American Revolution Quiz

What were the reasons for the American Revolution?

• Colonists were happy with British rule.

• Colonists were angry about being taxed for the French and Indian War.

• Colonists wanted to pay more taxes.

• Colonists were given land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

• Colonists could settle anywhere they wanted.

• Colonists were allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists were given free land in the west.

What geographic feature was mentioned in the Proclamation of 1763?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Sierra Nevada

• The Andes Mountains

What piece of writing helped convince colonists that freedom was the best option?

• The Federalist Papers

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

What document ended hostilities between the colonists and the British?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Paris of 1783

• The Magna Carta

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• Crispus Attucks

• John Hancock

Why did Paul Revere leave Crispus Attucks out of his engraving of the Boston Massacre?

• He forgot to include him.

• He was using the engraving as a piece of propaganda.

• He did not know who Crispus Attucks was.

• He wanted to include only British soldiers.

What were the rules of Mercantilism that the colonists had to follow?

• Trade with any country, use any ships.

• Trade only with Britain, use only British ships.

• Trade with France, use French ships.

• Trade with Spain, use Spanish ships.

What did the Stamp Act do?

• Raised the taxes on all paper goods in the colonies

• Taxed imported British goods like glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea

• Closed the Boston harbor until colonists paid for tea

• Allowed colonists to quarter Redcoats

What did the Townshend Act do?

• Taxed imported British goods like glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea

• Raised the taxes on all paper goods in the colonies

• Closed the Boston harbor until colonists paid for tea

• Allowed colonists to quarter Redcoats