American Revolution Review

Multiple Choice

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• September 17, 1787

• September 25, 1792

Multiple Choice

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

• enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

• "tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

• rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia

• enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts

Multiple Choice

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• United States Constitution

Multiple Choice

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation

• To pass a law, all states needed to agree

• The President could veto a law before it was passed.

• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.

Multiple Choice

What was the famous quote of the colonists when protesting the British?

• No taxation without representation

• No representation without taxation

• No taxation on tea without cream and sugar

• No taxation without illumination