We're Gonna Have A Revolution!
Class quiz, 10 questions, for beginning study of the American Revolution.
- 1.Which country fought against the Colonies in the American Revolution?
- A.
France
- B.
Spain
- C.
Great Britain
- D.
United States
- 2.What was it that the Colonies declared on July 4, 1776?
- A.
Their independence from Great Britain
- B.
That they were angry over taxes from the King
- C.
That the American Indians should have control of North America
- D.
That they had won the war
- 3.One of the episodes leading up to the Revolution was the Boston Massacre.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.One reason the Colonists were ready to fight for independence was that the King was unwilling to pay taxes to help support the New World.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Great Britain's King planned to pay for the Seven Years' War by creating new taxes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Another name for the Seven Years' War is the French and Indian War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Who won the French and Indian War?
- A.
The French
- B.
The Indians
- C.
The British
- D.
The Canadians
- 8.Which of the following BEST describes the Stamp Act?
- A.
Postage stamp prices tripled, causing the Colonists to rarely be able to send mail to family members in Great Britain
- B.
Stamps with the King's seal were required on official papers, which created a new tax
- C.
Stamps were no longer sold for British mail, so Colonists could not send mail across the sea
- D.
Stamp Fish could no longer be caught or sold without a high tax which doubled the price, making them too high-priced for most people to eat
- 9.A mercenary is a professional soldier who goes to fight in other countries that are not his own.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.An item NOT taxed by the King before the Revolution:
- A.
Tea
- B.
Paper
- C.
Molasses
- D.
Underwear
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