Road to Independence Review

Road to Independence Review

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Road to Independence Review

Road to Independence Review

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7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Complexity: L

How did the English government respond to colonial protests against the Stamp Act?

It kept the Stamp Act and arrested protestors.

It ended the Stamp Tax and added colonial representatives to Parliament.

It ended the Stamp Tax but imposed new taxes.

It ended the Stamp Tax and granted the colonists independence.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Complexity: L

Why did the American colonists oppose the Stamp Act?

They had not been consulted before the tax was imposed.

They were more heavily taxed than the people in Britain.

They wanted their independence from Great Britain.

They learned King George III had not approved the Stamp Act.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Complexity: L

What was the main goal of the Declaration of Independence?

to end British taxes on the colonies

to explain to the world their decision to leave the British Empire

to persuade other countries to adopt similar democratic governments

to overturn George III's rule in England

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Complexity: M

The excerpt below is from the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Which British policy caused the colonial concerns that led to this later amendment?

restrictions on printed materials and pamphlets

special taxes on teas that resulted in the Boston Tea Party

lodging of British troops inside colonists' homes

new taxes imposed by the Stamp Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Complexity: M

The chart below lists a series of British taxes on the colonists.

Sugar Act (1764)

Stamp Act (1765)

Townshend Act (1767)

Tea Act (1773)

Why did the colonists object to these measures?

They were already taxed more heavily that people living in Britain.

They wanted to elect their own representatives to Parliament.

They no longer respected the rule of law.

They objected to taxes that were imposed without their consent.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram provides details about an important historical event.

Which phrase completes the diagram?

grievances of the colonists against Britain

the colonial theory of government

false rumors spread by colonial newspapers

Montesquieu's separation of powers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Complexity: L

Which British policy led to the American Revolution and the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

Colonists were able to buy new lands for farming.

Colonists were defended by the British army from French and Indian attacks.

Colonists were taxed by the British without their consent.

Colonists accused of crimes had the right to a trial by jury.

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