Revolutionary Era & Enlightenment Quiz

Front

What was the Stamp Act?

Back

It taxed all paper products, including letters and newspapers

Front

Lexington and Concord were…

Back

The first two battles of the Revolutionary War

Front

The colonists were upset by the Proclamation of 1763 because…

Back

It banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Front

The Boston Massacre…

Back

Demonstrated tension and unnecessary violence with British soldiers

Front

Colonists disguised as Native Americans at the Boston Tea Party because…

Back

They wanted to avoid identification

Front

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against…

Back

The Tea Act and East India Company monopoly

Front

Which law closed Boston Harbor after the Tea Party?

Back

Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

Front

Which event is considered the 'shot heard ’round the world'?

Back

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Front

The idea of 'natural rights' includes…

Back

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Front

'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' was adapted from Locke’s idea of…

Back

Natural rights: life, liberty, property