HMH Module 4: The American Revolution

Why did many American colonists object to paying new taxes imposed following the French and Indian War?

• They felt that only landowners and merchants should pay taxes

• The were unable to afford the added costs related to taxes

• They felt that only local governments should be able to pass taxes

• They were unable to vote for representatives who passed these taxes

How did Mercy Otis Warren support opposition to the stamp act?

• She wrote plays criticizing the greed of British Leaders

• She organized boycotts of British goods

• She wrote pamphlets calling for Independence

• She organized street protests

Put these events in order.

1. Boston Massacre

2. Intolerable Acts

3. Stamp Act

4. Boston Tea Party

5. Townshend Acts

What was Patrick Henry's tole in the years leading up to the American Revolution?

• He was the leader of the Boston Tea Party

• He warned the patriots at Lexington and Concord

• He was an early supporter of American Independence

• He led efforts to draft the Declaration of Independence

Choose the two words that will fill the blank correctly.

In the first battles of the Revolutionary War, British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen at _____ before moving on to search for weapons at ____, where they encountered minutemen again.

• New York, Boston

• Lexington, Concord

• Concord, Fort Ticonderoga

• Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights

Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental army?

• Samuel Adams

• Benedict Arnold

• William Dawes

• George Washington

Choose the two words that fill in the blanks correctly.

In a pamphlet called ___, published in January of 1776, ____ argued against having a monarchy and for independence, influencing many colonists opinions.

• Common Sense, Thomas Paine

• The American Crisis, George Rogers Clark

• The Association Test, Benjamin Franklin

• The Olive Branch Petition, Haym Solomon

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which of the following points were made in the Declaration of Independence? Choose Three Correct Answers.

• King George III Passed Unfair Laws.

• Enslaved People have the right to be free.

• King George III broke the social contract with his American subjects.

• King George III passed laws persecuting women unfairly.

• All people have unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Determine if this battle was an American or British victory.

Fort Sackville (Vincennes)

• American

• British