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Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region’s economy did not depend on farming?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Louisiana

2.

Why did Britain create more taxes and laws for the colonies?

a)
  1. to gain more control over the British colonies

b)
  1. to stop the colonies from growing too wealthy

c)
  1. to stop the growing rebellion within the British colonies

d)
  1. to make the colonists pay for the French and Indian War.

3.

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They were happy to pay the new taxes.

b)

They were angry and many refused to leave the area west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)
  1. They were willing to leave the area west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

They wanted to stay in the Ohio Valley to help the Native Americans

4.

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official   

    documents and papers in America?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

5.

Which two statements best describe the colonists and Britain’s government?

a)
  1. Britain had a monarchy.

b)
  1. Britain had a representative democracy.

c)
  1. The colonists wanted to keep a monarchy.

d)
  1. The colonists wanted a representative democracy.

e)

Both Britain and the colonists wanted a representative democracy.

6.

What two events led to the American Revolution?

a)

No taxation without representation.

b)
  1. Some colonists became loyalists and supported the King.

c)
  1. The Stamp Act.

d)

George Washington helped win the French and Indian War.

e)
  1. Many women helped in the war.

7.

What slogan did the American colonists make  in response to taxes issued by Great

     Britain?

a)

Don't tread on me.

b)

United we stand, divided we fall.

c)

No taxation without representation.

d)

We the people.

8.

How did the colonists respond to Great Britain’s taxes? Choose 2

a)
  1. The colonists dumped the tea in The Boston Tea Party.

b)
  1. The colonists issued the Intolerable Acts.

c)
  1. Thomas Jefferson  wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)
  1. The colonists issued the Stamp Act.

e)
  1. Thomas Jefferson wanted a Monarchy government in the colonies.

9.

Which three rights should be included in the outer circles of the graphic organizer?

a)

life

b)

love

c)

liberty

d)

property

e)

pursuit of happiness

10.

Which three rights should be included in the outer circles of the graphic organizer?

a)

life

b)

love

c)

liberty

d)

property

e)

pursuit of happiness

11.

Which statement best describes Thomas Jefferson?

a)
  1. He was the leader of the Continental Army.

b)
  1. He was a patriot who wrote the Declaration of Independence.

c)
  1. He was the British king.

d)
  1. He was a loyalist who supported the king.

12.

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution?

a)

George III

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

13.

Which statement describes the missing event in the sequence below:

  1. 1. The 13 Colonies are formed.

  2. 2. The French and Indian War begins.

  3. 3. _______________________

  4. 4. The Declaration of Independence is signed

  5. 5. The colonists win the Revolutionary War.

a)
  1. Great Britain loses the war.

b)
  1. Great Britain allows the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

c)
  1. Great Britain wants to form a representative democracy in the colonies.

d)
  1. Great Britain issues unfair taxes and laws on the colonists.

14.

How did the American Revolution end and how did it affect the colonies?

a)

The American's won and became an independent nation. They created a representative democracy.

b)

Great Britain won.

c)

No one won.

d)

The French and the Indians fought.