Unit 5 American Revolution Test

What event involved a clash between Boston rioters and British troops?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Declaration of Independence

What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Tea Act

What is a boycott?

• A celebration of British goods

• A refusal to buy or use goods and services

• A tax on imported goods

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1783

• July 4, 1750

Who were the Loyalists?

• Colonists who were against the British

• Colonists who were loyal to the British

• British troops

What did the Proclamation of 1763 make illegal for British colonists?

• Settling east of the Appalachian Mountains

• Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Trading with Native Americans

What did the Stamp Act require colonists to do?

• Pay a tax on tea

• Buy a stamp for all legal documents

• House British troops

How many British Colonies were there?

• 10

• 12

• 13

Which event started the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers fired on a crowd of angry colonists.

• Colonists attacked and killed British soldiers.

• Native Americans were attacked by land-seeking colonists.

Why did the Colonists NOT like the Quartering Act? Choose TWO answers.

• It was expensive to feed and house soldiers

• Didn't want British soldiers monitoring them

• British soldiers were kind and friendly