American Revolution and Colonial Resistance

American Revolution and Colonial Resistance

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary reason the British government began imposing new taxes on the American colonies after 1763?

To fund new explorations in the Pacific Ocean.

To pay off significant war debts from the Seven Years' War.

To build new infrastructure projects in Britain.

To support the expansion of the British navy.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason American colonists were angry about the new taxes imposed by Britain?

They believed the taxes were too low to be effective.

They had no say in the taxes because they lacked representation in Parliament.

They wanted to pay taxes directly to the King, not Parliament.

They thought the taxes only benefited other European countries.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for all legal documents, newspapers, and other printed materials?

The Sugar Act

The Quartering Act

The Stamp Act

The Tea Act

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the British Parliament's response to the Boston Tea Party, which included measures like curtailing self-government in Massachusetts and forcing colonists to house British soldiers?

The Declaratory Act

The Townshend Acts

The Intolerable Acts

The Molasses Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the First Continental Congress when it met in Philadelphia in 1774?

To declare independence from Great Britain.

To coordinate resistance against the Intolerable Acts.

To establish a new king for the colonies.

To form a permanent American army.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between the American Revolution and the American War for Independence?

They are the same event, just different names.

The Revolution was a political movement, while the War for Independence was the armed conflict.

The War for Independence happened before the Revolution.

The Revolution was about taxes, and the War was about land.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What argument did Charles Inglis make against the American Revolution?

Americans were not truly British and deserved their own government.

Kings always failed at despotism, so a republican government was unnecessary.

The colonies were too far from Britain to be effectively governed.

A middle path between monarchy and republicanism was the best option.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" influence the American colonies?

It convinced colonists to remain loyal to the British Crown.

It argued for reconciliation with Great Britain.

It strongly advocated for American independence and republican government.

It primarily focused on economic reforms within the British Empire.