Road to Revolution Test

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Indigenous groups

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British soldiers

• Indigenous people

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• create anti-British sentiment.

• create trouble for the colonists.

• warn of a deadly disease in the city.

• describe the truth about what happened.

Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram below?

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The Proclamation of 1763

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

• to declare war on Great Britain

• to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

• to create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans

• to bring representatives from Great Britain and America together

Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the French and Indian War

• the First Continental Congress

Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!” With which group did he identify himself?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British citizens

• members of Parliament

Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately after the events at Lexington and Concord?

• They were reluctant to start a war.

• They were eager to declare war against the British.

• They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots.

• They wanted to move to Great Britain.