American Revolution: Review

What is the term for a settlement established in a distant territory but still governed by a home country.

• Missionary

• Empire

• Colony

• Conquistadors

Who was the monarch (King/Queen) of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

• King James III

• King George III

• Queen Elizabeth II

• King Louis IV

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed (went against) the Stamp Act of 1765?

• The act was was passed with without the colonists' representation in parliament.

• The act was passed directly by the king, not by Parliament.

• The Stamp Act was a major tax that was too expensive for most colonists to pay.

• The Stamp Act was a tax on the common people instead of the wealthy colonists.

How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act of 1773?

• Colonists decided to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists instigated what became known as the "Boston Massacre."

• The colonists were happy to buy tea directly from Great Britain because it was so much cheaper.

• The Sons of Liberty organized a protest and destroyed a shipment of British tea.

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

• Tories

• Patriots

• Separatists

• Loyalists

What was the name of the law that required colonists to provide housing and supplies to Redcoats sent to North America?

• Townshend Acts
• Quartering Act
• Sugar Act
• Navigation Act

What did the Proclamation of 1763, created by King George III, say?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To help pay for the construction of a new palace in London.

• To improve the postal service in the American colonies.

• To raise money to pay for the protection of the colonists and pay off the debt from the Seven Years' War.

• To establish a newspaper for the colonies to help build unity between the colonies.

Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?

• Great Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.

• Great Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.

• The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
• Great Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but demanded control of the land once the war was over.

Great Britain had the power to make laws for the American colonies. What was the name of the for the law-making body (group that passed laws) for the British empire?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament