American History Quiz

What was the purpose of the Tea Acts passed by Parliament in the early 1770s?

• To allow all companies to sell tea to the colonies

• To allow only the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies

• To ban the sale of tea in the colonies

• To tax tea heavily in the colonies

Which war was fought by the British against the French and their Native American allies in North America?

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 tax in the 13 colonies?

• Tea and coffee

• Printed materials

• Imported goods

• Land and property

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts passed in 1767?

• To tax tea only

• To tax goods imported by the colonies

• To ban all imports

• To tax land and property

What were the Intolerable Acts designed to do?

• Reward the people of Boston

• Punish the people of Boston

• Encourage trade with Boston

• Protect the people of Boston

What was the Continental Congress?

• A meeting of British officials

• A meeting of representatives from every colony except Georgia

• A meeting of Native American leaders

• A meeting of French and British leaders

What does "No Taxation Without Representation" mean?

• Colonists wanted more taxes

• Colonists wanted to vote for Parliament

• Colonists wanted to be part of Britain

• Colonists wanted to stop all taxes

What was the Boston Massacre?

• A protest against British taxes

• An event where British soldiers killed five colonists

• A refusal to buy goods

• A group of patriots who led colonists in rebellion

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A refusal to buy goods

• A protest against British taxes involving tea

• A law-making body in Britain

• A group of patriots who led colonists in rebellion

What does the term "boycott" mean?

• To cancel or remove

• A refusal to buy goods

• A protest against taxes

• A group of patriots