Pre-Revolution Quiz

Many colonists protested the Stamp Act because

• they wanted to pay the same as people in Britain.
• they didn’t want to pay more taxes while the economy was bad.
• they thought the taxes were too high.
• they did not vote on representation in Parliament, but were still being taxed.

What was the Sugar Act?

• a set of new taxes on manufactured products
• a set of new taxes on molasses
• a set of new taxes on letters mailed to England
• a set of new taxes on legal documents

Why did the British march to Lexington?

• They wanted to discourage the colonists formation of militias
• They knew the heights around Lexington made it a strategic location.
• They wanted to station more troops in colonists homes
• They were looking for George Washington’s troops.

The colonists reacted angrily to the Tea Act because they thought it

• went against the principles of mercantilism.
• forced them to not buy tea.
• kept them from buying tea at a low price.
• was a way to get them to accept British taxes 

How did the other colonies react to the Intolerable Acts?

• Most of the colonies thought Massachusetts should deal with Britain alone.
• Most of the colonies united with Massachusetts against the acts.
• Most of the colonies approved of the acts’ economic benefits for Boston.
• Most of the colonies thought them an appropriate response to events in Boston.

What was significant about the Battle of Lexington?

• Minutemen opposed British troops for the first time.
• Minutemen faced British troops and forced them back at a bridge.
• Minutemen used the region’s geography to defeat the British from cover of woods and fields.
• The British were not willing to use deadly force in the battle.

Which action taken by the Second Continental Congress shows they were hoping to avoid war?

• The Congress brought colonial leaders together to discuss the situation.
• The Congress formally accepted the Intolerable Acts and British trade policies.
• The Congress created the Continental Army with George Washington as commander.
• The Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George and Parliament.

British officials believed they were justified in imposing new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War because: 

• Americans had refused to offer military support during the war. 
• it was important to prove American dependence on Britain. 
• of their debts incurred in the war and the cost of defending the American colonies. 
• all new taxes would be internal taxes in the colonies.

Which of the following made up an important portion of the Declaration of Independence?

• colonial demands on the royal governors
• a list of grievances against the British Crown
• an outline of a structure of federal government
• an explanation of a variety of unalienable rights

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Hancock
• Benjamin Franklin