American Revolution Modified Test 2022

The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

• England and France

• England and Spain

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

• To show colonists who is in charge

• To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

• the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

• because they had no representatives in Parliament

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

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

• “No taxation without representation”

• “The rights of Englishmen”

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• siege

• boycott

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalist

This event happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who then fired into the crowd.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The battle of Bunker Hill