American Revolution TEST

What was the Stamp Act?

• A tax on printed papers, documents, playing cards, and any other official document needed by colonists.

• A tax on tea imported to the colonies.

• A law requiring colonists to house British soldiers.

• A tax on goods imported from France.

What did the Intolerable Acts involve?

• Closing the port of Boston and requiring people to house soldiers in private vacant homes.

• Imposing a tax on tea.

• Forcing colonists to pay for the Boston Tea Party damages.

• Allowing colonists to trade freely with other countries.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the Patriots want?

• An American Nation and independence from Great Britain.

• To remain a colony of Great Britain.

• To support King George.

• To increase taxes on imported goods.

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists loyal to King George who wanted to remain a colony of Great Britain.

• Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain.

• Colonists who protested taxes.

• Colonists who supported the Boston Tea Party.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• An event where Patriots protested new taxes by dressing up as Native Americans and dumping imported tea into the Boston Harbor.

• A meeting to discuss independence from Great Britain.

• A battle between British soldiers and colonists.

• A celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act.

Who wrote "Common Sense"?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1783

• July 4, 1775

• July 4, 1781

What was Paul Revere known for?

• Riding through the colonies warning colonists of the British soldiers' arrival.

• Writing the Declaration of Independence.

• Leading the Boston Tea Party.

• Being the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.