Unit 3 Test

1. Below is an image showing the Proclamation Line of 1763. The red color represents the right side of the line, the pink represents the left. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• A. It allowed American colonists to move out west
• B. It gift the American colonists the state of Florida
• C. It did not allow American colonists to move out west
• D. It showed where America was allowed to trade

2. What was the role of the Townshend Act?

• A. Increased tax on paper goods
• B. Increased tax on imported goods
• C. Increased tax on sugar products
• D. Increased tax on exported goods

3. What was the role of the Stamp Act?

• A. Increased tax on paper goods
• B. Increased tax on imported goods
• C. Increased tax on sugar products
• D. Increased tax on exported goods

4. Below is an image of an event called the Boston Massacre. Why was the Boston Massacre an important event in the American Revolution?

• A. American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes
• B. Paul Revere would ride to warn colonists "The British Are Coming!"
• C. The colonists would convince the French to join them
• D. Colonists were fighting over unfair taxes, leading to 5 colonists dying

5. What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• A. To increase taxes on imported goods
• B. To force colonists to feed and take care of British soldiers
• C. To increase printing of patriot articles of independence
• D. To create an alliance with the French

6. What was the name of the secret organization that opposed British policies and organized protests such as the Boston Tea Party?

• A. Continental Army
• B. Loyalists
• C. Sons of Liberty
• D. Minutemen

7. Thomas Paine was a famous patriot writer who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense. Here is a line from Common Sense. "There is something absurd in thinking a continent (America) to be governed by an island (Britain). What was the purpose of writing Common Sense?

• A. To convince colonists to break away from Great Britain
• B. To support stronger British rule
• C. To fire George Washington as the leading general
• D. To increase trading a taxes from Britain

8. What was the main purpose of Paul Revere's Ride on the American colonists?

• A. To deliver weapons to the British
• B. To encourage colonists to invade Boston
• C. To transport supplies to Boston
• D. To warn colonists the British were marching on them to attack

9. What famous phrase is connected to Paul Revere's Ride?

• A. "To arms, to arms!"
• B. "No taxation without representation!"
• C. "The British Are Coming!"
• D. "We shall overcome our struggle!"

10. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was one of the first open conflicts of the American Revolution. What effect did the battle of Lexington and Concord have on the American Revolution?

• A. It showed the colonists they can stand up to the British
• B. It showed the colonists they should listen to what the British ask
• C. It showed that the colonies are not ready yet to go to war
• D. It showed the British that must grant the colonies their independence