American Revolution

Which is true about the Stamp Act?

• The British created the Stamp Act after the American Revolution.

• The British created the Stamp Act to make Americans help pay for the debt from their war with France.

• The Stamp Act taxed tea and sugar in the American colonies.

• The Stamp Act was a boycott by the Americans against taxation.

Which of the following ways did Americans use to protest British taxes?

• destroying British ships

• boycotts

• strikes

• quartering soldiers

How did boycotts hurt the British?

• Boycotts were a military weapon that killed many British soldiers.

• Boycotts were when Americans stopped buying British goods, so the British stopped making money.

• Boycotts were laws that told the British that they were no longer the rulers of the United States.

• Boycotts were alliances that the United States made with France to help destroy the British military.

Why did many slaves support the British?

• Because slavery was illegal in Great Britain.

• Because the British gave them money to fight with them.

• Because the British promised that they would become leaders of the country afterwards.

• Because the British promised them freedom if they won.

What was radical about the United States' new government?

• It was a government without a monarchy (no kings/queens).

• It was a government without democracy (no voting).

• It was a government that allowed women to vote.

• It was a government that allowed black people to own property.

What were the two ideas central to the American Revolution?

• property rights and imperialism

• imperialism and capitalism

• property rights and equality

• equality and capitalism

Which of the following is true about the United States after the American Revolution?

• Women were able to vote.

• Black people were able to own property.

• Private property was shared equally among all people.

• Only landowners (mostly white men) were able to vote.

Which was NOT a significant change after the American Revolution?

• No more nobility (no kings/queens)

• Americans began to see themselves as equal to each another

• Daughters and widows could inherit property

• Slavery was outlawed and black people were freed