Road to Revolution Quiz

Which of the following forbade the colonists from settling on the newly won territory west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Boston Massacre

Which of the following forced the colonists to pay a tax on printed materials?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

In which of the following events did the colonists dress up as Native Americans and dump British goods into the harbor (ocean)?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Tea Party

Which of the following forced the colonists to pay an indirect tax on glass, lead, tea and paper?

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

Which of the following closed the port of Boston as punishment for the colonists destroying tea?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Quartering Act

What was important about the First Continental Congress?*

• Delegates from all over the colonies united and met and for the first time to make decisions together about what to do about their issues with Britain

• This is when American leaders decided to declare independence.

Which of the following required colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes and provide them with food and supplies?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

What is a militia?

• Army made up of civilians or ordinary people

• A rifle used in battle

Which colony did the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party happen?

• Virginia

• New York

• Massachusettes

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boston Massacre?*

• A painting of the incident, which was seen by many people after, influenced the opinion of American colonists.

• The colonists did not do anything to provoke the British during this incident, and those colonists who died were innocent victims.