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Causes Of The American Revolution
Test Description: Identify the acts, laws, and events that led the American colonists to rebel against England in the American Revolution.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement about the Boston Massacre is not ture?
A
The event took place on March 5, 1770
B
The colonists were fired on by British soldiers for no reason
C
It was used by the colonists as propaganda to show the cruelty of British soldiers
D
Five colonists were killed
2) Besides Dr. Prescott, who else rode with Paul Revere to warn the colonists living around Boston that the British soldiers were on the march?
A
Samuel Adams
B
Henry Knox
C
William Dawes
D
John Hancock
3) Who were the minutemen?
A
British soldiers who were very fast shots
B
Young men who reloaded cannons for the colonists
C
The first casualties of the American Revolution
D
The militia that was ready to fight on short notice
4) Which of the following items were not taxed as a result of the Townshend Acts?
A
Glass
B
Tea
C
Roads
D
Paper
5) Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Ben Franklin
B
George Washington
C
John Adams
D
Thomas Jefferson
6) Which event came first?
A
The Stamp Act
B
The Townshend Acts
C
The Sugar Act
D
The Tea Act
7) The Intolerable Acts were passed by England as a result of what event?
A
The Boston Tea Party
B
The shot heard round the world
C
The Boston Massacre
D
The Declaration of Independence
8) Which organization was formed as a secret society to protest British policies?
A
The Free Masons
B
The Minutemen
C
The Sons of Liberty
D
The Revolutionary Guard
9) Which law required colonists to provide housing to British soldiers?
A
The Quartering Act
B
The Proclamation of 1763
C
The Sheltering Act
D
The Declaratory Act
10) In what year were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired at Lexington and Concord?
A
1776
B
1775
C
1774
D
1773
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