Causes of the Revolutionary War

Causes of the Revolutionary War

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Causes of the Revolutionary War

Causes of the Revolutionary War

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History

5th Grade

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Created by

Sara Alexander

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What hands-off policy did England have towards it's colonies prior to the French and Indian War?

Laissez-faire

Declaratory Policy

Salutary neglect

Writs of Assistance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the French and Indian War fought for? 

The French were fighting the Indians over dominance of the fur trade

There was gold in the area that the two sides were fighting over.

Land: The Ohio River Valley

There never was a French and Indian War.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many colonists ignored this and moved west of the Appalachian Mountains anyway. 

The Proclamation of 1763

Treaty of 1763

The Declaratory Act

The Quebec Act

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Great Britain so insistent on collecting taxes from the colonies when they had never done that before?

King George felt like the colonists were spoiled brats.

Great Britain's tax revenue drastically decreased and they were trying to make up the difference.

They were in massive debt from the French and Indian War.

Parliament wanted a pay raise so they looked to the colonies for additional money to pay for it.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This act was never enforced. The colonies were at war with England within a year after they were passed. 

The Sugar Act

The Quebec Act

The Tea Act

The Townshend Acts

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Colonial Currency Act?

Many businesses went into bankruptcy.

Great Britain took all of the Colonial Currencies and gave the colonies British pounds to use instead.

Colonists continued to trade with the French and Spanish. Smuggling provided the colonies with the silver and gold they needed.

Colonial governments could no longer print money, only gold and silver could be used.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act restricted trade with the French and Spanish and made the colonists import molasses from the British West Indies? (But the British didn't have enough to meet the demand.) 

The Stamp Act

The Sugar Act

The Molasses Act

The Townshend Acts

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