American Revolution Review

How was the French and Indian War a long-term cause of the American Revolution?

• The British looked down on the colonists as they served together in the war

• The colonists rebelled against England and wrote the Bill of Rights

• The French sought revenge and continued to war with England and the colonies

• Due to the huge war debt, England began forcing taxes on the colonies

Did the colonists feel properly represented in the British Parliament?

• Yes, they were British citizens who were represented in Parliament

• No, the colonists did not have a say to any of the taxes they were forced to pay

How did the colonists feel about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They felt the king was trying to protect them and the colonists appreciated being kept safe

• Angry because it would allow the redcoats to live in their homes

• Angry because the colonists were unable to move west of the Appalachian Mts.

• None of the above

In 1765, Great Britain passed the Stamp Act which forced. . .

• taxes on newspapers and other paper products

• the colonists to buy only British newspapers and other printed materials

• the colonists to pay a tax on tea and other beverages

• All of the above

This act forced British Redcoats into the colonist’s homes without their permission.

• Quartering Act

• Townshend Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

Why was the phrase “no taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?

• Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items

• Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace

• Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no say

• Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war

The Boston Massacre led to. . .

• the establishment of a colony at Jamestown, Virginia

• a clear understanding of King George’s tariffs

• More conflict between Loyalists and Patriots

• the loss of George Washington as a President

Which group felt the colonies did NOT need independence from Great Britain?

• Mercenaries

• Minutemen

• Patriots

• Loyalists

What was “the shot heard ‘round the world’?”

• the first shot fired at the Boston Tea Party

• the first organized meeting of the colonial militia (soldiers)

• the shot that concluded the first meeting of the minutemen

• the first shot of the American Revolution

On July 4, 1776 the colonist announced they were no longer a colony of Great Britain, this document is called the. . .

• Declaration of Sentiments

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights