American Revolution Review

1) Which two countries fought in the French and Indian war?

• A. Canada and U.S.

• B. France and Great Britain

• C. Native Americans and France

• D. Spanish and France

2) Who won the French and Indian war?

• A. France

• B. Canada

• C. United States

• D. Great Britain

3) Why did the British government create the Stamp Act?

• A. to make colonists buy more stamps

• B. to protect the colonist from French taxes

• C. to make colonists help pay off Britain’s war debts

• D. the King needed more money for his military

4) Why did the Sons of Liberty and others feel that the British taxes were unfair?

• A. they had their own bills to pay from fighting

• B. they had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain’s debts

• C. they wanted more taxes

• D. they didn’t know what a tax was

5) What was the event that occurred in March 1770 in Boston where British soldiers fired on angry protesters and 5 colonists were killed?

• A. Boston Tea Party

• B. Boston Massacre

• C. Boston Market

• D. American Revolution

6) The protest led by the Sons of Liberty when they dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships in Boston harbor, and threw 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor was called the….

• A. Boston Tea Party

• B. Boston Massacre

• C. Tea Time

• D. Liberty movement

7) What was the Quartering Act?

• A. colonists were forced to have British soldier live with them and provide them food and supplies

• B. colonists had to pay a quarter for every book they bought

• C. a tax on quarters

• D. British soldiers had to live on ships

8) What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

• A. to help pay for food in the colonies

• B. to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• C. to show the colonists the King did not tolerate taxes

• D. to bring more people to the colonies

9) In 1776, which document did the colonists write to tell England they wanted to be free from British rule?

• A. The Committees of Correspondence

• B. The Bill of Rights

• C. The Declaration of Independence

• D. The State test

10) What does boycott mean?

• A. no boys allowed

• B. to buy lots of goods

• C. to pay back taxes

• D. to refuse to buy goods