Road to Revolution Test Prep

1. What laws passed by the British in 1765 forced colonists to house British soldiers?

• the Currency Act

• the Quartering Act

• the Townsend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

What did American colonists mean by the slogan "no taxation without representation"?

• The British should not impose a tax to pay for representatives to attend Parliament.

• The British should not tax the colonies because the colonies had no representatives in the British Parliament to vote on taxes.

• The British should send representatives to the colonies to explain any new taxes.

• The British should not impose a tax to pay for representatives to attend Parliament.

How did the British respond when American colonists protested against the Stamp Act?

• They sent troops to enforce the Stamp Act.

• They let the colonies do what they want

• They stopped trading with the colonists.

• They canceled the Stamp Act.

What happened in 1770 in the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers killed American colonists who had dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

• British soldiers in Boston fired at a crowd of Colonists who had taunted and thrown objects at the soldiers.

• British soldiers and American militiamen fought in Boston Common.

• American colonists in Boston fired upon a group of British soldiers who had killed several African Americans protesters.

What fact supported John Adam's defense of the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?

• The mob attacked the soldiers with snowballs, ice, and clubs.

• John Adams was a leading Patriot, which guaranteed the trial would be fair.

• Many Boston citizens were angry because British soldiers were taking their jobs.

• The mob attacked the soldiers with snowballs, ice, and clubs.

What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?

• He made the first accurate visual depiction of the massacre.

• He created an image of the Boston Massacre that was not accurate and showed the colonists as innocent in the incident.

• He protested a soldier's treatment of a boy.

• He spoke in favor of the British soldiers.

What did the British Parliament do to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?

• It enforced the Quartering Act.

• It passed the Townsend Acts.

• It passed the Intolerable Acts.

• It enforced the Currency Act.

What was the purpose of the famous ride by Paul Revere on April 18, 1775?

• to warn Massachusetts militias that British troops were coming to attack

• to round up American militiamen to attack British troops in Boston

• to warn the British troops in Concord that American militiamen were coming to attack

• to tell colonists that British soldiers were coming to burn their homes

Why is the Battle of Lexington and Concord fought on April 19, 1775, significant?

• Paul Revere lost his life in the battle.

• It was the first battle of the American Revolution

• It was the last battle of the American Revolution.

• It was the only battle of the American Revolution fought in Massachusetts.

Who became the Commander in Chief of the colonial forces, called the Continental Army?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• George Washington