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Road to Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two countries claimed the Ohio Valley territory?

a)

France and Spain

b)

Russia and America

c)

Spain and England

d)

France and England

2.

Who helped the French in their attempt to keep control of the Ohio Valley?

a)

Native Americans

b)

The Spanish

c)

The English

d)

The Dutch

3.

When the French lost the French and Indian War, they surrendered all of their (a)   in North America.

4.

Ben Franklin created a segmented snake in his primary source, " Join or Die" to encourage the colonists to (a)   together against the French.

5.

The proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ________ that forbid colonists from_____.

a)

Lord Dunmore; settling west of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

King George III; settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Lord Dunmore; settling east of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

King George III; settling east of the Atlantic Ocean

6.

The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian war. Colonists did not want to pay the extra money for the tax on sugar. However, they were angry about a much larger issue. What were colonists angry about? (Hint: this became a "battle cry" of the American Revolution)

(a)  

7.

The stamp act was a tax on all (a)   items.

8.

Representatives from nine colonies met in the Stamp Act congress to declare that the colonies should not be taxed without a record of what was said in parliament.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The committee of correspondence was formed to (a)   .

10.

Who formed the first committee of correspondence?

a)

John Hancock

b)

George Washington

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Samuel Adams

11.

What items did the Townshend Acts place taxes on?

a)

glass, paper, tea, and fabric

b)

glass, tea, paper, and paint

c)

tea, paint, lumber, and paper

d)

glass, paper, paint, and lumber

12.

How did colonists react to the Townshend Acts? (Hint: Did they continue to purchase the taxed items?)

a)

didn't like it, but continued to purchase items

b)

thought it was a great idea

c)

boycotted (refused to buy) the items

13.

The Boston Massacre was a clash between which two groups?

a)

colonists and British soldiers

b)

British soldiers and Indians

c)

colonists and Indians

d)

British and French soldiers

14.

The British soldiers were found guilty of murder.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What was the name of the event that occurred on December 16, 1773 in which 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion?

(a)  

16.

Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

England punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by creating the

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Coercive Acts

18.

The Coercive Acts declared that the Massachusetts Legislature could no longer meet. What were the other 2 parts of the Coercive Acts?

a)

Boston Tea Party & Boston Harbor Blockade

b)

Quartering Act & Boston Harbor Blockade

c)

Quartering Act & Boston Massacre

d)

Stamp Act & Quartering Act

19.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders. They sent a petition to King George III stating that

a)

They were separating from England immediately

b)

Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair

c)

Colonists were no longer willing to be British citizens

d)

Colonists would obey all of England's laws

20.

When the British soldiers were marching to Lexington and Concord, they were marching to capture rebel leaders John Hancock & Samuel Adams AND to

(a)  

21.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the beginning of the

a)

War of 1812

b)

Battle Road

c)

American Revolution

d)

French and Indian War

22.

Describe the actions of the minutemen while the British were retreating (marching back) to Boston.

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