Revolutions Practice Test

Who did the British fight to control land in North America?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Iran

• French

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies?

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British would use that money to buy weapons

• King George needed money to pay the soldiers

• The British were in debt because of the war

What was the name of the event that several Bostonians and red coats got into in March 1770?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor?

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Revolutionary War

• The battle of Bunker Hill

Why do we celebrate July 4th?

• That is when the Boston Tea Party happened.

• It signifies the date that the colonies were free from British control.

• Because it is summer and we can have cookouts.

• The last day of school.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

• Carl Marx

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

• a series of meetings planned to respond to England

• a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

• a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as

• right to rebel

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

What are unalienable rights?

• rights given by the president

• rights the government can't take away from you

• rights given by congress