Events Leading Up to the Revolutionary War Pre/Post Assessment

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War? Pick 2 answers.

• It printed colonial currency (money)

• It passed laws like the Stamp Act and Sugar Act

• It sold western settlers land

• It housed British Soldiers

What was the main purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent colonist from talking about the King

• To help colonist trap fur in the Ohio River Valley

• To forbid colonist from moving across the Appalachian Mountains

• To give all colonist born in 1763 a free birthday dessert at their favorite restaurant

Which of these acts passed by British Parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• The Quartering Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

Why did the British impose the Stamp Act?

• As payback for the repeal of the sugar act

• To repay debts formed from the French and Indian War

• To punish the colonies for the Declaration of Independence

• To help defeat the French in the 7 Years War

Which of the following taxed goods like newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards?

• Tea Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

During the times leading up to the Revolutionary War, there were several events that happened to anger the colonists. One of those was the Boston Massacre. What was the main cause for this event?

• Colonists did not like the Tea Act

• Colonists were angry that the soldiers were in their town

• The soldiers called them names and threw rocks at them

• There was no money left in the colony

_______ is the angry protest where members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard

• Tea Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

What is one effect of the Boston Tea Party?

• The states were held together as a nation during the American Revolution

• Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

• The Boston Port was closed

• Tea was taken from the colonists

What did the group of laws that Britain passed after the Boston Tea Party become known as in America?

• The Terrible Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Coercive Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

Which of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts?

• British soldiers were forced into colonists’ homes

• Boston Harbor was closed for all trade

• Colonists could not speak freely at meetings

• All of the above