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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
replace British ships that had been damaged by smugglers.
B
replace British goods that had rotted because of a boycott.
C
pay the costs of King Philip’s War.
D
pay the costs of the French and Indian War.
3) Colonists who were upset by Parliament’s effort to tax them might have made all of the following remarks, except
A
“End the boycotts now!”
B
“No Taxation without Representation!”
C
“No one asked us if we wanted to be taxed!”
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 placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.
B
It was the first attempt by Parliament to tax exports, not just imports.
C
To enforce it, Britain’s standing army used violence to frighten taxpayers.
D
It was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly.
5) What event directly sparked the Boston Massacre?
A
A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument.
B
Colonists spread negative propaganda about British troops.
C
An African American sailor named Crispus Attucks shot a British soldier.
D
A crowd of sailors dared British troops to shoot at them.
6) The Boston Tea Party clearly demonstrated how
A
much colonists cared for tea in relation to other imports.
B
unhappy colonists were with new British laws.
C
easily colonists could tell cheap tea from expensive tea.
D
angry colonists were even before the Boston Massacre.
7) Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts because it
A
wanted to reduce tension in the colonies.
B
wanted to give colonists a sense of independence.
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
The colonial governor had to approve when the legislature could meet.
B
Its charter was canceled.
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
draft a declaration of independence from the British crown.
B
state the concerns of colonists to the king.
C
develop a plan for undermining the decisions of the king.
D
establish a colonial government to rival 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
urge colonists to join forces.
C
defend his resistance to violence.
D
express his anger at the South.
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