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7) Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts because it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