Events leading to American Revolution

Events leading to American Revolution

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8th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Who won the French and Indian War?
France
Spain
England
Native Americans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The British began to impose taxes on the colonies because of which of the following?
The Boston Tea Party
Wanted to punish the Tories
Intolerable Acts
French and Indian War

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The name the colonists gave to the laws that Britain imposed on the colonies as punishment after the Boston Tea Party. 
1. British troops were sent to Boston. 
2. Massachusetts was put under British control
3. The port of Boston was closed until colonists paid for the tea they destroyed. 
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Declaratory Acts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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The location of the first shot of the American Revolution. This was known as "the shot that was heard around the world."
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Virginia
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which act was a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses?
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Paper Act

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Which patriot made a famous drawing of the Boston Massacre and used propaganda to turn the colonists against the British ?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
John Adams

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
Redcoats
Loyalists
Neutrals
Patriots

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