Toward Independence Quiz Questions
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- 1.Before 1763, the American Colonies had been:
- A.
Ruled with a firm hand by Parliament
- B.
Left alone to govern themselves
- C.
Heavily taxed by the British government
- D.
Denied religious freedom by the King
- 2.The French and Indian War began due to conflict over:
- A.
Taxation without Representation
- B.
The Stamp Act
- C.
The land in the Ohio Valley
- D.
The signing of the Magna Carta
- 3.By 1750, the population of the colonies had grown significantly, from 50,000 to one million colonists. What was the MAJOR cause of this growth?
- A.
Availability of cheap land
- B.
Religious freedom
- C.
Freedom to self-govern
- D.
None of the above
- 4.What upset colonists the MOST about the Stamp Act?
- A.
Colonists did not want to pay taxes to keep British troops in the colonies
- B.
The stamp act raised the price of paper goods being sold in the colonies
- C.
Colonists believed that Great Britain had no right to tax the colonies as long as they were not represented in Parliament
- D.
Parliament had not warned the colonies about the Stamp Act
- 5.The boycott of British goods in America was a response to:
- A.
The Townshend Acts
- B.
The Quartering Act
- C.
The Boston Tea Party
- D.
The Proclamation of 1763
- 6.The clashes between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord proved that:
- A.
General Gage was a weak leader
- B.
Colonists no longer felt any loyalty to Great Britain
- C.
Americans were willing to fight and possible die for the right to govern themselves
- D.
Militia troops were no match for well-trained British soldiers
- 7.The Boston Massacre was:
- A.
A smallpox epidemic that killed a large number of Native Americans
- B.
A noisy protest against the Stamp Act
- C.
A fierce battle that took place in Boston after the French and Indian War
- D.
A deadly riot between colonists and British troops stationed in Boston
- 8.The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to:
- A.
Organize the Sons of Liberty
- B.
Draft a letter to the King
- C.
Create a new plan of boycotts
- D.
Both B and C
- 9.What is a Patriot?
- A.
Americans who believed that the colonists had a right to govern themselves
- B.
A revolutionary
- C.
Someone that sympathized with the King of England
- D.
Someone that remains neutral in all things political
- 10.What is a loyalist?
- A.
Americans who believed that the colonists had a right to govern themselves
- B.
Americans who felt a deep loyalty to the King of England
- C.
Women who were loyal to the boycott of tea
- D.
Americans who felt loyal to the cause of freedom for all colonists
- 11.He volunteered to head the militia to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley during the French and Indian War:
- A.
John Adams
- B.
Sam Adams
- C.
General Braddock
- D.
George Washington
- 12.In the treaty which ended the French and Indian War, France gave ________________ to Great Britain.
- A.
Spain
- B.
California
- C.
Canada
- D.
Mexico
- 13.How would you define the term tyranny?
- A.
To take back or cancel
- B.
The unjust use of government power
- C.
To refuse to buy goods from a certain source
- D.
To protest or riot
- 14.In the Proclamation of 1763, the King drew an imaginary line down the middle of what physical feature?
- A.
The Rocky Mountains
- B.
The Mississippi River
- C.
The Appalachian Mountains
- D.
The Rio Grande
- 15.Relations between the colonists and Native Americans were tense leading up to the Proclamation of 1763, mainly due to an argument over:
- A.
Land
- B.
Water
- C.
Hunting
- D.
Mining
- 16.Which of the following is correct chronological order?
- A.
Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
- B.
Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Proclamation of 1763, Boston Tea Party
- C.
Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763, Boston Tea Party
- D.
Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act
- 17.After months of protest, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Which of the following best defines the word repeal?
- A.
To take back or cancel
- B.
To reinforce
- C.
To change or modify
- D.
To refuse or boycott
- 18.The Stamp Act required colonists to buy a stamp for:
- A.
Newspapers
- B.
Playing cards
- C.
Wills
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 19.The Quartering Act required colonists to _______________ British soldiers
- A.
House
- B.
Boycott
- C.
Fight
- D.
Give a quarter to
- 20.The success of the boycott of British goods can be accredited to _______________, the silent heroes of the movement.
- A.
Patriots
- B.
John and Sam Adams
- C.
Loyalists
- D.
Women
- 21.While Patriots called it the Boston Massacre, the British soldiers maintain they acted in:
- A.
A riot
- B.
Self-defense
- C.
Accordance with the King's orders
- D.
True loyalist fashion
- 22.Colonists were concerned that the British East India Company had a _______________ on the tea industry
- A.
Monopoly
- B.
Tax
- C.
Boycott
- D.
Loyalist perspective
- 23.The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish the colonists for:
- A.
The Boston Massacre
- B.
The boycott
- C.
The Quartering Act
- D.
The Boston Tea Party
- 24.He was responsible for the series of laws known as the Intolerable Acts:
- A.
Lord North
- B.
King George III
- C.
Charles Townshend
- D.
Sam Adams
- 25.
The map below shows North America after the:- A.
French and Indian War
- B.
Boston Massacre
- C.
First Continental Congress
- D.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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