Unit 2 Week 1 Review Quiz

What was one of the main causes of the Boston Massacre?

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The presence of British troops in Boston

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

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How did the Stamp Act impact the American colonies?

• It reduced the cost of paper goods

• It led to widespread protests and boycotts

• It increased trade with Britain

• It was welcomed by the colonists

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What role did Crispus Attucks play in the Boston Massacre?

• He was a British soldier

• He was a colonial governor

• He was the first person killed

• He was a member of the Sons of Liberty

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What was one effect of mercantilism on the American colonies?

• It encouraged free trade

• It restricted colonial trade to benefit the mother country

• It allowed colonies to trade freely with other nations

• It led to the abolition of slavery

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What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

• To provide housing for British soldiers in colonial homes

• To tax tea imported to the colonies

• To establish new colonial governments

• To regulate colonial trade

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What was a significant outcome of the French and Indian War?

• France gained control of the American colonies

• Britain incurred a large debt, leading to increased taxes on the colonies

• The colonies gained independence from Britain

• Spain took control of Canada

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 aim to achieve?

• It allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• It prohibited colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains

• It granted independence to the American colonies

• It established new trade routes with Europe

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How was propaganda used during the Revolutionary War?

• To promote British policies in the colonies

• To encourage colonists to support the British monarchy

• To rally colonial support against British rule

• To advertise British goods in the colonies

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Which of the following was a direct result of the Boston Massacre?

• The repeal of the Stamp Act

• Increased tensions between colonists and British soldiers

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The start of the French and Indian War

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What was a common colonial response to the Stamp Act?

• Acceptance and compliance

• Formation of the Continental Congress

• Boycotting British goods

• Signing of the Treaty of Paris

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