Road to the Revolution Quiz-Modified (2024-2025)

Why did the British government decide to tax the colonists?

• To pay for the French and Indian War
• To pay for a new palace for King George

Which act said that Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies?

• Townshend Acts
• Declaratory Act

The incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists.

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party

Which Continental Congree met in September of 1774 after the Intolerable Acts were passed?

• First Continental Congress
• Second Continental Congress

What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

• To protest British policies
• To support British policies

What did King George do to enforce the Proclamation of 1763?

• Sent 10,000 troops to the colonies
• Passed the Sugar Act

What was the reason the colonists were upset about the new acts?

• They didn't want to pay any taxes at all.
• They thought they should have a say in any taxes they had to pay.

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?

• Quartering Act
• Declaratory Act

What was the name of the group of laws the British passed after the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachussetts after the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Acts
• Intolerable Acts

Which act was a tax on all legal and commercial documents?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act