American Revolution Quiz 2

What was the result of the French and Indian War?

• France won

• Great Britain won

• The war ended in a draw

• The colonists won

What did the colonists lack that led to the phrase "Taxation without Representation"?

• Freedom of speech

• A say in the government

• The right to vote

• Access to education

What was the Stamp Act?

• A law that required colonists to house British soldiers

• A tax on 54 kinds of paper

• A law that banned public gatherings

• A tax on tea

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Pay extra taxes

• Provide housing and provisions to British soldiers

• Stop trading with other countries

• Attend British schools

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A peaceful protest

• A battle between British soldiers and colonists

• A tax protest

• A meeting of colonial leaders

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor

• Colonists signed a peace treaty

• British soldiers attacked a colonial town

• Colonists burned British ships

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Laws that gave colonists more freedom

• Laws that punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Laws that reduced taxes

• Laws that allowed colonists to trade freely