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Revolutionary Era Review
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1) The Proclamation of 1763 was an imaginary line at the top of the Appalachian Mountains used for what purpose?
A
start a new form of representative government
B
raise taxes on those living on the frontier
C
meant to protect the natives and keep settlers from moving further west
D
to push the natives into new lands
2) Britain imposed the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act and Quartering Act to help pay for what?
A
French and Indian War
B
new naval ships
C
the war in Europe
D
expansion into South America
3) No Taxation Without Representation meant what?
A
colonists boycotted taxes
B
taxes were illegal in the colonies
C
colonists deserved a vote in Parliament about matters concerning the colonies
D
they wanted to choose the tax collectors
4) What means to not buy a product from someone as a form of protest?
A
charter
B
boycott
C
toleration
D
renaissance
5) Crispus Attucks was killed in a protest that got out of hand and snowballs were thrown before 5 colonists were shot and killed during what incidence?
A
Lobsterback attack
B
Boston Massacre
C
Boston Tea Party
D
Battle at Yorktown
6) Boston Tea Party occurred when a group dressed as natives and dumped 342 tea chests off a ship and into the Harbor. Who was the group?
A
tax collectors
B
Independence fighters
C
actual natives
D
Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty
7) Intolerable Acts were passed to make the colonist pay for what?
A
the new government
B
revolutionary war
C
French and Indian War
D
tea dumped in the Boston Harbor
8) What was the official start to the Revolutionary War?
A
Boston Tea Party
B
Proclamation of 1776
C
Boston Massacre
D
Lexington and Concord
9) Who wrote the pamphlet that said that everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation from Britain? Pamphlet was called Common Sense.
A
Thomas Paine
B
Sam Adams
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Paul Revere
10) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was a break up letter with Britain. What was the main idea of the document?
A
freedom of religion
B
No taxation without representation
C
Unalienable Rights
D
Free Speech
11) When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A
1787
B
1763
C
1776
D
1620
12) Declaration of Independence listed Natural Rights, British Wrongs and our Independence. What was 1 British wrong?
A
King was ignoring the colonies
B
not enough supplies sent to colonies
C
limiting trade and taxing colonists
D
too many governors
13) Patrick Henry promoted the idea of what with his famous, Give me Liberty or give me death, quote?
A
higher taxes
B
Manifest Destiny
C
gun safety
D
war with Britain
14) George Washington, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin all have what in common?
A
loyalists who supported the King
B
leaders of the American Revolution
C
they were signers of the Declaration of Independence
D
members of the Sons of Liberty
15) Which of the following is the an economic policy used as a protest against Britain?
A
organizing a milita
B
taxing the tea we sent to Britain
C
boycott of British imports
D
propaganda used to influence people
16) What did the British do after the Boston Tea Party?
A
leave Boston Harbor
B
ignore the problem
C
Pass the Intolerable Acts
D
arrest all the natives that were dumping the tea
17) Who was the leader of the colonial Navy?
A
Abraham LIncoln
B
Davy Jones
C
Haym Saloman
D
John Paul Jones
18) Where did the colonial forces train to become a better fighting army?
A
Boston
B
Valley Forge
C
Yorktown
D
Bunker Hill
19) Saratoga was the turning point of the war and what happened to help the US Army?
A
better weather
B
supplies were stolen from the British
C
Washington became commander
D
France agreed to help
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