Revolutionary War quiz

Which of the following WAS NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?

• The Albany Plan of Union directly threatened French interests in the west.

• Native Americans wanted to preserve a more independent way of life.

• The French & the British were struggling to control the Ohio Valley.

• The French & British had fought three previous wars that had been inconclusive.

Which of the following was an effect of the French & Indian War?

• Salutary neglect was reenforced.

• Colonial legislatures were immediately disbanded by the King.

• British taxation & land policies were reformed & enforced.

• The Sugar Act became the first direct or internal tax in colonial history.

Which of the following was a major cause of Parliament's Proclamation of 1763?

• The Boston Tea Party

• Pontiac's Rebellion

• The Stamp Act

• Salutary Neglect

"Give me liberty or give me death" was the response of which revolutionary hero to the British reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

• Samuel Adams

• John Dickinson

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

As tensions cooled down after the Boston Massacre, Samuel Adams and a few other Americans kept alive the view that British officials were undermining colonial liberties through the use of these.

• Committees of Correspondence.

• tar & feathering attacks.

• Writs of Assistance.

• an "Olive Branch" petition.

Match the following acts with what they did

• Punishment for Boston Tea Party

• Quartering Act

• Caused resentment over lost territory

• Townshend Act

• Tax on tea, glass, lead, paper, paint

• Coercive "Intolerable" Acts

• Force colonists to house soldiers

• Quebec Act

• Tax on paper and printed items

• Stamp Act

Reorder the following

• Lexington & Concord

• The Townshend Duties

• The Stamp Act

• The Coercive Acts

• The Declaratory Act

Which of the following was NOT promoted by the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

• Declaring independence from Great Britain

• "No taxation without representation"

• The use of boycotts to force Parliament to change its policies

Match the following events to their respective descriptions

• Social Contract

• An agreement among people to form a government

• Virtual Representation

• Belief that members of Parliament speak for all citizens of the Empire

• Tea Act

• Resulted in an effective use of propaganda by colonists

• Boston Massacre

• Secret societies organized to intimidate tax collectors

• Sons/Daughters of Liberty

• A rescue plan for the British East India Company

The Sugar Act was designed to crack down on this group, so it was limited in terms of colonial impact.

• New York artisans

• Pennsylvania farmers

• Virginia planters

• New England smugglers