American Revolution Test Bank

What are inalienable rights?

• Rights given by the government that can be taken away

• Rights given by God that cannot be taken away

• Rights given by the King that cannot be taken away

• Rights given by society that can be taken away

What is the belief that God places Kings and Queens in their positions called?

• Inalienable Rights

• Magna Carta

• Divine Right

• Taxation without Representation

What was the Magna Carta?

• A document that declared American independence

• A royal charter that established the principle that the King and his government were subject to the law

• A tax imposed by the British on tea

• A protest by the colonists against British taxes

What was the primary complaint of the colonists regarding British taxation?

• Taxation with Representation

• Taxation without Representation

• High taxes on tea

• Lack of military protection

Who was the British King during the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• King George III

• King Charles I

• King James II

What significant event occurred on March 5, 1770, in Boston?

• Boston Tea Party

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Boston Massacre

• Battle of Bunker Hill

How did the colonists protest the Tea Tax?

• By signing the Magna Carta

• By organizing the Boston Tea Party

• By writing the Declaration of Independence

• By holding peaceful demonstrations

What document announced the separation of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain?

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

On what date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress?

• July 4, 1776

• March 5, 1770

• December 16, 1773

• April 19, 1775

Which of the following events involved British soldiers firing into a crowd of American colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Signing of the Magna Carta

• Battle of Lexington and Concord