Causes of the Revolution Quiz 1

The 1765 act that taxed paper and printed goods in the colonies was the ___.

• Paper Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Pamphlet Promotion

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
• It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
• It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
• It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.

What was the Boston Massacre?

• It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.

• It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.

• It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.

• It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.

Which Act allowed one company to sell tea to the colonies?

• Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts

Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?

• Pay for the cost of a new navy.
• Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
• Show colonists who was in charge.
• Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”
• “Give me liberty or give me death”
• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
• “No taxation without representation“

The French and Indian war was between?

• France and Native Americans
• France and England
• England and American Colonies
• France and England with most Native Americans fighting for France

Who created the political cartoon "Join or Die" to urge colonists to unite during the French and Indian War?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Paine

King of England during the Revolutionary War era.

• King George III

• King Charles II

• King George II

• King Ferdinand

What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?

• The Townshend act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act