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Events Leading To The American Revolution
Test Description: American Revolution
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1) How did King George III plan to pay for the French and Indian War?
A
by taxing the colonists
B
by taxing the French people
C
by taxing the British people
D
by taxing the Indians
2) The country of Great Britain is also known as
A
France
B
Canada
C
America
D
England
3) The people who live in England are called ______________ people
A
French
B
colonists
C
New Englanders
D
British
4) The Townshend Act put taxes on
A
sugar
B
all towns
C
coffee and wheat
D
paint, paper, glass, lead, and tea
5) How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
A
None
B
50
C
5
D
500
6) The Boston Massacre was a fight between
A
the French and the Indians
B
a few British soldiers and hundreds of colonists
C
the people of Boston and the people of New York
D
a few colonists and hundreds of British soldiers
7) The first person to be killed during the American Revolution was
A
John Adams
B
Sam Adams
C
Crispus Attucks
D
George Washington
8) The slogan that was said by many colonists was:
A
God Save the King!
B
America the Beautiful!
C
No taxation without representation!
D
Live free or die!
9) The Quartering Act
A
required colonists to give British soldiers food, clothing, and a place to sleep
B
required British soldiers to give Indians food, clothing, and a place to sleep
C
required British soldiers to give colonists food, clothing, and a place to sleep
D
required colonists to give each British soldier a quarter
10) The Intolerable Acts were ordered by King George III because
A
he was angry about the Boston Tea Party.
B
he was angry about the Boston Massacre.
C
the British king was intolerable.
D
he was angry with the French.
11) The Stamp Act
A
required colonists to buy a stamp in order to mail a letter
B
required colonists to purchase a paper for each stamp that they bought.
C
required colonists to purchase a stamp for each item made of paper that they bought
D
required colonists to put stamps on each bag of sugar they bought
12) The man who convinced many of the colonists that war against England was needed was
A
George Washington
B
Patrick Henry
C
Crispus Attucks
D
Benedict Arnold
13) The First Continental Congress was held in order to
A
decide who should write the constitution
B
discuss how to punish the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
C
decide what to do about King George III and his unfair rules
D
celebrate the Boston Tea party
14) The delegates of the First Continental Congress decided
A
to write a letter to King George and tell him why they were unhappy and what he could do to help
B
to write a letter to King George thanking him for allowing them to live in the colonies.
C
to ignore all taxes that were ordered by King George III
D
to go to war with Great Britain
15) The Second Continental Congress was held in order to
A
discuss how the king had done many of the things they asked for in their letter
B
discuss how the king had ignored their letter
C
celebrate being an American colonist
D
celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence
16) The delegates of the Second Continental Congress decided to
A
give King George another chance to make things right
B
ignore King George III because he had ignored them.
C
write the Constitution of the United States
D
declare independence from Great Britain and to go to war against them
17) The Declaration of Independence was signed
A
June 4, 1776
B
July 4, 1776
C
July 4, 2015
D
December 16, 1773
18) The three unalienable rights written in the Declaration of Independence are the right of
A
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
B
life, love, and happiness
C
liberty, the pursuit of wealth, and happiness
D
peace, wealth, and happiness
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