CAUSES: American Revolution Question Preview (ID: 33274)


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How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?
a) Parliament decided to boycott tea.
b) Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.
c) Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.
d) Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston.

What was the name of the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?
a) Coercive Acts
b) Continental Congress
c) Sons of Liberty
d) Suffolk Resolves

Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act?
a) They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea.
b) They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.
c) They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.
d) They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.

The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)

What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
a) They argued for more taxes.
b) They moved to the Atlantic Coast.
c) They resorted to smuggling.
d) They went to court.

Colonists who sided with Britain were called Loyalists whereas colonists who supported the right to independence were called Patriots.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) IDK
d)

One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)

The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)

The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed that only Parliament could tax them.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c)
d)

Where did many colonists believe a fight with the British would first break out?
a) Great Britain
b) New England
c) Philadelphia
d) Virginia

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