Road to Revolution Test

Which of the following acts was not one of the taxes the British imposed on the colonists? 

• The Sugar Act

• The Boston Port Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

Why did these taxes upset the colonists?

• They did not want to pay any taxes

• They did not consider themselves English citizens

• They did not have representation

• They wanted to start their own country

How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 10

To which company did the British give a monopoly on the tea trade?

• The East India Trading Company

• The Virginia Company

• The Dutch India Trading Company

• The Ohio Company

What was the event called when colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Port Act

• The Boston Tea Time

What was the name of the 5 acts the British enforced to punish the colonists?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

• The Intolerable Acts

Which of the Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Port?

• The Boston Port Act

• The Massachusetts Government Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Quebec Act

Which Intolerable Act did away with the Massachusetts government and forbade voting?

• Boston Port Act

• Massachussetts Government Act

• Quebec Act

• Quartering Act

Which of the Intolerable Acts forced colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes?

• The Boston Port Act

• The Massachusettes Government Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Quebec Act

Where did the British send soldiers to confiscate hidden weapons?

• Boston

• Concord

• Lexington

• Philadelphia