American Revolution Quiz

When a group REFUSES to USE something they are participating in a __________

• Protest

• Boycott

• Economy

Which of these IS a key cause that led to the American Revolution?

• The British leaving the colonies alone for 150 years

• Christopher Columbus showing up

• The British putting taxes on items sold in the colonies

• A war

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

The principles of what historical period influenced the American Revolution?

• Enlightenment

• Age of Exploration

• Imperialism

• Turn of the Century

This image is most likely depicting

• the Boston Tea Party

• a ride to Valley Forge

• George Washington crossing the Delaware.

• Paul Revere's midnight ride.

Why did some colonists feel a separate identity from British people living in Great Britain?

• The large distance between the two places

• They spoke a different language

• They worshipped a different god.

• They had a different king.

After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain

• was afraid the French would support the colonies.
• was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
• needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
• wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 

Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This caused colonists to protest in the form of the Boston Tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of the tea. 
• Colonists dressed as Indians destroyed the tea. 
• Colonists bought tea from other countries. 
• Colonists started growing their own tea. 

There were many reasons why the American Revolution took place between Britain and the colonies. Some of the colonists were unhappy with "no taxation without representation". What does that mean?

• The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.
• The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies. 
• The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxed. 

As King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Neutrals
• Colonists