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Quiz on American Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Study the diagram. Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

The colonists boycotted British goods.

b)

The colonists destroyed shipments of tea.

c)

The colonists were taxed to pay the war debt.

d)

The colonists declared independence from Great Britain.

2.

Read the list of acts passed by Parliament: Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act. These laws led to the American Revolution because they _____.

a)

violated the rights of colonists

b)

fined colonists for breaking the law

c)

limited colonial expansion westward

d)

restricted colonial trade with the French

3.

Study the timeline. Why did the British Parliament pass these laws?

a)

to pay colonists who boarded soldiers

b)

to purchase land in America from Spain

c)

to build new trading ships for the colonies

d)

to repay debts from the war against France

4.

The Sons of Liberty carried out the Boston Tea Party because of:

a)

High taxes on tea

b)

Lack of representation in Parliament

c)

Desire for independence

d)

British military presence

5.

Study the engraving. Paul Revere created this engraving most likely to ________.

a)

provoke anger against British soldiers

b)

depict the Boston Massacre accurately

c)

honor those who died during the fighting

d)

encourage colonists to follow British laws

6.

Study the engraving. What did this event represent to many colonists?

a)

support for loyalty to Great Britain

b)

opposition to unfair laws and taxes

c)

resistance against foreign merchants

d)

desire for trade with American Indians

7.

List the events in chronological order.

a)

Event A, Event B, Event C

b)

Event C, Event B, Event A

c)

Event B, Event A, Event C

d)

Event A, Event C, Event B

8.

The Sons of Liberty were responsible for organizing which of the following events?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

French and Indian War

d)

First Continental Congress

9.

What did this image represent to many American colonists?

a)

the realities of the war

b)

the need for colonial unity

c)

the threat of British invasion

d)

the desire to expand westward

10.

How did Thomas Paine view the British king, according to this passage?

a)

as a tyrant

b)

as an exporter

c)

as kind and wise

d)

as a weak leader