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