American Revolution Quiz

The _______________ Acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.

• Townshend 
• Intolerable
• Coercive
• Ridiculous

Why did King George begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists

Which act was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Townshend act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act
• Boston Massacre

Who organized the Boston tea Party?

• Colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• King Charles III

What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?

• "Give me liberty or Give me death"
• "No Taxation without Representation"
• "No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
• "Never eat spinach with a stranger"

What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?

• Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
• Declared the Proclamation of 1763
• Passed the Stamp Act
• Gave the colonies back to the French

Put the events in order from earliest event to latest event.

• The Stamp Act is passed.

• The Sons of Liberty organizes protests, and are able to get the Stamp Act repealed.

• The Townshend Acts are repealed, except the tax on tea.

• The Townshend Acts are passed.

• The Boston Tea Party.

Match the following

• A tax on household goods

• Stamp Act

• Colonists has to house British soldiers

• Townshend Acts

• Colonists dump tea into the harbor

• Intolerable Acts

• The British response to Boston Tea Party

• Boston Tea Party

• A tax on paper products

• Quartering Act

Which country had the best Navy in the world at the start of the Revolution?

• France

• Spain

• Britain

• America

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Englishman

• Traitor