Events Leading to the American Revolution

Which event occurred first in the lead-up to the American Revolution?

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts to punish Boston.

• British authorities send 4000 troops to occupy Boston, leading to the Boston Massacre and their removal.

• Parliament issues the Declaration Act repealing the Stamp Act while declaring their authority to tax the colonies.

• A group of colonists dressed as American Indians dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor.

• Parliament passes the Stamp Act and the colonists boycott the importation of British goods and organize protests in the towns and cities.

Read the list and answer the question. The Intolerable Acts - Local self-government (town meetings) and colonial legislature are suspended; marshal law instituted - British soldiers are housed in Boston homes, inns, and taverns - ___________________________ What letter best completes the list?

• Boston harbor is closed

• Colonial arms and ammunition are banned

• Tax on tea is increased

• Colonial militia are prohibited

Complete the diagram. Which of the following events best completes the diagram above?

• The Townsend Acts are passed

• In an attempt to save money, Parliament enacts the Quartering Act

• Parliament revokes the Stamp Act, but proclaims authority to tax with Declaratory Act

• Citizens of Boston protest by dumping shipment of British tea into Boston harbor

The diagram below relates to a series of events leading to the American Revolution. Which of the following best identifies item B above?

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Declaratory Act

As American colonists began to actively protest Britain's new efforts to tax the colonies, some of these efforts inspired the rise of a secret organized protest group that would actively coordinate and lead protests and boycotts in Massachusetts. What was the name of this group?

• The Loyalists

• Quakers

• Puritan Dissenters

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Albany Congress

Which of the following events was used as propaganda against British occupation and interference in colonial affairs?

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Which of the following best describes salutary neglect?

• Economic system based on a positive balance of trade and the accumulation of wealth

• Political policy of relaxed enforcement of regulations on the colonies in favor of self-government

• Social policy that permitted the growth and development of dozens of differing protestant denominations

• Economic policy of limiting or prohibiting colonial manufacturing to prevent competition

The list below reflects some interactions between the British government and the colonies in America before 1754 that encouraged patterns of individualism among the colonists: - Followed policy of salutary neglect - ? - Allowed widespread ownership of land Based on the items listed and your knowledge of early colonial history, which of the following best completes the list above?

• Permitted and encouraged self-government

• Regulated the development and growth of slavery

• Granted certain colonies the privilege to elect representatives to Parliament

• Established land for increasing Indian population

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

• King Arthur

• Martin Luther King Jr

• King George III

• King Charles II

What is a refusal to buy goods called?

• Congress

• repeal

• boycott

• bankrupt