Revolutions Quiz

What were the Sons of Liberty? (protested Taxation Without Representation)

• People who liked the statue of liberty

• a group of rebels in Boston who organized illegal protests

• American patriots

Why did Parliament pass taxes on the Colonists? (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townsend Acts)

• Because they were greedy

• To pay for more expeditions

• To pay for the French and Indian War

On March 5, 1770, what terrible act of violence erupted on the streets of Boston?

• The war for Independence

• The Boston Massacre

• The French and Indian War

Who killed whom in the Boston massacre?

• The Sons of Liberty killed 5 British soldiers

• British soldiers killed 5 colonists

Who was the one of the first to die in the Revolution?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks, an African American - during the Boston Massacre

What was the First Continental Congress?

• The congress on the first continent

• When all the colonies except Georgia sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss the growing crisis.

• When all the colonies except Virginia sent deleagates to Washington DC

What was the First Continental Congress debate about? (more than one are correct)

• What to do about the violence in Boston and Williamsburg

• What to do about the Sugar Act

• What to do about Taxation without Representation.

What did the colonies decide to do to protest Taxation Without Representation? (more than one answer)

• They decided to wait and see what happened next

• They decided to boycott British goods

• Congress sent a letter to King George III warning him that peace was running out.

What day did over 1000 British soldiers march out of Boston and head for Concord in order to arrest the Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams as well as seize rebel arms?

• July 4, 1776

• April 18, 1775

• October 14, 1776

Who were the British soldiers trying to arrest when they marched toward Concord? (more than one)

• George Washingto,

• Samuel Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Hancock