American Revolution Quiz

What was the name given to the violent event where British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five citizens in Faneuil Hall?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The Concord Skirmish

Which act by the American colonists angered King George and led him to pass the "Intolerable Acts"?

• The boycotting of English goods

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The meeting of the First Continental Congress

What was the purpose of the "Intolerable Acts" according to the passage?

• To reward the colonists for their protests

• To punish the state of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

• To declare war on the American colonies

• To lift the taxes on tea

Who rode to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British troops were on their way to Concord?

• Captain Parker

• Crispus Attucks

• Paul Revere

• Governor Thomas Gage

What rights did the colonists believe they had as Englishmen?

• The right to bear arms and to have a standing army

• The right to free healthcare and education

• The right to freedom of speech, assembly, and to vote on colonial funding

• The right to impose taxes on the British