American Revolutionary War Quiz

The French and Indian War was fought mainly over control of:

• Canada

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Ohio Valley

• New Orleans

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed to:

• Keep colonists east of the Appalachian Mountains

• Allow colonists to expand westward

• Encourage trade with Native Americans

• End British taxation in the colonies

The Sugar Act required colonists to pay taxes on:

• Sugar and molasses imported into the colonies

• Tea and glass purchased from Britain

• Newspapers and legal documents

• All farm products grown in the colonies

Which act taxed goods such as playing cards, documents, and newspapers?

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

The Townshend Acts placed duties on items like:

• Glass, paint, lead, and tea

• Sugar, rum, and tobacco

• Cotton, wool, and linen

• Guns, ammunition, and uniforms

The Quartering Act was controversial because it:

• Forced colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes

• Prevented colonists from creating their own militias

• Ordered colonists to pay higher land taxes

• Closed Boston Harbor to colonial ships

The Boston Massacre is remembered as:

• An event in 1770 when British soldiers killed several colonists during a protest

• A meeting where leaders signed the Declaration of Independence

• A violent clash over taxes on tea in Boston Harbor

• A battle where the Continental Army defeated the British

The Boston Tea Party demonstrated colonial anger by:

• Dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest higher prices

• Attacking British soldiers during a march

• Signing a treaty with France for support

• Refusing to house British troops in Boston

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for:

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French and Indian War

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battle of Saratoga

Lexington and Concord are famous because they were:

• The site of the last major battle of the Revolution

• The first battles where colonists fought British soldiers

• The location of Washington’s winter camp

• The place where the Declaration of Independence was signed