American Revolution Test Review

In the phrase "American Revolution", the word revolution means...

• to turn something around

• to turn over or overthrow a government

• to turn towards a new way of thinking

What was Parliament?

• Early groups of colonists that met to discuss the Revolution

• An act passed by the British

• The name of the colonist government

• The name of the British government

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• The French and the Indians could not agree regarding who the land of the Americas belonged to

• The British and the Indians could not agree regarding who the land of the Americas belonged to

• The colonists and the Indians could not agree regarding who the land of the Americas belonged to

• The British and the colonists could not agree regarding who the land of the Americas belonged to

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The British

• The French

• The Indians

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A British rule banning colonists from settling east of the Mississippi River

• A British rule banning colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• A British tax on the settlement of new land in the West.

• A British rule requiring the colonists to trade with the Indians

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

• The colonists agreed that it was helpful and did as they were told.

• The colonists were angry and responded by refusing to pay

• The colonists were angry and responded by settling wherever they wanted to

• The colonists were angry and responded by writing petitions to the king

Why were the colonists angry about the Sugar Act?

• It raised taxes on all baked goods, such as cakes and sweet breads

• It banned the colonists from being able to buy any sugar except that which was from Great Britain

• It forced the colonists to pay extra taxes on all sugar

• It raised taxes on all imports except those from Great Britain

How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?

• It forced the colonists to pay taxes on all printed materials

• It forced the colonists to place a British stamp on everything they owned

• It banned the colonists from being able to send any letters or mail to one another

• It forced the colonists to get a stamp of approval from the King before selling any goods to other colonists

What was the case against the King?

• A legal case between the colonists and the King about the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Sugar Act

• A legal case between the colonists and Parliament about the Boston Massacre

• A phrase that referred to all of the wrongs the King had done to the colonists

• A phrase that referred to all of the wrongs the King had done to his soldiers

What was the impact of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride?

• Revere was able to gather the colonists in the middle of the night to participate in the Boston Tea Party

• Revere was able to warn the colonists that the British were coming to attack at Lexington

• Revere was able to alert the colonists in the middle of the night about the Boston Massacre

• Revere was able to gather all Revolutionary leaders to sign the Declaration of Independence