The American Revolution Quiz

1. The British Parliament decided that the French were responsible for paying the war debt from the French and Indian War.

• True
• False

2. As communication between Britain and the colonies decreased, __________ increased.

• A. calm
• B. conflict
• C. kindness
• D. peace

3. In response to the acts, the colonists __________ many of the taxed items.

• bought
• boycotted
• created
• enjoyed

4. The __________ were dedicated to fighting against Great Britain's control of the colonies.

• A. Daughters of Britain
• B. Sons of Freedom
• C. Sons of Liberty
• D. Daughters of Liberty

5. On Dec. 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped 340 chests of tea into the __________ Harbor in protest.

• A. Boston
• B. Charleston
• C. New York
• D. Washington

6. Parliament created the __________, laws that were designed by King George III to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and the continued resistance.

• A. Britain Acts
• B. Colonial Acts
• C. Intolerable Acts
• D. King George III Acts

7. The men who answered the alarm in case the British moved again to take stores of gunpowder would be known as __________.

• A. fighters
• B. Minutemen
• C. service men
• D. soldiers