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Causes of the American Revolution Practice Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Natives fought on the side of who during the French and Indian War?  
a)
British
b)
French 
c)
Spanish
d)
Canadian
2.
After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain
a)
was afraid the French would support the colonies.
b)
was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
c)
needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
d)
wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 
3.
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
To allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
To punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party
c)
To punish the Georgia colony for the Sugar Act
d)
To prevent the smuggling of molasses 
4.
What was the name of the group that spread word of British taxation and organized colonial protests?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Minutemen
d)
Allies
5.
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and destroyed British property during the...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Tea Act
d)
Boston Rebellion
6.
Crispus Attucks became the first casualty at the hands of a British soldier at which event?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Battle of Lexington
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
7.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
8.
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and the Committee of Correspondence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George Washington
9.
The refusal to buy or sell certain products or services.
a)
petition
b)
boycott
c)
ally
d)
militia
10.

A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called the

a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Party
d)
Boston Parliament
11.
Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British troops stationed in the colonies.
a)
Housing Administration Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Stamp Act
12.
Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called 
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
13.
Which colony received the harshest treatment from the Intolerable Acts?
a)
New York
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Massachusetts
14.
All of the following are ways the colonists reacted to Parliament's taxes EXCEPT:
a)
praying
b)
Boycotting
c)
mob violence
d)
smuggling
15.
What is the significance of the political cartoon?
a)
Snakes are deadly
b)
Colonies need to unite in the fight
c)
Colonists cannot be trusted
d)
The snake is swimming towards the ocean
16.
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
To allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
To punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party
c)
To punish the Georgia colony for the Sugar Act
d)
To prevent the smuggling of molasses 
17.
Who was the British monarch leading up to the American Revolution?
a)
John Adams
b)
Elizabeth I
c)

King George III

d)
Marquis de Lafayette 
18.
What was the result of the First Continental Congress?
a)
They passed the Coercive Acts
b)
They agreed to unify and boycott British goods
c)
They created a Proclamation Line
d)
They seized arms and ammunition
19.
Who defended the British redcoats in the trial involving the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
George III
d)
John Adams
20.
What was the name given to colonists who continued to support the British government?
a)
Patriots
b)
Minutemen
c)
Loyalists
d)
Green Mountain Boys
21.

A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, in order to avoid conflict with the Native Americans.

a)

Proclamation of Independence

b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Intolerable Proclamation
22.

A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Document Tax

23.
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
a)
militia
b)
Loyalists
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Tea merchants
24.
Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British troops stationed in the colonies.
a)
Housing Administration Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Stamp Act
25.
The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists Assembly
26.
Separation of Powers means?
a)

The division of the country's powers into 3 branches so no one branch has more power than the other.

b)
The sharing of powers between the national and state governments.
c)
The sharing of powers betwen the state and local governemnt
d)
2 of the 3 branches have less power than the 3rd.
27.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
28.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
29.
"Three of the most fundamental rights are life, liberty, and property."
Who said it first?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
Mr. Campbell
30.
To make sure that no one branch of the government would become too strong, the writers of the Constitution built in a series of _______________.
a)

Checks and Balances

b)
Scales and Weight
c)
Rights and Wrongs
d)
True and Flase
31.
Who heads the executive branch?
a)
The President
b)
The Congress
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Speaker of the House
32.

What made the colonists mad about the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

they were not allowed to have weapons

b)

they had to allow soldiers in their homes

c)

they paid taxes

d)

it did not allow colonists to settle West of the Appalacian mountains

33.

What was the name of Britain's law making body?

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Supreme Court

34.

How did the Colonists protest the Tea Act?

a)

They killed King George III

b)

They didn't protest the act

c)

They organized the Boston Tea Party

d)

The Colonists passed the Intolerable Acts

35.

Common Sense was a pamphlet published to distribute in the colonies to...

a)

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

b)

influence more people to join the independence movement.

c)

to join the Loyalist party

d)

abide by the Intolerable acts

36.

The author of Common Sense was...

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Thomas Paine

37.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

38.

The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

a)

England and the Colonies

b)

England and France

c)

England and the Native Americans

d)

England and Spain

39.

Tensions between the British and the Colonists were continuing to grow. What was is about to start?

a)

The England America War

b)

The Winter WAr

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

Iron Wall War

40.

Which Act allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

41.

This famous engraving/image shows the event that was called the

a)

Boston Party

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Brutality

42.

What did the Colonists call the laws that were passes as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Shameful Acts

43.

What does representation mean?

a)

A person or group acting on behalf of King George III

b)

A person/group acting on behalf of themselves

c)

A person or group acting on behalf of another person/group

44.

I wrote the Declaration of Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

45.

The Book “Common Sense” was meant for common people to read…it shared ideas of

a)

Loyalty to Britain

b)

Freedom from Britain

c)

Directions on how to protest

d)

Military tactics

46.

The Townshend Acts included a series of laws that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. Which of the following was NOT a good taxed under the Townshend Acts.

a)

Lead

b)

Coffee

c)

Tea

d)

Paint

47.

Where were the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

Battle of Trenton

48.

What is a charter?

a)

a boat ride to an island

b)

a document allowing freedom

c)

a document that allowed you to move westward

d)

legal document that allowed colonists to create a new community and establish a government

49.

Getting or sending goods secretly or illegally into or out of a country is called _____

a)

A. Trading

b)

B. Buying & selling

c)

C. Smuggling

d)

D. None of the above

50.

Who became the commander of the Army?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Paine

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