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WorksheetsRoad to Revolution Test Prep
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
1. What laws passed by the British in 1765 forced colonists to house British soldiers?
the Currency Act
the Quartering Act
the Townsend Acts
Intolerable Acts
What did American colonists mean by the slogan "no taxation without representation"?
The British should not impose a tax to pay for representatives to attend Parliament.
The British should not tax the colonies because the colonies had no representatives in the British Parliament to vote on taxes.
The British should send representatives to the colonies to explain any new taxes.
The British should not impose a tax to pay for representatives to attend Parliament.
How did the British respond when American colonists protested against the Stamp Act?
They sent troops to enforce the Stamp Act.
They let the colonies do what they want
They stopped trading with the colonists.
They canceled the Stamp Act.
What happened in 1770 in the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers killed American colonists who had dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
British soldiers in Boston fired at a crowd of Colonists who had taunted and thrown objects at the soldiers.
British soldiers and American militiamen fought in Boston Common.
American colonists in Boston fired upon a group of British soldiers who had killed several African Americans protesters.
What fact supported John Adam's defense of the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?
The mob attacked the soldiers with snowballs, ice, and clubs.
John Adams was a leading Patriot, which guaranteed the trial would be fair.
Many Boston citizens were angry because British soldiers were taking their jobs.
The mob attacked the soldiers with snowballs, ice, and clubs.
What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?
He made the first accurate visual depiction of the massacre.
He created an image of the Boston Massacre that was not accurate and showed the colonists as innocent in the incident.
He protested a soldier's treatment of a boy.
He spoke in favor of the British soldiers.
What did the British Parliament do to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
It enforced the Quartering Act.
It passed the Townsend Acts.
It passed the Intolerable Acts.
It enforced the Currency Act.
What was the purpose of the famous ride by Paul Revere on April 18, 1775?
to warn Massachusetts militias that British troops were coming to attack
to round up American militiamen to attack British troops in Boston
to warn the British troops in Concord that American militiamen were coming to attack
to tell colonists that British soldiers were coming to burn their homes
Why is the Battle of Lexington and Concord fought on April 19, 1775, significant?
Paul Revere lost his life in the battle.
It was the first battle of the American Revolution
It was the last battle of the American Revolution.
It was the only battle of the American Revolution fought in Massachusetts.
Who became the Commander in Chief of the colonial forces, called the Continental Army?
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
George Washington
Why did some colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
They wanted to openly trade with Native Americans.
They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward.
They wanted to claim land west of the Appalachians as British territory.
They wanted a larger British presence west of the Appalachians.
What inference can you make from Britain's efforts to discourage smuggling by lowering taxes on sugar?
Britain wanted to prevent conflicts by addressing some colonial grievances.
King George lll wanted complete control of the molasses trade.
Britain wanted to reduce the expense of having to prevent smuggling by force.
King George lll wanted to increase the number of troops in the colonies.
What can to infer from the 1766 repeal of the Stamp Act?
Officials in Britain were afraid of the angry crowds in colonial cities.
King George lll changed his mind and realized the Stamp Tax was unjust
The boycotts organized by colonial merchants were unsuccessful.
The colonists' boycott affected British citizens who had influence in Parliament.
How did the Townshend Acts affect the government of the colonies?
The new laws ended the rights of colonists to elect representatives.
The acts favored British merchants over their American counterparts.
The laws reduced the purchasing power of colonial households.
The acts moved governors and judges from colonial payrolls to royal payrolls.
hat right of the colonists did the British governor limit when he disbanded the Massachusetts Assembly?
the right to their own representative governments
the right to boycott British goods
the right to challenge a leader's authority
the right to follow their own consciences
What can you infer from the status and occupation of Crispus Attucks?
Attucks was the leader of the Boston mob who attacked the British soldiers.
Attucks was the first person to die in the quest for independence.
Most African Americans were in favor of American independence.
Some African Americans in Boston were free workers in the shipping trades.
Why did Patriot John Adams defend the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?
Adams was a secret British sympathizer.
Adams believed all people deserved a fair trial.
Adams wanted to show that the Patriots were not at fault.
Adams wanted to expand his law practice.
What media did Samuel Adams and other patriots use to circulate their ideas?
Instagram and facebook
newspaper articles and pamphlets
text messages without pictures
A louder speaker mounted on a wagon
How did the increase in the number of British troops help cause the Boston Massacre?
The increase did nothing to cause problems.
The Citizens asked for more British troops to keep the peace.
Citizens saw the troop increase as a violation to there rights.
None of the above.
What right did the Intolerable Acts take away from Massachusetts?
the right of citizens to elect representatives to the bodies that governed them
the right to free trade with nations other than Britain
the right of citizens to move to other colonies to look for work
the right of colonial merchants to trade with Britain and Ireland
What can you infer about colonial women from their response to the Townsend Acts?
Most of them were Patriots.
Most spun and wove their own clothes.
They admired the British King
They both consumed and produced goods.
Who benefited most from the boycotts of British goods to the colonies?
merchants in the colonies who imported goods from Britain
merchants in Britain who exported goods to the colonies
citizens of the colonies who manufactured goods similar to those of Britain
citizens of the colonies who consumed goods imported from Britain.
Why did the colonists resent the Tea Act even though it reduced the price of tea?
The colonists did not want to drink tea from East India.
The lower prices of tea drove colonial merchants out of business.
The Tea Act also raised new taxes on tea.
The lower prices did not offset the new taxes in the intolerable Acts.
What inference can you draw from why the First Continental Congress cut off trade with Britain and Ireland?
Trade with Britain and Ireland was only a small part of the colonial economy.
Colonial leaders thought a boycott against British trade would be effective.
Most delegates to the Congress were loyal subjects of King George lll.
Many delegates to the Congress benefited from cutting off trade.
After the First Continental Congress, why did the colonial militia start storing arms?
Members of the militia wanted to enlist in the western colonial border.
Native American attacks increased along the western colonial border.
The colonists wanted to stock up in case Patriots boycotted British weapons.
The colonists had realized that they might have to fight British soldiers.
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson mean by the phrase "the shot heard round the world"?
At Concord, British soldiers used the most powerful weapons known at the time.
The war might not have broken out had not a single soldier disobeyed orders.
The fighting at Concord inspired many other struggles for freedom.
News of the fighting at Concord spread quickly across the Atlantic Ocean
What was a result of the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
The Patriots supported colonial independence.
The British suffered fewer casualties.
The loyalists gained more followers.
The British won.
What can you infer about the outcome at Fort Ticonderoga?
The British Army had superior training and weapons.
The Continental Army had superior training and weapons.
The Continental Army benefitted from George Washington's command.
The British Army was unprepared for an attack on the fort.
How were the militiamen able to occupy Bunker Hill before the British did?
The militiamen lived closer to Bunker Hill tha the British troops did.
The militiamen discovered the British Army's plan to seize both hills
The militiamen could move more quickly because there were fewer of them.
The militiamen had the advantage of holding the high ground.
What event gave the Second Continental Congress extra leverage when it petitioned the king in the summer of 1775?
capture of Fort Ticonderoga
victory over the British at Bunker Hill
departure of loyalists from Boston
publication of Common Sense
What made the thirteen colonies "independent states"?
The Continental Congress represented all the colonies.
The colonial assemblies selected delegates to the Continental Congress.
Each colony established an independent government.
Each colony contributed its own militia to the Continental Army.
