American Revolution Section 1Quiz

The British Parliament, which made laws for Britain and its colonies, passed the Quartering Act.

_{Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began by Lucille Recht Penner}

What does the word passed mean as it is used in the excerpt?

•  move or go by something

•  vote or agree on a rule

• go over or across

• complete or finish successfully

Americans didn’t mind paying taxes to their local governments. That seemed fair because they elected their own representatives. But there was nobody to represent them in the British Parliament.

_{Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began by Lucille Recht Penner}

What does the word represent mean as it is used in the excerpt?

• to vote in the British Parliament

• to pay taxes to the government

•  to pass a new law

• to stand or speak for a group of people

Which quotation from the text is best supported by this illustration?

• “The Quartering Act, the Navigation Acts, and the Sugar Act seemed to the colonists like sneaky ways of making Britain richer—at their expense!”

•  “Flaming arrows flew through the dark night.  Many lonely farmhouses—and sometimes even whole towns—burned to the ground.”

• “If a stamp tax collector refused to resign, he was sometimes chased out of town by a mob carrying clubs and throwing stones.”

• “Groups of angry men formed bands called the Sons of Liberty.  They burst into the homes of stamp tax collectors . . . smashed his windows and all his belongings.”

How did the colonists’ attitudes and feelings towards the British government change?

• The colonists did not think it was fair that they were taxed without representation.

• The colonists were angry about how much the French and Indian War had cost.

• The colonists believed that the British government had not helped them in the French and Indian War.

• The colonists wanted the British government to send more soldiers to protect them.

Which quotation best supports the colonists did not think that it was fair to tax without representation?

• “Ten thousand British soldiers—called ‘redcoats’ because of their red jackets—were sent across the ocean.”

• “Many lonely farmhouses—and sometimes even whole towns—burned to the ground . . . The English settlers needed help!”

• “France lost almost all her possessions in North America. Britain got Canada and most of the French lands east of the Mississippi.”

• “Americans didn’t mind paying taxes to their local governments. That seemed fair because they elected their own representatives . . . but there was nobody to represent them in the British Parliament.”

Decide which group matches the statement:

Paid Taxes

• British

• Both

• Colonists

Decide which group matches the statement:

were very angry when they were taxed without representation

• British

• Both

• Colonists

Decide which group matches the statement:

wanted to raise money through taxes to pay for the French and Indian War

• British

• Both

• Colonists

Decide which group matches the statement:

fought in the French and Indian War

• British

• Both

• Colonists

Decide which group matches the statement:

paid smugglers to sneak in goods and avoid paying taxes

• British

• Both

• Colonists