Content Quiz (Causes of the Revolution and Perspectives)

Name the African American that was killed at the Boston Massacre, thus becoming the first casualty of the American Revolution?

• Captain Preston

• Crispus Attucks

• George Sanderlin

• William Wyatt

How did the French and Indian War lead to controversy in South Carolina?

• Led to many battles being fought in South Carolina

• Lowcountry and Backcountry settlers fought against each other

• Led to tensions between Native Americans and settlers during the Cherokee Wars

• The French took over much of South Carolina

Name the tax that was to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Intolerable Acts

The French and Indian War was known as the ________________ in Europe.

• American Revolution

• American Civil War

• Seven Years War

• War of the Conquest

Who did England turn to when it came to paying the debt from the French and Indian War?

• France

• American Colonies

• India

• All of the Above

Name the British Act that placed a tax on all printed materials (newspapers, wills, deeds, etc.) and required a royal "stamp" on printed documents.

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

• The Quartering act

• The Intolerable Acts

What event is most associated with the Tea Act?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Townshend Duties

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

Name the tax that was placed on everyday items like paint, glass, tea, and other items imported into the colonies.

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

How did the American colonists show their displeasure with British taxes?

• Protests and boycotts

• Tarring and Feathering of tax collectors

• Burning of effigies

• All of the Above

Name the secretive group, led by Christopher Gadsden in Charles Town and Sam Adams in Boston, who rebelled against of the British Government (Parliament).

• The House if Burgesses

• The Daughters of the American Revolution

• The Continental Congress

• The Sons of Liberty