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