Topic 2 Practice Test

Which did not feed the anger that led to the Boston Massacre?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Townshend Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

Which part of the British government passed acts?

• the royal family

• the House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• the British Congress

Ben Franklin was a Patriot because he

• was loyal to the king.

• wanted independence.

• was willing to fight.

• obeyed the laws.

Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?

• Their homeland was far away.

• They made the Loyalists angry.

• Parliament would not pay them.

• Their army was poorly trained.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

• put an end to slavery.

• offer the king one last chance.

• ask for money to solve problems.

• explain why the colonies should be free.

The Continental army was made up of

• mercenaries.

• officers.

• privateers.

• volunteers.

How did some allies help the Continental army?

• supplied soldiers and warships

• borrowed money from colonists

• joined up with Nave Americans

• captured Canada from the British

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

• John Adams.

• Benjamin Franklin.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• George Washington.

The French and Indian War caused Great Britain to

• lose land to the French

• double their debt

• gain new land in Mexico

• lose Canada

Rich landowners, governors, and religious leaders were often

• patriots

• allies

• volunteers

• loyalists