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Colonial Unrest
Test Description: Colonial Unrest
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1) 1. Why did England set up the colonies?
A
D. All of the above
B
C. A place for people in debt
C
B. To open new markets
D
A. For their resources
2) 2. Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?
A
C. The colonies were united under one government
B
D. The British government had a large war debt
C
A. England left them alone to govern themselves
D
B. Colonies had representation in Parliament
3) 3. Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War
A
D. Colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians
B
A. British government had a large war debt
C
B. Colonists were given their independence
D
C. Law only applies in courts
4) 4. The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5,1770 in order to
A
C. Warn of a deadly disease in the city
B
D. Start a fair
C
B. Create anti-British feelings or sentiment
D
A. Create trouble for the colonists
5) 5. Which of the following was an effect of the Townshend Acts?
A
D. War of 1812
B
B. French and Indian War
C
A. Proclamation of 1763
D
C. Boycott of British goods
6) 6. To what event is Paul Revere’s engraving referring?
A
D. French and Indian War
B
A. Boston Tea Party
C
B. Boston Massacre
D
C. Proclamation of 1763
7) 7. What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
A
A. They did not believe in any form of taxation
B
D. People in great Britain were taxed only on property
C
C. The stamp ruined their documents
D
B. It was an example of taxation without representation
8) 8. What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston tea party?
A
B. The Intolerable/Coercive acts
B
D. Boston Tea Party
C
C. The Boston Massacre
D
A. The Stamp act
9) 10. How did Parliament respond to the colonists;’ protest against the Stamp Act?
A
C. The repealed the Stamp Act
B
A. They increased the tax on paper
C
B. They refused to sell stamps to the colonists
D
D. They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act
10) 11. How did many of the Loyalists view the Patriots?
A
A. As brave soldiers
B
C. As foreign invaders
C
D. As agreeable neighbors
D
B. As ungrateful rebels
11) 12. Which of these could be considered by the colonists as an act of tyranny?
A
A. The Boston Tea Party
B
C. The First Continental Congress
C
D. The Proclamation of 1763
D
B. The French and Indian War
12) 13. What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
A
C. The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops
B
B. The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies
C
D. The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.
D
A. The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia
13) In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
A
D. It forced colonists to work for the government
B
B. It demanded that the colonists join the army
C
C. It required that the colonists pay taxes to England
D
A. Asked colonists to help in the government
14) 1. Which act forced colonists to house, feed, and take care of British Soldiers?
A
Stamp Act
B
Intolerable Act
C
Quartering Act
D
Townshend Act
15) 16. After the French and Indian, what document limited the colonists to not being able to expand their land west into Indian Territory?
A
B. Declaration of Independence
B
A. Proclamation of 1763
C
C. Constitution
D
D. Articles of Confederation
16) 17. Which of the following events is best described here: a meeting of the colonies to discuss the problems with England and to begin preparations for war.
A
D. Lexington and Concord
B
C. First Continental Congress
C
A. Boston Tea Party
D
B. Boston Massacre
17) 18. Which term matches the following definition: having to pay taxes on something without being able to vote or agree to those taxes?
A
Taxation with representation
B
Levy
C
Taxation without Representation
D
Life
18) 19. Which of the following terms matches this definition: the use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner?
A
taxation
B
export
C
import
D
oppression
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