Road to Revolution Questions

Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763?

• The colonies could no longer pay their share to protect North America.

• Britain had to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War.

• Voting rights were expanding in England.

• King George III spent too much money.

How did the Currency Act of 1764 directly affect Benjamin Franklin?

• A. He had to pay his taxes directly to Britain.

• B. He created new currency sizes and designs.

• C. He paid for stamps for documents he printed.

• D. He had to stop printing colonial paper money.

What idea did the believers of the Great Awakening share with John Locke?

• Governments depend on the consent of the governed.

• Individuals have the right to question a leader's authority.

• People should fear the judgment of God.

• Church leaders should be the moral authority.

What fact supported John Adams’s defense of the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?

• The mob attacked the soldiers with snowballs, ice, and clubs.

• Many Boston citizens were angry because British soldiers were taking their jobs.

• John Adams was a leading Patriot, which guaranteed the trial would be fair.

• The soldiers became the villains of illustrated broadsides and ballads.

What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?

• He spoke in favor of the British soldiers.

• He protested a soldier’s treatment of a boy.

• He made engraved prints that helped sway public opinion against Britain.

• He made the first accurate visual depiction of the massacre.

What gave the Continental Congress the right to speak for the united colonies?

• The main goal of the participants was to resist or protest British policies.

• Representatives from all the colonies had voting rights in the Congress.

• The right of citizens to express their opinions was part of English common law.

• Delegates to the Congress were the most important men in their colonies.

Why did the British attack colonial seaports?

• They were economic and population centers.

• They had more British ships and troops.

• Their resources were the most valuable.

• Their colonists were most resistant to Britain.

What can you infer about revisions made to the Declaration of Independence?

• Some delegates wanted to give more rights to women.

• Some delegates owned enslaved people or supported slavery.

• Some delegates had withdrawn their objections to Britain’s standing army.

• Some delegates refused to list the king's offenses against the colonies.

Which event took place at about the same time as the signing of the Declaration?

• British victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill

• transport of Fort Ticonderoga cannons

• departure of 32,000 troops from Britain

• publication of Common Sense

According to the map, which geographic feature did the Proclamation Line of 1763 run through?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains

• Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Michigan