Road to Revolution Quiz

What economic theory stated that a country must have a favorable balance of trade to increase wealth and power?

• Mercantilism

• Enlightenment

• Navigation Acts

• Great Awakening

Which acts stated that colonists had to sell certain raw materials to Great Britain and could only sell goods to or buy goods from Great Britain?

• Navigation Acts

• Molasses Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

Which religious revival occurred between the 1730s-1740s and led to the idea that ordinary people could figure out how to govern themselves?

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

Which intellectual movement emphasized reason and individualism and had a strong impact on colonists?

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

What was the period of time in the early 1700s when Great Britain purposefully neglected the colonies?

• Salutary Neglect

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Which war between France and Great Britain in North America led to tensions between colonists and Native Americans?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

Which battle during the French and Indian War proved that the inexperienced colonial militia could stand up to the British soldiers?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

Which act placed a tax on foreign sugar and certain luxuries and included regulations to stop smuggling?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

Which event occurred in response to the Tea Act and involved colonists dressing up as Native Americans and dumping tea into the Boston Harbor?

• Boston Tea Party

• Gaspee Burned

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

Which document declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Common Sense

• Circular Letter