American Revolution Quiz

What was the Treaty of Paris 1763?

• Gave land to the French & Ended the French & Indian War

• Gave land to the British & Ended the French & Indian War

• Allowed colonists to move back to Europe

• Restricted the rights of the colonists.

Since Britain was left in debt after the French & Indian War, how did they expect to get the money back?

• Taxed the American Colonists

• Taxed British Citizens

• Charged France for war debts

• Raised prices in England.

Which of the following acts was put into place to collect taxes on paper/documents?

• Sugar Act

• International Act

• Reasonable Act

• Stamp Act

True or False; Colonist rebelled against the stamp act, so Britain backed down.

• True

• False

King George III appointed ______________ to carry out his policies when dealing with the American colonies.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Lord North

• Queen Elizabeth

Those who wanted to stay loyal to Britain were known as...

• Patriots

• Colonists

• Loyalists

• Citizens

Those who wanted to break away from British rule were known as ...

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Jeffersons

• Colonists

What is the event in which American colonists threw tea in the Boston Harbor out of protest to a monopoly placed on tea.

• American Revolution

• Boston Tea Party

• French & Indian War

• Tea Act

At the 1st Continental Congress, American colonists...

• Declared war on Spain

• The Declaration of Independence must be signed

• Articles of Confederation needed to be enacted

• demanded that they be given the same rights as British Citizens

The Declaration of Independence showed influence from which of the following Enlightenment Thinkers:

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Stephen Spielberg

• Jane Adams