The American Revolution Open Source Test

Where did the ancestors of the Americans who fought in the Revolution come from?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What did King George and the British parliament do after the French and Indian War that greatly angered the American colonies?

• Raised taxes on people in England to pay for the war

• Raised taxes on the British colonies in America to pay for the war

• Become allies with France

• abandon the colonies to fight for themselves

Which of the following groups of people was NOT involved in the French and Indian War?

• The Spanish

• Native Americans

• The French

• The British colonists in America

What do tea, stamps, and molasses, have in common?

• They were hard to get in America

• The were very inexpensive all over the world

• They were bought from the Spanish colonies in South America

• England placed high taxes on these items in the American colonies

The citizens of Boston were forced by The British government to provide food and housing to ____ in their own homes.

• redcoats

• British soldiers

• King George's army

• All of the above

Where did a group of protesters dress up like Indians and throw boxes of British tea into the water?

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Washington

• New York

Where did a patrol of British Redcoats shoot into a crowd of protesters, killing 5 and creating more tension between the colonies and England?

• Atlanta

• Richmond

• New York

• Boston

What artist from Boston drew a famous picture of the Boston Massacre and published it in newspapers throughout the 13 colonies, in order to encourage revolution against Great Britain?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

The ___ met to decide whether to declare independence from England or try to work things out.

• British Parliament

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• First Continental Congress

The 2nd Continental Congress met to raise funds to create an army to fight against the British, and elected ___ as commander of the Continental Army.

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton