American Revolution Quiz

What event escalated tensions between the American colonists and the British Empire?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation Line of 1763

• The French and Indian War

Which war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Seven Years War

Why did King George III argue that the colonists should contribute to paying down the war debt?

• To secure their borders

• To defend the newly won territory

• To strengthen the American colonies

• To benefit from the French and Indian War

Match the following

• grievances

• Unalienable Rights

• Preamble

• the beginning of a document that explains why the document exists. In the case of the Declaration of Independence the preamble explains natural rights

• statement of what they wanted to do

• Declaration

• Life, liberty & the pursuit of Happiness

• an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To check the encroachment of European settlers on Native American lands

• To strengthen the British colonies

• To expand westward migration

• To establish trade regulations

What was the impact of the Sugar Act on the colonial economy?

• It boosted the rum industry in the colonies

• It strengthened the British West Indies market

• It increased trade with the French West Indies

• It disrupted the colonial economy by reducing markets and currency

Which act taxed a wide range of transactions in the colonies, including paper goods?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Stamp Act

Valley Forge was a strategic encampment chosen by George Washington. Due to the weaknesses of the AOC- the inability to tax, the continental army lacked ​ (a)   and were riddled with ​ (b)   . Although the winter at Valley Forge caused death, the effect was far greater, it showed that ​ (c)   had exemplary leadership qualities.

• supplies
• disease
• tents
• deserters
• intensity
• Washington
• Hamilton

What was the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party?

• The Proclamation Line of 1763

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Quartering Act

• The Lexington & Concord

What was the most provocative provision of the Intolerable Acts?

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act