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Prelude to the Revolution

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is one way the Enlightenment affected how government was viewed during this time period?

a)

It led scientists to better understand the basic laws that govern nature

b)

It led the colonists to begin to demand more political equality for all citizens

c)

It led citizens to become more isolated and less likely to discuss politics

d)

It led people to believe a social contract existed between the government and its citizens

2.

Which of the following happened as a result of the proclamation of 1763

a)

The fighting between the colonists and the Native Americans ended

b)

Colonists were angered and began a rebellion against the English

c)

The French were allowed to settle as the colonists left.

d)

Most colonists thought the law was unfair and continued to settle on the Western frontier

3.

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence

a)

To keep the British informed of the colonist's actions

b)

To discuss British actions and decide on a response

c)

To increase support for British rule

d)

To protest the Stamp Act

4.

This law affected everything printed on paper.

a)

Paper act

b)

Stamp act

c)

Tea act

d)

Townshend Act

5.

__________ allowed British officials to search anyone's property at any time for smuggled goods.

a)

Writs of assistance under the Townshend Act

b)

A provision in the Proclamation of 1763

c)

The definition of Salutary neglect

d)

A provision in the Tea Act

6.

What was the Tea Act?

a)

If forced colonists to buy British tea instead of less expensive colonial tea.

b)

It limited how much tea each colonists could purchase from the British East India company.

c)

It placed a tax on tea so colonist had to pay higher prices for tea bought from colonial merchants.

d)

It allowed the British East India company to sell tea directly to colonists instead of through a colonial merchant.

7.

Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

a)

Colonist who wanted to monopolize the tea trade.

b)

Colonist who wanted to block all colonial trade with Britain.

c)

Colonist who wanted to run for seats in the British Parliament.

d)

Colonists who organized anti-British protests.

8.

Which of the following was the reaction of the English government to the colonial protest against the Stamp Act?

a)

Parliament quartered troops in colonist's homes.

b)

Parliament ignored the protest and continued enforcing the law.

c)

Parliament rounded up and arrested the members of the Sons of Liberty.

d)

Parliament repealed the Act due to pressure received from British merchants.

9.

Colonists learned that their most effective (best) weapon against unpopular British tax measures was

a)

Violent demonstrations, such as tar and feathering

b)

Sending written petitions to Parliament

c)

Boycotting British goods

d)

Writing anti-british editorials in the newspaper

10.

Why did parliament pass the coercive or intolerable Acts

a)

To punish the colonists for the Boston massacre

b)

To punish the colonists for buying "Liberty tea"

c)

To punish colonial newspapers for writing anti-british articles.

d)

To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

11.

What was the goal of the First

Continental Congress

a)

To ask King George III to correct problems with the colonies

b)

To declare independence from Great Britain

c)

To ask Parliament to repeal the intolerable Acts

d)

To plan a convention to make laws to govern the colonies

12.

What did the second Continental Congress accomplish when it met in May of 1775

a)

It voted to declare independence from Great Britain

b)

It established a committee to list grievances for King George III

c)

It created a constitution and asked for aid from France

d)

It petition King George III again and created a Continental Army just in case.

13.

This philosopher came up with the idea of natural rights.

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

14.

This philosopher believed in tolerance and protecting freedom of speech.

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

15.

Which of the following happened last?

a)

The American revolution began in Lexington and Concord.

b)

The colonies signed the Declaration of Independence

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The the colonists sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.

16.

Which of the following statements IS NOT a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To list the wrongs done to them by English king

b)

To provide reasons for separating from England

c)

To formally declare the colonies free and independent states

d)

To establish laws for American citizens

17.

How did the series of navigation Acts affect the colonies?

a)

They helped the colonists because they allowed colonial ships to transport their goods.

b)

They hurt the colonists since they set limits on which nations could trade for colonial goods.

c)

They hurt the colonists because there was low demand in England for colonial goods.

d)

They helped the colonists since local demand for colonial goods was higher than foreign demand.

18.

Why did Great Britain raise taxes in its American colonies?

a)

To pay for keeping an army in the colonies

b)

To punish the colonists who defied the Proclamation of 1763

c)

To pay for canals and new ships to aid colonial trade

d)

To punish the colonists for supporting the French during the French and Indian war

19.

The Declaratory Act made clear that...

a)

Parliament had the right to make laws governing the colonists

b)

Colonial government had the right to make their own

c)

Colonial newspapers had freedom of the press

d)

The king had the right to appoint Royal governors

20.

Who was chosen by the second Continental Congress to command the new Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

21.

Which of the following happened first?

a)

The American revolution began in Lexington and Concord.

b)

The colonies signed the Declaration of Independence

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The the colonists sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.

22.

This taxed molasses and is known as the first tax passed after the French and Indian War?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Quartering Act

23.

What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?

a)

They argued for more taxes

b)

They moved to the Atlantic Coast

c)

They resorted to smuggling

d)

They went to court

24.
The main reason that KGIII issued the Proclamation of 1763 was to - 
a)
avoid conflicts between colonists and Native Americans
b)
allow Canada to control the Great Lakes
c)
sell lands to the Spanish
d)
protect the French monarchy
25.

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

b)

By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

26.

In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because —

a)

tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others

b)

colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England

c)

American colonists lacked representation in Parliament

d)

landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade

27.

This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express?

a)

The colonies must unite against the French or face destruction.

b)

The colonies must avoid conflict with Britain or face ruin.

c)

The colonies must stop the swarm of poisonous snakes.

d)

The colonies must obtain representation in the British Parliament.

28.

The taxes and trade restrictions placed upon the American Colonist by the British government following the French and Indian War were a new thing to the colonists?

a)

Yes, the American Colonists had never been taxed or had trade restrictions placed on them.

b)

No, the American Colonists had taxes and trade restrictions placed on them but they were loosely enforced.

29.

The Stamp Act was repealed after

a)

the colonists convened and carried out a coordinated boycott.

b)

the colonist tar and feathered all tax collectors in New England.

c)

the colonist began creating their own finished goods.

d)

all of the above.

30.

Why did the British plan a surprise march on Concord in April 1775?

a)

to arrest Paul Revere

b)

to seize colonial supplies and weapons

c)

to enforce colonial trade with England

d)

to stop the Continental Congress from meeting

31.

The "shot heard round the world" refers to?

a)

the order to fire by the British captain at the Boston Massacre

b)

the start of fighting on Bunker Hill

c)

the first shot fired at British troops in Lexington

d)

the signal given to begin Paul Revere's ride

32.

Why is the Battle of Bunker Hill important?

a)

it helped the Patriots win back Boston

b)

it led to the capture of important cannons used to defend the city

c)

it was a loss, but showed the Patriots could hold their own against the British

d)

it was a win, but the Patriots lost double the soldiers compared to the British