American Revolution Practice Test

What did Britain create to keep the colonists from fighting with the Native Americans?

• French and Indian war

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Who was the defense lawyer for the British Soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, in court?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?

• Tea Act

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

How did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

• It forced colonists to work for the government.

• It demanded that colonists join the army.

• It required that colonists pay taxes.

• It took away colonists' land.

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in taxation

• They had no taxation without representation

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

What was the effect of the Townshend Acts?

• French and Indian War

• Proclamation of 1763

• expansion of the British Empire

• boycott of British goods

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• describe the truth about what happened.

• warn of a deadly disease in the city.

• create trouble for the colonists.

• create anti-British sentiment.

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

• Tories

• British soldiers

• Patriots

• Loyalists

Who composed the Continental Army?

• troops from all the colonies

• troops from throughout Great Britain

• only troops from New England

• only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts