Road to Revolution Quiz

Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?

• To buy more land in the New World

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• To use the money to end slavery

• To pay them to be their own country

Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains due to the...

• Proclamation of 1776

• Proclamation of 1765

• Proclamation of 1763

• Proclamation Tax

The colonists wanted representation in...

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

Great Britain's desire to remain a world power let them to control...

• Trade

• Colonial Legislatures

• The colonies

• All of these

How were colonial governors chosen?

• They were elected

• They were appointed by the colonists

• They were appointed by the king

• They were chosen by a committee

Who enforced British law in the colonies?

• colonial governors

• colonists

• colonial legislatures

• colonial president

This was an event where colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers...

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Harbor Rebellion

• First Continental Congress

This was a meeting to discuss problems and promote independence...

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Boston Massacre

• Battle at Concord

This was a protest let by the Sons of Liberty...

• Boston Massacre

• Battle at Lexington

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

The French and Indian War was a dispute over the...

• Ohio River Valley

• Mississippi River Valley

• Colorado River Valley

• St. Lawrence River Valley