Road to Revolution Quiz

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• Water possession

• Unfair trading

• Land possession

• Taxes

Why were the early Maryland colonists unhappy with the King after the French and Indian War?

• He was telling them where to live.

• He was forcing them to be indentured servants.

• They were being unfairly taxed.

• Everyone had to fight in the war.

The Stamp Act placed a tax on:

• tea

• newspapers

• sugar

• coffee

Which phrase became popular after the Stamp Act?

• “The Rights of Englishmen”

• “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

• “Give me Liberty or Give me Death”

• “No Taxation without Representation”

What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists were throwing snowballs.

• Colonists were taunting soldiers.

• Someone yelled “Fire” and a British soldier fired on the crowd.

• All of the above.

Who created the elaborate print entitled “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated on King Street” which portrayed the Boston Massacre and helped to enrage the colonists?

• Thomas Hutchison

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

• Sam Adams

Who did the colonists dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?

• British soldiers

• Sailors

• Frenchmen

• Mohawk Indians

How many ships did the colonists board to destroy the tea?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?

• The colonists asked the English to take the tea back to England.

• The British thought the Mohawk Indians had destroyed the tea.

• The Tea Act put a high tax on tea.

• The British only allowed the colonists to buy tea from the East India Company.

Since the Governor of Massachusetts and the East India Company refused to return the tea to England, the colonists decided to:

• Throw the tea into the harbor.

• Drink the tea

• Send the tea back to England themselves.

• Pay for the tea