American Revolution DA Review 2024

Which of the following reasons led to the outbreak of the American Revolution? Choose TWO.

• Colonists did not want to be taxed for the French & Indian War

• Colonists wanted to expand their fur trade & the King would not let them.

• Colonists wanted limitations set on religious freedom in the colonies

• Colonists were mad by the acts & taxes imposed on them without their consent.

What geographic feature was the boundary line of the Line of Proclamation?

• Boston Harbor

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

Many colonists were reluctant to cut ties with Great Britain. What event helped convince colonists that freedom was the best option?

• Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense

• The Olive Branch Petition acceptance by King George III

• Intolerable Acts being passed by Parliament

• The British defeat at the Battle of Bunker Hill

With this document both the British and American agreed to stop fighting by sea and land as well as release all prisoners ending the War.

• Common Sense

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

Who was the first to die at the Boston Massacre? He was also left out of the propaganda picture from this event created by Paul Revere.

• Sam Adams

• King George III

• Crispus Attucks

• Wentworth Cheswell

Which economic policy described above increased tensions between colonies and Great Britain?

• Lack of representation

• Quartering of soldiers

• Mercantilism

• Propaganda

Which Act closed the Boston Harbor until money was paid back from the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Act

• Sugar Act

Which Act taxed all newspapers, magazines and legal documents?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Act

• Sugar Act

Which act taxed imported British goods such as glass, lead, paper and tea?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Act

• Sugar Act

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Indpendence?

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Paul Jones