American Revolution Test Review

Why did Great Britain initially place taxes on the colonists?

• Inflation

• Repay for ships lost at sea

• Pay for a new castle

• Pay for the French and Indian War

Why did colonists object to new taxes after the French and Indian War?

• Weren’t represented in government

• Price of tea was too high

• They were asking for too much

• They had their own soldiers

What was NOT a colonist response to Stamp, Townshend, and Tea Acts?

• Protesting

• Smuggling

• Fleeing to a new country

• Boycotting

How did the British respond to colonial protests?

• Lowering the taxes

• Selling one of the colonies

• Raising taxes

• Giving the colonists equal rights

Which is NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?

• Boston Port Act

• Massachusetts Government Act

• Administration of Justice Act

• Tea Act

What was the First Continental Congress?

• A form of British Parliament

• An attempt to make peace with Britain

• The start of American Government

• A way to pass laws in the colonies

Who warned the colonists that the British were heading toward Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Why did the British army march to Lexington and Concord?

• To seize taxes

• To seize government

• To seize guns/ammo

• To seize slaves

What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

• Join British Parliament

• To lower taxes

• To raise taxes

• Itwas the start of American Government

Although the British won, why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important to the colonists?

• Caused French to join the war

• Caused Britain to lower taxes

• Proved that colonists could fight

• It wasn’t, they were badly defeated