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Road To Revolution Part 1: Quiz Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Great Britain's law-making assembly (gov't)?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Parliament

2.

Which TWO events helped create the "American Identity"? *SELECT TWO ANSWERS

a)

Great Awakening

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Glorious Revolution

3.
Chief Pontiac used _________ against the British army to be successful.
a)
volley warfare
b)
lightning raids
c)
biological warfare
d)
trench warfare
4.
The British army purposely gave Chief Pontiac's Indians __________.  This helped the British/Americans defeat the Indians.
a)
malaria
b)
polio
c)
smallpox
d)
influenza
5.
Where did the Proclamation Line of 1763 forbid colonial settlement?
a)
West Indies
b)
Canada
c)
Ohio River Valley
d)
Great Lakes region
6.
Who secretly led settlers in the frontier, in violation of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Davy Crockett
b)
Jeffery Amherst
c)
Paul Bunyan
d)
Daniel Boone
7.
What was the name of the secret trail that the "30 Guns" helped Daniel Boone create?
a)
Appalachian Road
b)
Frontier Road
c)
Backcountry Road
d)
Wilderness Road
8.
What set of laws restricted early colonial trade in an effort to raise money for the Mother Country?
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
Trading Acts
c)
Manufacturing Acts
d)
Mercantile Acts
9.
After the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Ohio River Valley land was reserved for ___________.
a)
Indians
b)
criminals from Georgia
c)
Spanish settlers
d)
French settlers
10.
Which law required colonists to pay all English debts in gold or silver?
a)
Debt Act
b)
Gold & Silver Act
c)
Currency Act
d)
Declaratory Act
11.
Which law put a tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, wine, lumber, iron, and silk?
a)
Coffee Act
b)
Silk Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Molasses Act
12.
Which law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
a)
Housing Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)

Shelter Act

d)
Redcoat Act
13.
Which law required a tax on newspapers, books, calendars, and playing cards?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Currency Act
d)
Documents Act
14.
King George III _________ the Stamp Act because the colonial boycotts were hurting British merchants.
a)
revoked
b)
repealed
c)
ratified
d)
released
15.
Which law stated that Parliament had the power to pass all laws (including taxes) against the colonies?
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Duty Act
c)

Power Act

d)
Tyranny Act
16.
Who came up with the slogan, “no taxation without representation”?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
James Otis
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Hancock
17.
Who was taxed more by Parliament during this time period?
a)
citizens living in England
b)
colonists living in America
c)
colonists in America and citizens in England were taxed equally
18.
What brutal form of harassment was commonly used by the Sons of Liberty against tax collectors and Loyalists?
a)
hanging
b)
kidnapping
c)
tarring & feathering
d)
imprisonment & torture
19.
How much were American colonists actually taxed during the mid-1700s?
a)
$1.20 per year
b)
$12.00 per year
c)
$120.00 per year
d)
$1,200.00 per year
20.
The ____________ were women who encouraged colonists to produce homespun goods during the colonial boycotts.
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
Ladies of Liberty
c)
Sisters of Liberty
d)
Women of Liberty
21.
Who started the Daughters of Liberty?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Sarah Henry
c)
Deborah Franklin
d)
Martha Washington
22.
Refusing to buy goods from someone is called a:
a)
repeal
b)
boycott
c)
tariff
d)
duty
23.
What were British search warrants called that were used to search for smuggled goods?
a)
writ of search & seizure
b)
writ of assistance
c)
writ of warrant
d)
writ of permittance
24.

Who started the colonial protest group known as the Sons of Liberty?

a)

John Hancock

b)

George Washington

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

25.
A "cruel and unjust government" is referred to as:
a)
tyranny
b)
treason
c)
democracy
d)
anarchy
26.
Committing a crime against your own government is called:
a)
tyranny
b)
treason
c)
anarchy
d)
monarchy
27.
Who created the rattlesnake political cartoon that said "Join or Die" during the French & Indian War?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
James Otis
d)
Ben Franklin
28.
Restricting colonial trade and/or raising taxes in order to make more money for the government is called:
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
communism
29.

Which of these is NOT an inalienable right?

a)

freedom of the press

b)

participation in government

c)

right to choose your own judge

d)

trial-by-jury

30.

Which of these is NOT an inalienable right?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of religion

c)

right to own slaves

d)

taxes created by an elected gov't

31.

What did the Townshend Acts do?

a)

Outlawed gambling in the 13 colonies.

b)

Placed an import tax on lead, paper, paint, glass, tea.

c)

Placed an import tax on coffee, wine, rum, beer.

d)

Outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans into New England.

32.

What March 5, 1770 event on King Street left 5 colonists dead at the hands of British soldiers?

a)

King Street Massacre

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Massachusetts Massacre

d)

Custom House Massacre

33.

Who is considered the first casualty (death) of the American Revolution at the hands of British soldiers?

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Paul Revere

d)

John Dickinson

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