Pre-Revolution and Declaration of Independence Practice

What war caused Great Britain to raise the tax rate on their American colonies?

• The War of 1812

• World War I

• The French and Indian War

• The Revolutionary War

The colonists did not want to pay British taxes unless they had representation in what lawmaking group?

• The British Parliament

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The House of Burgesses

Even though colonies could elect their own legislatures who still oversaw their activities?

• George Washington

• The Prince of Wales

• The Mayor of Middletown

• The Colonial Governor

Who were the colonial governors most loyal to?

• The Czar of Russia

• The President

• The Emperor of China

• The King of Great Britain

Which is NOT an example of how Britain tried to control the colonies?

• Not allowing colonists to get married

• Taxing the colonies

• Not allowing them to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Maintaining soldiers in the colonies

Which is a reason Britain raised taxes on their American colonies?

• To keep the colonists from getting too wealthy

• To fight a war in Asia

• To maintain troops in the colonies

• To buy more land

Which is NOT a reason the colonists were unhappy with the British rulership?

• The colonies had no representation in parliament

• The colonists resented the colonial governors

• Britain favored its colonies in Central America

• The colonies opposed British taxes

Where did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent colonists from moving?

• Canada

• West of the Appalachian Mountains

• West of the Rocky Mountains

• Alaska

Britain did not want to lose its position as a...

• coffee growing nation

• top travel destination

• coal mining nation

• world power

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• John Hancock