American Revolution Unit Test

Front

Which event cost England a lot of money and caused the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for its cost?

Back

The French and Indian War

Front

The__________ required colonists to pay extra taxes on paper goods such as
newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards.

Back

Stamp Act

Front

The colonists had no voice in parliament where new laws and taxes were developed and imposed on the colonies. As a result, the colonists began to use the slogan, "________________!"

Back

No taxation without representation

Front

A secret organization made up of merchants and journalists formed to protest unfair taxes was called the _____________ .

Back

Sons of Liberty

Front

The Sons of Liberty never used violence to protest unfair taxes.

Back

False

Front

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Back

Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up in disguise and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Front

It took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

Front

The Declaration of Independence was a way for the colonists to respond to the
tyranny and abuse of power by King George III.

Back

True

Front

On what day was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Back

July 4, 1776

Front

_______ was an officer who turned against Americans and joined the British Army.

Back

Benedict Arnold