Unit 4 Quiz - Causes of the American Revolution

Why was boycotting the most effective strategy used by the Sons of Liberty?

• It was a violent method of getting their message across to the British that they were disgusted with their policies

• It showed that tarring and feathering tax collectors got the attention of the King and parliament to invoke change

• It quickly got the attention of the King and the British Parliament because it hurt them financially as they were losing money

• It showed that the colonies could survive on their own without the help and goods of the British empire

Which of the following was not a belief of the patriots?

• The unfair taxes and policies of the British government were causing violence, riots, and deaths

• The colonists were British subjects and should obey British law

• “No taxation without representation!”

• Many colonists fought in the French and Indian War and should not have to pay taxes due to war debt

The outline below concerns colonial America.

I. _______________________________________ ?

boycotts

general unrest

written protests

destruction of property

Which of the following would make the best title for the outline above?

• Colonial Reactions to British Policies

• British Response to Colonial Resistance

• American Response to the French Revolution

• State-by-State Reactions to the Proposed Constitution

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• The colonists wanted the British to lower the tax on imported olives

• The colonists wanted the British to allow them to begin growing olives for trade

• The colonists wanted to reach a peaceful resolution to their increasing troubles with Britain

• The colonists wanted to declare war on Britain for their illegal taxing, tyranny, and abuse of power

Which of the following statements represented American colonists' opposition to the British Stamp Act of 1765?

• "No new laws without due process"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "No billing without notice"

• "No direct taxation without reason"

"All and each of which the afore-said deputies, in behalf of themselves and their constituents, do claim, demand, and insist on, as their indubitable rights and liberties; which cannot be legally taken from them, altered or abridged by any power whatever, without their own consent, by their representatives in their several provincial legislatures. In the course of our inquiry, we find many infringements and violations of the foregoing rights …. To these grievous acts and measures, Americans cannot submit, but in hopes that their fellow subjects in Great-Britain will, on a revision of them, restore us to that state in which both countries found happiness and prosperity, we have for the present only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures”:

-First Continental Congress, Declaration of Rights and Grievances, 1774

According to the document above, why was the Continental Congress formed, and what did they hope to accomplish?

• to help enforce the Coercive Acts and express loyalty for the King.

• to practice using muskets and cannons so they could go to war with Britain.

• to set up a political body that would challenge British control and have their rights and liberties restored

• to unite the colonists and the British under a single government

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

• Colonists did not have representatives in Parliament and believed Parliament should not tax them

• Colonists believed that Parliament should only tax certain items

• Colonists believed that Parliament wanted to start a war

• Colonists believed taxation would end if protests ended

With the French and Indian war behind them, Britain was in a huge amount of debt. Although Britain won the war, it was extremely expensive. So in order to pay off these debts, the Parliament decides to

• Take out a heavy loan in a Swiss bank

• Ask France for a loan

• Pass taxes to gain money

• Fund-raise

Which of the following WAS NOT true of the First Continental Congress in September 1774?

• It called for the colonies to continue the boycott of British goods and to prepare militias.

• All 13 colonies sent 34 delegates or representatives to the meeting in Philadelphia.

• It was formed as a political body to represent the American colonies in their relations with Britain.

• It declared the Coercive Acts illegal.

When the Second Continental Congress drafted the “Olive Branch Petition” what were they hoping to achieve?

• To declare independence without fighting a war

• To repeal British acts

• To sign a peace treaty to end the Revolutionary War

• To create the Continental Army for the American Colonies