American Revolution Part 1

Which secret organization was formed to protest the Stamp Act?

• Sons of Liberty

• English soldiers

• Loyalists

• Native Americans

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to ask Great Britain to change its laws

• to announce freedom from Great Britain

• to explain the government's structure

• to give a short history of the colonies

These American women were famous for boycotting British goods by making homespun cloth and for finding substitutes for tea and sugar (all heavily taxed by the British.) Who were these women?

• Women of the Revolution

• Molly Pitchers

• National Organization of Women

• Daughters of Liberty

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• King George III

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765?

• The act was passed by the Parliament.

• The tax was a large amount of money.

• The tax was not imposed on the wealthy.

• The act was taxation without representation.

The dumping of 342 chests of beverage leaves into Boston Harbor was the colonists' showing they opposed which of the following?

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Quebec Act

• Intolerable Acts

Which of the following wars was fought before the American Revolution?

• Spanish American War

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

• Civil War

Who helped the French in the French and Indian War?

• England

• Native Americans

• No one helped them

• colonists

What were the two sides fighting over in the French and Indian War?

• slaves

• control of land in France

• taxes

• control of land in North America

What disguise did the Sons of Liberty use when they "hosted" the Boston Tea Party?

• Native Americans

• English soldiers

• women

• King George III