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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Forbade colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains
Forbade colonists from living east of the Appalachian Mountains
Forbade colonists from travelling along the Mississippi River
Forbade colonists from trading with the British
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a petition?
Another word for a riot
A tax placed on colonists
A formal law that is made
A formal request that is submitted to an authority
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is a boycott?
A violent protest
A written request
Refusal to buy or use goods and service
A product the British made better than anyone else
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does it mean to repeal something?
Approve
Cancel
Extend
Fight
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did the Townshend Acts do?
Placed taxes on medical treatments
Placed taxes on homes and businesses
Placed taxes on paper
Placed taxes on things like lead, glass, paint, and tea
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the famous slogan colonists used to portray their unhappiness with Parliament?
It's My Money and I want It Now!
No Way Without a Say!
No Taxation Without Representation
The British are Coming!
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A patriot group formed to protest British taxes
A covert military group during the Revolution
A militia outfit
Women who wrote to newspapers anonymously
- 8. Multiple Choice
What did the Quartering Act do?
Charged every colonist a quarter a day to eat
Required colonists to provide food, housing, and supplies to British troops
Required colonists to build quarters, or housing, for the British troops
Required British troops to rebuild any and all homes that were destroyed during the war
- 9. Multiple Choice
What did the Stamp Act do?
This was not an actual law that was passed
Taxed paper documents by requiring an official stamp be placed on them t be legal
Taxed paper documents not produced in Britain
Required farmers to "stamp", or label, their livestock and equipment
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Boston Massacre...
Was the result of unpaid taxes
Was the result of colonial brutality towards the British
Was the result of a riot in Boston. British troops fired on unarmed citizens
Was the result of the Sons of Liberty dumping tea into the Harbor
- 11. Multiple Choice
Non-violent, public refusal to obey unjust laws is known as...
Boycotts
Protests
Riots
Civil Disobedience
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Intolerable Acts did all of the following EXCEPT:
Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid back
Limited town meetings to once per year
Royal officials and officers could be tried for crimes anywhere
Gave soldiers the power to collect money from businesses in return for protection
Required colonists provide housing and supplies to troops
- 13. Multiple Choice
The First Continental Congress
Was a meeting of delegates in Philadelphia to decide what to do about the British
Was a meeting of delegates in New York City to decide what to do about the British
Was a meeting of delegates in Atlanta to decide what to do about the British
Was a meeting of delegates in Virginia to decide what to do about the British
- 14. Multiple Choice
Militia are...
Black-ops soldiers
Mercenaries
Skilled and experiences soldiers
Volunteer soldiers
- 15. Multiple Choice
This battle was actually a minor skirmish; the "shot heard round the world" happened here
Fort Ticonderoga
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
- 16. Multiple Choice
The first major battle of the Revolution; showed that the colonists could hang with the British
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Concord
Fort Ticonderoga
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why is Concord important?
It was where the British established their base of operations for the war
It was the HQ for rebel plans
The British were going to burn the city down
The British were going to raid a weapons storehouse and arrest rebel leaders, but found nothing
- 18. Multiple Choice
Patriots
Wanted independence from Britian
Wanted to remain loyal to Britain
Remained neutral
- 19. Multiple Choice
Loyalists
Remained neutral
Wanted independence from Britain
Thought colonists should remain with Britain
- 20. Multiple Choice
He was the leader of the Continental Army
John Adams
George Washington
Baron von Steuben
General Charles Cornwallis
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