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Road To American Revolution
Test Description: Introduction to the American Revolution and what got the war started
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) 1. Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to command the new Continental Army?
A
William Howe
B
George Washington
C
John Adams
D
King George III
2) The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to persuade
A
British troops to leave Boston.
B
Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
C
King George to make peace with the colonies.
D
Volunteers to join the Continental Army.
3) The Declaration of Independence was written to explain
A
What other nations could do to help the colonies win their freedom.
B
What Britain needed to do to win back the loyalty of the colonies.
C
Why the colonists thought “taxation without representation” was unfair.
D
Why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great
4) The British withdrew from Boston in 1776 after
A
Losing more than 1,000 men during the battle of Bunker hill.
B
Seeing cannons aimed down on them from nearby Dorchester Heights.
C
Clashing with colonial militias at Lexington and Concord.
D
Hearing that the colonists had formed the continental Army.
5) What was one of Britain’s advantages during the Revolution?
A
Britain had vast military and financial resources.
B
Britain had to ship supplies across the Atlantic Ocean.
C
Most colonists were hostile to Britain.
D
Many British soldiers were mercenaries
6) The opening battle of the war, also known as “The shot heard round the world”, took place at
A
Ticonderoga
B
Bunker Hill
C
Lexington
D
Trenton
7) In April 1775, which men helped spread the news about the British March on Lexington and Concord.
A
Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin
B
Thomas Newton and Thomas Jefferson
C
George Washington and Paul Revere
D
Paul Revere and William Dawes
8) In 1775, the British marched on Lexington and Concord to
A
Conduct a training exercise to prepare for battle
B
Gather food needed by the British soldiers in Boston
C
Force the Native Americans way from Boston
D
Capture weapons and powder stored by the patriots
9) Why did Parliament choose to raise taxes on the American colonies beginning in 1763?
A
To increase subsidies to Indigo plantation owners
B
To help pay the French and Indian War Debt
C
To build a new home for the Royal Governor
D
To buy a surplus of rice and indigo
10) What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
A
Prevent smuggling of French goods
B
To put a duty on lead, paint, and tea
C
To allow colonists to move into the Cherokee Territory
D
A response to the Boston Tea Party
11) A tax that the British Parliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies.
A
Townshend Duties
B
Continental Congress
C
Sugar Act
D
Stamp Act
12) What did the Tea Act create?
A
A monopoly on tea sales to the colonists through the British East India Company
B
A law against exporting tea to the Caribbean
C
Tax on imported tea that the colonists paid weekly
D
An alliance of the colonists with Asian tea markets
13) What did the Quartering Act impose on the colonists?
A
It placed new taxes on goods such as tea, lead, glass, and paint
B
It required the colonists to purchase a special stamp for all paper products
C
It informed the colonists that anyone caught participating in militia activities would be jailed
D
It required them to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops
14) The _____ was passed by the British parliament to affirm its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”.
A
Stamp Act
B
Coercive Act
C
Declaratory Act
D
Intolerable Act
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