1. Road To Revolution

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the war fought between the French (and their American Indian allies) and Great Britain (and their American Indian allies) to see who would be the strongest power in North America?

• The Revolutionary War

• The French and Indian War (the Seven Year War)

• The Civil War

• World War II

Multiple Choice

What was issued in 1763 that forbade settlers to move west of the Appalachian mountains?

• the Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• the Tea Act

Multiple Choice

Why did King George III issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• He wanted to keep more settlers from moving to North America.

• He wanted to let the French move west of the Appalachian mountains.

• He wanted to make the colonists' lives difficult.

• He didn't want conflict with the American Indians.

Multiple Choice

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 put a tax on?

• Paper goods such as deeds, newspapers, and playing cards.

• the Tea Act

• Stamps

• Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

What was the reaction by many Georgia colonists to the Stamp Act?

• They were okay with it. They were a new colony and still had close ties to Great Britain.

• The protested and demanded it be ended.

• They offered to pay more taxes.

• They declared war.

Multiple Choice

When the Stamp Act was ended in March of 1766, what policy did the British pass to collect money from the colonists? This measure allowed the British East India Tea Company to have a monopoly on the sale of tea in North America?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The American Revolution

Multiple Choice

To protest the Tea Act, colonists dressed up as American Indians and threw boxes of tea off of the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as the...

• the Midnight Ride

• Massachusetts Militia

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

Multiple Choice

Because of the Boston Tea Party, Great Britain passed the Intolerable Acts which angered the colonists. This led to what beginning on April 18, 1775?

• The American Revolution

• The Boston Massacre

• The Civil War

• the French and Indian War

Multiple Select

Put a check by the statements that show the causes of the American Revolution.

• The founding of Savannah

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party