Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend Acts? (meaning-all EXCEPT this answer choice WERE part of the Townshend Acts after the repeal of the Stamp Act.)

c. A tax on fish caught in British waters.

a. An act requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British troops.

d. A duty that taxed paint, lead, and paper.

Which of the following is NOT one way the colonists showed their anger at unfair British taxes?

d. All of the above were methods used to show colonial anger at British taxes.

a. Colonial women refused to shop at British-owned shops and market stalls, leading to a drop in income for British Loyalist merchants.

b. The Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

c. Colonists boycotted British products, such as cotton fabrics woven in British mills, and chose American-made fabrics instead.

Which of the following events served as an inspiration to the colonists when they started thinking about breaking away from Britain?

b. The success the Puritans had leaving behind religious persecution in England and starting their own free colony in North America.

c. The Whig political party in England standing up against the Tory political party, which backed King George.

What situation is Thomas Paine criticizing in the below excerpt?

b. Britain's control over large parts of the continent of North America.

a. American colonists moving north to French Canada.

c. Spain's illegal control of Long Island, which was part of the British colony of New York.

Which "injuries" was Thomas Jefferson most likely writing about below?

a. Unfair taxes and British army violence against colonists.

b. The thousands of colonists wounded in the French and Indian War.

c. Damage to infrastructure, such as the Custom House in Boston.

d. The kidnapping of British sailors for forced service on American ships.

What is the main idea of this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

a. People give power to their leaders in government, who protect the people's natural rights.

b. Rights are only for those who believe in a Creator.

c. The government must give consent before the people have rights.

d. Everyone has rights, including enslaved peoples, indentured servants, and indigenous groups.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Battle of Saratoga?

b. It was a decisive American win, which convinced the French to officially support the colonists.

a. It was a decisive British win, which convinced the Spanish to ally with Great Britain.

c. Neither side won because a dangerous winter snowstorm interrupted the battle.

d. It was a decisive American win and the victors went on to invade British Canada.

Although French, the Marquis de Lafayette was a hero of the American Revolution and supporter of American independence. Based on his words below, what aspect of the new country did he NOT support?

c. Trade agreements with France

d. Assimilation of indigenous groups

Using the details in the below picture of the Boston Massacre, which of the following is TRUE about life in Boston during this time period?

d. One of the Patriots killed at the Boston Massacre was a free Black man.

a. It was a small, relatively undeveloped town of mostly farms.

b. The British forces lacked organization and weapons.

c. American women took an active role in the violence between the British and the colonists.

Unit 4 American Revolution Practice Test Updated 1/23

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French and Indian War?

a. The French and British were already at war in Europe and those tensions spilled over into North America.

b. The British were concerned about French forts being built in the Ohio River Valley.

c. The population of the British colonies was growing rapidly and pushing westward in search of more land.

d. All of the above statements are TRUE

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

A major difference between the activities of the French colonists and the English colonists in North America is that the French -

a. were primarily farmers and grew large amounts of corn for shipment back to France.

b. had a well-established fur trading industry.

c. occupied most of southern Florida.

d. were primarily interested in fishing rights in the Great Lakes.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Which of the following was NOT a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris (the treaty that ended the French & Indian War) ?

a. France lost Canadian colonies and claims to land east of the Mississippi River.

b. Spain got French territory west of the Mississippi River.

c. England got all French territory in Canada, Florida & rights to Caribbean slave trade.

d. French forces were pushed into the American Southwest.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

A direct result of British involvement in the French and Indian War was that the -

a. British had a lot of war debt and decided to set new taxes for the colonists.

b. British switched their political focus from mainland North America to the Caribbean.

c. French took Vermont from the British.

d. French abandoned their control over Boston.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What was the result of the Sugar Act of 1764?

a. Molasses became illegal in the colonies and people were forced to use sugar instead.

b. It provided New England colonists with new land for their growing sugar plantations.

c. It was intended to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the Spanish and French West Indies and the British colonies.

d. Sugar became the dominant product traded in the colonies.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

The table below describes the __________________, which were instituted by King George III and British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party.

a. Intolerable Acts

b. Currency Act

c. Townshend Acts

d. Quebec Act

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Which of the following is TRUE about the Stamp Act of 1765?

a. It provided free stamps for the colonists, which helped the economy.

b. Merchants, lawyers, tavern owners, and printers were all hurt economically by the Act.

c. It was welcomed by the colonists, who had been asking for more freedom in the use of stamps.

d. Patrick Henry of Virginia was a strong supporter of the Act.

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