Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Quiz

Why did Great Britain raise taxes on the American colonies?

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• To build new roads

• To make the colonists angry

• To help the colonists

What was the Stamp Act?

• A law about mailing letters

• A tax on printed materials and legal documents

• A rule about using stamps on envelopes

• A tax on tea

How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

• They celebrated

• They ignored it

• They boycotted (refused to buy) stamps

• They asked for more taxes

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

• To lower taxes

• To collect taxes on goods like tea and paper

• To give colonists more freedom

• To start a war

What event happened in Boston in 1770?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Massacre

• The First Continental Congress

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

Who was Paul Revere?

• A British general

• The first president of the United States

• A man who warned the colonists about British troops

• The writer of the Declaration of Independence

What were the Minutemen?

• Colonists who supported the British

• British soldiers

• Colonial militia ready to fight at a moment's notice

• Members of Parliament

Where did the first battle of the Revolutionary War take place?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

• July 4, 1775

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1777

• July 4, 1778