Multiple Choice Questions

British taxes on the American colonists, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, were pass with what intention?
  • To fund infrastructure improvements in the American colonies
  • To hurt the American colonies economically
  • To help repay the British debts accrued during the French and Indian War
  • To raise money to fight against the American Revolution
What goods or services were taxed with the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765?
  • Mail sent between the colonies
  • Travel between the colonies
  • Paper products including legal documents and newspapers
  • All of the above
Why were the American colonists so upset about the practice of “taxation without representation?”
  • The colonists were British subjects, but did not have any say in the British government that was taxing them.
  • The colonists were angered because Britain was not using its tax revenue to benefit all of the colonies equally.
  • The colonists wanted the right to tax Britain.
  • All of the above.
What were the goals of the Sons of Liberty?
  • To draft a Declaration of Independence
  • To organize protests and rebellious acts against the British Empire in response to unfair taxes
  • To collect information about those participating in the colonial rebellion and relay this information to the British authorities
  • To promote the growth of colonial families
What was the main idea of the Declaratory Act?
  • American colonists were required to pledge allegiance to the crown of England.
  • American merchants had to declare their cargo in British ports so that the appropriate goods could be taxed.
  • The British Parliament had the total authority to impose laws and taxes on the American colonies.
  • The American colonies were formally warned not to declare independence from Great Britain.
Which of the following incidents ended with the death of five colonists and the wounding of six others, while also inflaming tensions between British military forces and American colonists?
  • The Boston Massacre
  • The Boston Tea Party
  • The boycott on British tea
  • The Stamp Act protests
Who was the Boston lawyer who agreed to defend the British soldiers in the trial following the Boston Massacre?
  • John Adams
  • Samuel Adams
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • James Madison
What was the primary goal of the colonial Committees of Correspondence?
  • To keep lines of communication open between Britain and the American colonies
  • To establish a much needed postal system for the American colonies
  • To give colonists a forum to communicate with other countries
  • To inform and mobilize colonists against unfair British laws and tactics targeting the colonies
What was Britain’s primary goal in passing the Tea Act of 1773?
  • To raise taxes on British tea sent to the American colonies
  • To expand the variety of tea available to consumers
  • To help support the financially troubled British East India Company
  • To ban the export of tea to the American colonies
Which of the following was a British response to the Boston Tea Party?
  • The Boston Massacre
  • The Intolerable Acts
  • The Stamp Act
  • The Tea Act
The passage of the Quartering Act in 1765 allowed British forces stationed in the colonies what rights?
  • Colonists were required to provide British military personnel with housing and food.
  • The right to take 25% of all profits made by merchants operating in the colonies.
  • The right to divide colonies into smaller regions, designed for easier control of territory.
  • The authority to change the currency and coinage used in the American colonies.
How did the Daughters of Liberty protest the Townshend Acts?
  • They formed militias and attempted to attack British authorities directly.
  • They helped coordinate the protests of the Sons of Liberty.
  • They petitioned the British Parliament urging for a repeal of the new taxes.
  • They worked to find and create alternative options for the British products being boycotted.
What was the primary focus of those who met in the First Continental Congress, which took place in September 1774?
  • To write a declaration of independence
  • To organize a colonial response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts
  • To elect representatives for the colonial government
  • All of the above
Which of the 13 American Colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
  • Georgia
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Virginia
Which of the following could be considered the main idea of Thomas Paine’s
  • The colonists in the Americas were too weak to stand up against the might of the British Empire.
  • The American colonists would be best suited by shifting allegiance to another European mother country like France or Spain.
  • The American colonists could and should govern themselves rather than stay under Britain’s control.
  • The American colonists should focus their efforts on getting representation in the British Parliament.
Which American patriot gained notoriety and support for the revolutionary cause with a fiery speech commonly known for its final line, “…give me liberty, or give me death!”
  • George Washington
  • Patrick Henry
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Samuel Adams
Why was the
  • To declare British independence from France
  • To declare American slaves’ independence from their owners
  • To declare American independence from the Patriots
  • To declare American colonial independence from Great Britain
Who was the primary author of the
  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Adams
  • Benjamin Franklin
What was the main purpose of the preamble of the
  • To declare independence from British rule
  • To list the reasons the American colonies were breaking away from Britain
  • To make the case that governments should exist to protect their people’s natural rights above all others
  • To declare war upon Great Britain
Which of the following is the best explanation of what Benjamin Franklin meant when, in reference to the signers of the
  • The signers should make it a point to spend time together to better get to know one another.
  • Should they be arrested, Britain should execute them as a group to save time and effort.
  • The signers should share the Declaration of Independence with the public as a group rather than trying to explain it individually.
  • It would be in the signers’ best interest to remain loyal to each other to help ensure their success and safety in their undertaking for independence.
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