American Revolution History MCQ Test
What do you know about the American Revolution? Would you like to try this quiz? The ideological and political revolution occurred in North America between 1765 and 1783. The thirteen colonies crushed the British in the revolutionary war and won their independence from them, which allowed them to establish America's the United States. If you are interested in history and the American Revolution, this is the quiz for you.
- 1.By the 1750s, leading up to the French and Indian War, the colonies had: Choose all that apply
- A.
Disdain for British Constitutional monarchy
- B.
Many religious denominations
- C.
A formally instituted tariff system
- D.
A growing number of non-English settlers
- E.
Accepted slavery as a labor system
- 2.The colonies had also taken advantage of Great Britain's policy of _____ to work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries.
- A.
Heavy Tariffs
- B.
Naval Leniency
- C.
Salutary Neglect
- D.
Abandonment
- 3.The main goal of the _________ of 1754 was to secure an allegiance of the Iroquois Confederacy, the strongest Indian alliance in colonial times.
- A.
First Continental Congress
- B.
Albany Congress
- C.
Second Continental Congress
- D.
Townshend Act
- 4.The colonies themselves rejected the ________ because the feared loss of autonomy.
- A.
Second Continental Congress
- B.
Declaratory Act
- C.
Albany Plan of Union
- D.
First Continental Congress
- 5.As a result of the French and Indian War: Choose all that apply
- A.
France was supposed to leave North America
- B.
Britain took Maine
- C.
Britain was in debt
- D.
Americans didn't trust Britain like they used to.
- E.
Britain took Florida
- 6.The French and Indian War was a pivotal point in the American/British relation because it led Britain to impose _______ on America.
- A.
Export Tariffs
- B.
Revenue Taxes
- C.
Rationing
- D.
Actual Representation
- 7.The War challenged British __________ to find ways to let the colonies control internal affairs while remaining subject to the British Army.
- A.
Business Men
- B.
Political Leaders
- C.
Kings
- D.
Loyalists
- 8.The primary reason for the ___________ was to avoid conflict with the trans-Appalachian Indians.
- A.
Boston Massacre of 1770
- B.
First Continental Congress of 1774
- C.
Declaratory Act of 1766
- D.
Royal Proclamation of 1763
- 9.The year 1763 sees: Choose all that apply
- A.
Selection of George Grenville as Prime Minister
- B.
The end of the 7 years war
- C.
Stamp Act Congress
- D.
Proclamation line drawn
- E.
Pontiac's uprising
- 10.Wealth in America was concentrated in:
- A.
Southern Planters
- B.
Northern Merchants
- C.
Northern Planters
- D.
Both A and B
- E.
Both A and C
- 11.The primary purpose of the ________ was to raise revenue to support British troops in America.
- A.
Quartering Act of 1765
- B.
Stamp Act of 1765
- C.
Townshend Acts of 1767
- D.
Declaratory Act of 1766
- 12.By the 1760s, because the of troops and taxes, we believed the British should only ___ us with our consent.
- A.
Fight
- B.
Blockade
- C.
Tax
- D.
Withdraw
- 13.During the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, we voiced our want for:
- A.
Actual Representation
- B.
Virtual Representation
- C.
Levying of Taxes
- D.
War
- 14.The Stamp Act crisis led us close to the Revolution because: Choose all that apply
- A.
It showed that we were willing to use violence rather than legal means
- B.
The Patriots claimed the Stamp Act denied them their British birthrights
- C.
It allowed troops to live in Colonist's homes
- D.
The British claimed we have no right to independence
- E.
It coincided with the British stationing troops here
- 15.The Townshend Acts levied new colonial import taxes on _____ and several other products.
- A.
Cocoa
- B.
Rice
- C.
Tea
- D.
Tobacco
- E.
Iron
- 16.Colonists thought the ________ were unacceptable because they raised money to pay for royal officials stationed in the colonies...these were plain and simple taxes to raise money for England.
- A.
Declaratory Act
- B.
Stamp Act
- C.
Quartering Act
- D.
Tariff Act
- E.
Townshend Act
- 17.How did the Daughters of Liberty boycott the Townshend Acts.
- A.
They grew their own tobacco
- B.
They lead protest movements
- C.
Make their own sandwiches
- D.
They wove their own cloth
- E.
They began bartering for luxury goods
- 18.It is believed that Parliament passed the _____ in 1773 to save the East India Company from bankruptcy.
- A.
Stamp Act
- B.
Tea Act
- C.
Declaratory Act
- D.
Quartering Act
- E.
Townshend Act
- 19.This photo represents:
- A.
Stamp Act
- B.
Declaratory Act
- C.
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
- D.
Quartering Act
- E.
Townshend Acts
- 20.The __________ was written in direct response to the Intolerable Acts.
- A.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- B.
Declaration of Independence
- C.
Declaration of Human Rights
- D.
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
- 21.On April 18, 1775, British Soldiers were sent to confiscate colonial military supplies in _______.
- A.
Lexington
- B.
Boston
- C.
Concord
- D.
A and B
- E.
A and C
- 22.By the time of the Revolution, most Americans believe that a ____ would solve the problems of _____ rule because a _____ would establish a small, limited government responsible to the people.
- A.
Monarchy, Republic, Monarchy
- B.
Republic, Monarchy, Republic
- C.
Democracy, Monarchy, Democracy
- D.
Democracy, Republic, Democracy
- 23.Americans believed __________________ was central to good government
- A.
Democracy and Representation
- B.
Republicanism and Representation
- C.
Communism and Representation
- D.
Socialism and Representation
- 24."In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet, and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order of nature, it is evident they belong to different systems: England to Europe, America to itself.” What is this trying to say
- A.
Britain should yield control of America
- B.
France should yield control of New England
- C.
Spain should yield control of Florida
- D.
Britain should hold on to America
- 25."Small islands not capable of protecting themselves are the proper objects for government to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a Continent to be perpetually governed by an island.”
- A.
Jacob Riis
- B.
Alexander Hamilton
- C.
Thomas Paine
- D.
Benjamin Franklin
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