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Week 10 Quiz - The Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the war that caused the British to be in a lot of debt?

a)

The American Revolutionary War

b)

The French & Indian War

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The British & French War of 9 years

2.

What law banned British Colonists from expanding WEST of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

The Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

The Townshend Acts of 1767

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Quartering Acts

3.

What law provoked a protest that saw the destruction of a certain British product in the Boston harbor?

a)

The Tea Act of 1773

b)

The Stamp Act of 1765

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Townshend Acts of 1767

4.

Which group organized to protest British laws like the Stamp Act?

a)

Loyalists

b)

The French Fighters

c)

Patriots

d)

The Sons of Liberty

5.

Which acts forced the colonists to pay for and keep British Troops in their homes?

a)

The Townshend Acts

b)

The Sugar Acts

c)

The Quartering Acts

d)

The Intolerable Acts

6.

Which Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

The Second Continental Congress

c)

The Third Continental Congress

d)

The Fourth Continental Congress

7.

Complete the following phrase:

"No Taxation Without ___________"

a)

Approval

b)

Representation

c)

Fixation

d)

Appreciation

8.

Who came up with "The Albany Plan" during the French and Indian War?

"Join or Die"

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Hancock

9.

Which event was the result of a protest gone wrong?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The French & Indian War

d)

The Boston Plague

10.

What was the British name for the "Intolerable Acts?"

a)

The Forceful Acts

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Generous Acts

d)

The Coercive Acts

11.

OPTIONAL BONUS: Name as many of the laws/taxes we studied this week as you can

7 in total from the slides!

All correct = 5 pts

At least 5 = 4

At least 4 = 3

At lest 3 = 2

At lest 2 = 1

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