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Chapter 8 Test REVIEW

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Britain imposed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists because...

a)

Britain needed money.

b)

The king wanted colonists to return to Britain.

c)

Britain thought colonists were too healthy.

d)

Britain wanted to give money to the colonists to expand their cities.

2.

The Daughters of Liberty supported the boycott of British goods by...

a)

giving speeches and drawing political cartoons

b)

making tea and weaving cloth

c)

giving speeches and attending rallies

d)

handing out pamphlets and posters

3.

The effect of British taxation on the colonists as a whole was they...

a)

became more divided

b)

paid for British support

c)

started to unite as Americans

d)

returned to Britain

4.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the colonist's protests of British taxes ...

a)

Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Representatives.

b)

The colonists agreed to pay the taxes.

c)

The Sons of Liberty was formed

d)

The colonists boycotted British goods.

5.

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

6.

Who was the first to speak out against the Stamp Act?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Christopher Gadsden

7.

The Boston Tea Party showed that the colonists...

a)

did not like tea

b)

supported Mohawk causes

c)

strongly protested the tea tax

d)

wanted to keep the tea in Boston

8.

The purpose of the Committees of Correspondence was to ...

a)

train express riders

b)

keep in touch with Britain

c)

share news among the colonies

d)

unite the colonies in friendship

9.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The colonists had to pay a tax on British imports.

b)

The colonists were forced to feed and house British soldiers.

c)

Massachusetts was put under the control of a British general.

d)

The port of Boston was closed.

10.

Which of the following caused the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Boston Tea Party

11.

What was a Patriot?

a)

colonist opposed to British rule

b)

British soldier opposed to British rule over the colonies

c)

colonist who agreed with British rule

d)

British soldier who agreed with British rule over the colonies

12.

Who offered to lead men in battle for the relief of Boston?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Hugh White

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

George Washington

13.

Which Patriot warned of the British attack?

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

14.

Which event took place first?

a)

Battle of Concord

b)

Battle of Lexington

c)

British retreat to Boston

d)

Paul Revere captured

15.

Which battle began with "the shot heard round the world"?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed's Hill

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

16.

Which brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?

a)

Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Breed's Hill

d)

Lexington

17.

Who led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Hancock

d)

William Prescott