Unit 2 Test American Revolution

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better

• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War

• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers

Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

• To avoid conflicts with the French

• To avoid conflicts with the British

• To avoid conflicts with the Natives

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• because they had no representatives in Parliament

• because the taxes came from France

• because the taxes were only for the rich people

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Quartering Act

Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

• “No taxation without representation”

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Lexington

What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Trenton

• Bunker Hill

 

Common Sense was written by

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

 

What were American's called who supported independence?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Americans