments
- 5. Multiple Choice
In what way was the Ohio River Valley a factor in the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley was controlled by both France and Spain.
The Ohio River Valley was near the coast and offered trade opportunities.
The Ohio River Valley had good farmland and control over rivers.
The Ohio River Valley was outside of territory claimed by the Europeans.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which colonial leader helped form a Franco-American alliance in 1778?
General Burgoyne
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
General Washington
- 7. Multiple Choice
Poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became the National Anthem in 1931.
This Land is My Land
America the Beautiful
O' Canada
Star Spangled Banner
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did King George III react to the Olive Branch Petition sent by the Second Continental Congress?
He declared the colonies to be in rebellion.
He considered it carefully and agreed with it.
He asked colonists to be more specific about problems.
He changed the policies the colonists complained about.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which did the Monroe Doctrine declare about the United States?
It would encourage European attempts to colonize nations.
It would oppose European attempts to colonize nations.
It would take control of existing European colonies.
It would interfere in European conflicts.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who can decide whether a law is unconstitutional?
Congress
the states
the president
the Supreme Court
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