American Revolution Quiz

What was the main reason England was in debt before the Revolutionary War?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French & Indian War

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Pay taxes on tea

• Let British soldiers stay in their houses

• Throw tea into the harbor

• Close the Boston Harbor

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Tea

• Paper goods

• Rocks and snowballs

• Ships

What event involved colonists throwing rocks, snowballs, and ice at British soldiers?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

Why were the colonists angry during the Boston Tea Party?

• They had to house British soldiers

• They were taxed on tea

• They had to pay for paper goods

• They were punished by the Intolerable Acts

What did the colonists do during the Boston Tea Party?

• Threw tea off ships in the Boston Harbor

• Threw rocks at soldiers

• Closed the Boston Harbor

• Passed new laws

What were the Intolerable Acts?

• Taxes on paper goods

• Laws passed to punish colonists after the Boston Tea Party

• A requirement to house British soldiers

• A tax on tea

Why did the colonists become angry about the new taxes?

• They were too high

• They were not allowed to vote on laws for the British government

• They wanted to pay more taxes

• They supported the British government

What phrase did the colonists use to describe their situation with the British government?

• No taxation without representation

• Freedom for all

• Equal rights for everyone

• Peace and prosperity

What was the result of the colonists' anger towards the British government?

• They moved to another country

• They began to protest against British rule

• They accepted the new taxes

• They supported the British government