1086 Causes of the American Revolution Test (Chapter 5)

Match the following words with their definitions...

• Militia

• Army of regular citizens who serve during emergencies

• Minutemen

• Volunteer who, when notified, was ready to fight the British at a minutes notice

• Boycott

• Formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people

• Petition

• Act of refusing to buy certain goods or services

Match the following tax law with the correct description...

• Townshend Act

• Taxed goods such as paper, paint, glass, and lead.

• Intolerable Acts

• Multiple harsh laws passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act

• Regulated the tax on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party

• Tea Act

• Imposed taxes requiring a stamp on legal documents, such as wills, newspapers, and marriage papers

Match the person with the correct description...

• Paul Revere

• He proposed the Albany Plan of Union to unite the colonies

• Samuel Adams

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• He organized protests such as the Boston Tea Party and urged colonists to resist British control as a leader of the Sons of Liberty

• Ben Franklin

• He created an engraving of the Boston Massacre and became famous for warning the colonists of the British arrival at Lexington and Concord

• George Washington

• He served as a major in the British army and started the French and Indian War at Fort Necessity; was appointed General of the Continental Army during the Revolution

Which of the following is a CAUSE of the French and Indian War?

• France wanted to keep England from moving west onto their land in the Ohio River Valley

• the series of forts the English built along the Ohio River

• the Spanish-French alliance against the English was becoming a major threat

• French attacks on English colonies

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

• To establish a tax system for the colonies.
• To create a military alliance with Native Americans.
• To establish a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
• To promote trade between the colonies and Britain.

ONE of the EFFECTS of the French and Indian War was that...

• control of all of Canada and Mexico passed from England to France

• English colonists expected to sell the lands won from France

• French power in North America ended

• all the Native American allies to France pledged loyalty to Britain

Which of the following was passed by Britain to prevent conflicts with Native Americans?

• Treaty of Paris
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763

Why did Parliament (British Government) issue taxes in the colonies after the French and Indian War?

• Parliament issued taxes to recover war debts and cover the costs of defending the colonies.
• To fund the construction of new roads.
• To establish a new currency in the colonies.
• To promote trade with Europe.

On March 5, 1770, what fight broke out between British soldiers and Bostonian dock workers leaving 5 colonists dead?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

Propaganda is...

• a method of artistic expression.
• a type of scientific research.
• a form of entertainment for the masses.
• a form of communication aimed at influencing attitudes or opinions.