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American Revolution
Test Description: American Revolution
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1) From the late 1600s to the early 1700s, colonists did all of the following to undermine British restrictions on trade, except
A
charge taxes on goods exported to England.
B
trade with plantation owners in the West Indies.
C
smuggle sugar, molasses, and rum into the colonies.
D
complain to representatives of the Crown.
2) In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in response to Prime Minister George Grenville’s request to tax the colonists. The British prime minister made that request to
A
pay the costs of King Philip’s War.
B
replace British goods that had rotted because of a boycott.
C
pay the costs of the French and Indian War.
D
replace British ships that had been damaged by smugglers.
3) Colonists who were upset by Parliament’s effort to tax them might have made all of the following remarks, except
A
“No one asked us if we wanted to be taxed!”
B
“End the boycotts now!”
C
“No Taxation without Representation!”
D
“Just say ‘no’ to British goods!”
4) Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?
A
To enforce it, Britain’s standing army used violence to frighten taxpayers.
B
It was the first attempt by Parliament to tax exports, not just imports.
C
It was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly.
D
To enforce it, Britain placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.
5) What event directly sparked the Boston Massacre?
A
Colonists spread negative propaganda about British troops.
B
An African American sailor named Crispus Attucks shot a British soldier.
C
A crowd of sailors dared British troops to shoot at them.
D
A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument.
6) The Boston Tea Party clearly demonstrated how
A
easily colonists could tell cheap tea from expensive tea.
B
angry colonists were even before the Boston Massacre.
C
unhappy colonists were with new British laws.
D
much colonists cared for tea in relation to other imports.
7) Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts because it
A
could make the same money on taxing tea as it could on almost all other goods.
B
wanted to reduce tension in the colonies.
C
could make more money paying to catch smugglers than paying to collect taxes.
D
wanted to give colonists a sense of independence.
8) Which of the following is not one of the ways Massachusetts was punished for the Boston Tea Party?
A
Bostonians had to search for and recover the discarded tea.
B
The colonial governor had to approve when the legislature could meet.
C
Boston Harbor was closed.
D
Its charter was canceled.
9) The goal of the First Continental Congress was to
A
draft a declaration of independence from the British crown.
B
state the concerns of colonists to the king.
C
establish a colonial government to rival the king.
D
develop a plan for undermining the decisions of the king.
10) Patrick Henry’s intention in saying, “I am not a Virginian, I am an American” was to
A
ask colonists to abolish slavery.
B
defend his resistance to violence.
C
urge colonists to join forces.
D
express his anger at the South.
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