Abeka 8th Grade history quiz 8 (COMBO)

What act of Parliament passed in 1765 requiring the colonist to buy seals for all legal documents, pamphlets and newspapers?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Quebec Act

• Townshend Acts

What act taxed colonial imports from Britain?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Quebec Act

• Townshend Acts

What law required colonists to house and feed British troops?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Quebec Act

• Townshend Acts

What act threatened religious liberty?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Quebec Act

• Townshend Acts

What local Virginia militia unit had the job of preserving law and order and defending frontier posts from possible Indian attack? (Hint: George Washington)

• Virginia Rangers

• Texas Rangers

• New England Patriots

• Philadelphia 76ers

What was the name of the war that took place in the colonies and lasted from 1754 through 1763?

• American Revolution

• French and Indian war

• 7 Years War

• French and British war

Who became king in 1760 and determined to bring colonies into subjection?

• George II

• George III

• James

• Charles

What was the name of the volunteer militia who had to be ready to defend their homes and families?

• timemen

• minutemen

• patriots

• freedomfighters

Where were the first shots of the War for Independence (American Revolution) fired?

• Lexington, Massachusetts

• Boston, Massachusetts

• New York

• Yorktown

What petition did the Continental Congress send to England to avoid war?

• Freedom Branch

• Tree of Life Branch

• Three Branch Petition

• Olive Branch Petition