C2 The American Revolution : Rebellion in the colonies

Who was determined to be a 'patriot king' in the best Enlightenment tradition?

• George III

• Louis XVI

• Frederick the Great

• Charles II

George III's grandfather, George II, and great-grandfather, George I, were princes from which country?

• Germany (Hanover)

• France

• Spain

• Russia

Who was appointed as prime minister by George III and shared the King's outlook on the Empire?

• Lord North

• William Pitt the Younger

• Charles James Fox

• Spencer Perceval

For how many years did George III grace the throne of England?

• Nearly sixty years

• About twenty years

• Over eighty years

• Just ten years

What was the main reason North proposed lending the East India Company £1.5 million?

• To gain control over the American colonies

• To appoint the company's governors and gain potential wealth

• To abolish the Tea Act

• To return to their Germanic principality

Read the passage and answer: True or False: The East India Company had taken over the administration of India during Lord North's ministry.

• True

• False

According to the passage, who had a monopoly on tea sold in North America and could ship tea directly to the American markets without paying British revenue duties?

• The French

• The British

• The Dutch

• The Americans

What did the committee of Philadelphia merchants declare when they learned of the Tea Act?

• They would welcome the Tea Act

• They must determine to live as Freemen or as Slaves

• They would pay the British revenue duties

• They would support the British Ministry

Fill in the blank: The Tea Act would make Americans subservient to the 'corrupt and designing Ministry' and change their 'invaluable Title of American Freemen to that of ______.'

• Slaves

• Citizens

• Lords

• Patriots

Who was the tea merchant whose home was attacked by a Boston mob, according to the passage?

• Richard Clarke

• Samuel Adams

• John Hancock

• Paul Revere