The Road to revolution practice TEST

What was the main reason the British government imposed taxes on the American colonies?

• To support the French and Indian War debts

• To improve colonial infrastructure

• To promote trade with other countries

• To encourage colonial independence

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.W.8.1B

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party?

• It demonstrated colonial support for British taxes

• It was a celebration of British culture

• It was a protest against the Tea Act

• It started the French and Indian War

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which event resulted in the first shots being fired between British troops and colonial militias?

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Lexington and Concord

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To tax imported goods

• To tax printed materials

• To tax tea

• To tax colonial exports

How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?

• By increasing trade with Britain

• By organizing boycotts

• By supporting British soldiers

• By writing the Declaration of Independence

What did the Intolerable Acts lead to?

• Increased loyalty to the British crown

• The First Continental Congress

• A decrease in colonial protests

• An alliance with France

Which of the following was a result of the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers were welcomed by colonists

• Colonists agreed to British taxes

• Tensions between colonists and British soldiers increased

• The American Revolution ended

Who famously declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the main goal of the First Continental Congress?

• To declare war on Britain

• To discuss grievances against British policies

• To draft the U.S. Constitution

• To establish a national bank