Forming a New Nation Quiz

Why did the British tax the colonies?

• to pay for defending the colonies

• to punish the colonies

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• to raise money for the colonies

Why is there a stamp that shows the Boston Tea Party?

• It was the first major battle.

• It was a party celebrating the end of the war.

• It showed the colonists would stand against tyranny.

• It helped convince the French to help the colonies.

What did colonists say "no taxation without representation"?

• The were angry that Native Americans didn't have to pay taxes.

• The were angry that the colonies weren't represented in Parliament.

• They were angry that women weren't represented in Parliament.

• They were angry that people living in England weren't paying taxes.

How did what Thomas Jefferson wrote influence the American Revolution?

• Jefferson convinced the British they wouldn't win the war.

• Jefferson convinced the British they should give up their colonies.

• Jefferson convinced the colonists that they deserved a government that respected their rights.

• Jefferson convinced the colonists that they needed to form an alliance with the French.

Who is known for "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

Who is known for being a printer, an inventor, and an American ambassador to France?

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

How did King George III help cause the American Revolution?

• He declared war on the colonies because they refused to trade with Great Britain.

• He violated the rights of the colonists and made them declare their independence.

• He didn't protect the colonists from attack and made them declare their independence.

• He declared war on the colonies because they threatened to invade Great Britain.

What was the purpose of Paul Revere's famous ride?

• He was recruiting new members for the Sons of Liberty.

• He was helping free colonial soldiers captured by the British.

• He was protesting new taxes that the colonists were forced to pay.

• He was warning his friends that the British were coming to arrest them.

What did Paul Revere draw a picture of?

• Battle of Lexington

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Which of the following acts by the Sons of Liberty undermined the British and led to the colonists' fight for independence?

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Massacre

• Stamp Act Congress