Road to Revolution REVIEW

1. Road to Revolution REVIEW

2. Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, is most similar to which of the following? a. A newspaper article explaining a dispute with another country b. A television show that convinces you to support stopping a war with another country c. A radio show that discusses recent election results d. A television commercial advertising a new product

3. The Navigation Acts, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act could be said to all be English attempts at controlling colonial trade. What economic policy is this? a. Capitalism b. Socialism c. Imperialism d. Mercantilism

4. Prior to the Revolutionary War, what was the most common method used to persuade the British Parliament to change their policies about taxing products the colonists used daily? a. Boycotts b. Embargo c. Blockade d. Tar and Feathering

5. The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to a. create anti-British sentiment b. create trouble for the colonists c. warn of a deadly disease in the city d. describe the truth about what happened

6. If Pontiac's rebellion had not occurred, the American Revolution would have never happened. This statement is • probably true because it caused Britain to enact the Quartering Act b. probably true because England needed money from the colonies to pay for the new war against Pontiac. c. probably false, because Pontiac rebelled against French Canadian control of the Monongahela River Valley. d. probably false, because Britain still needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

7. Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, is most similar to which of the following? a. A newspaper article explaining a dispute with another country b. A television show that convinces you to support stopping a war with another country c. A radio show that discusses recent election results d. A television commercial advertising a new product

8. “The Boston Tea Party was ridiculous. Far from hurting us, the Tea Act would have actually helped us.” What person might have said the above statement? a. Paul Revere b. A Patriot c. A Loyalist d. Thomas Jefferson

9. A lobsterback knocks on your door, barges in, and takes over your bedroom. What law permitted this in the colonies? a. Sugar Act b. Intolerable Acts c. Quartering Act d. Barracks Act

10. The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to persuade a. British troops to leave Boston. b. Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. c. King George to make peace with the colonies. d. Volunteers to join the Continental Army.

11. Which of these was an EFFECT of the Townshend Acts? a. Proclamation of 1763 b. French and Indian War c. Boycott of British goods d. Expansion of the British Empire

12. The French and Indian War led to the American Revolution because a. the British raised taxes on the colonists to pay for the war, causing widespread protest in the colonies. b. Colonists saw how weak the British army was. c. the British no longer trusted the colonists because the colonists had sided with the French. d. colonists were angry with the British for causing the war

13. How did many Loyalists view the Patriots? a. as brave soldiers b. as foreign invaders c. as ungrateful rebels d. as agreeable neighbors

14. The Declaration of Independence builds upon the idea of natural rights first formed during the Enlightenment. According to the Declaration, such rights may only be taken away by a. An elected government b. A King c. Any human being d. No one

15. If a person asked you to explain exactly why the Continental Congress was declaring independence, you would point them to which part(s) of the Declaration of Independence? a. Preamble and Declaration of Natural Rights b. Preamble and List of Grievances c. Resolution Declaring Independence d. Declaration on Natural Rights

16. That whenever any form of government become destructive [in protection of rights and responding to the people], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it’. This means that at times, people have the right to: a. leave the country b. kill the King/President c. overthrow their government d. petition the government

17. The Declaration of Independence was written to explain a. Why the colonists thought “taxation without representation” was unfair b. What Britain needed to do to win back the loyalty of the colonists. c. Why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great Britain. d. What other nations could do to help the colonies win their freedom.

18. What did the colonists resent MOST about the Stamp Act? a. They did not believe in any form of taxation. b. They had no representatives to votes on the tax. c. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes. d. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

19. Which event led to the Proclamation of 1763? a. Pontiac’s Rebellion b. Shay’s Rebellion c. Bacon’s Rebellion d. None of the above

20. Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny? a. the Boston Tea Party b. the Proclamation of 1763 c. the French and Indian War d. the First Continental Congress

21. What BEST explains the goal behind the Coercive or Intolerable Acts? a. To get more taxes b. To keep peace c. To punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party d. To punish Massachusetts for tar and feathering tax collectors

22. This man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. A. John Hancock B. Patrick Henry C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington

23. One effect (result) of the smuggling that the colonists did was: a. writs of assistances b. quartering more soldiers c. tar and feathering the Sons of Liberty d. committees of correspondence

24. To which of the following events are the two Paul Revere engravings referring? a. Boston Tea Party b. Boston Massacre c. Proclamation of 1763 d. French and Indian War

25. The British try to trick the colonists and hide a tax in the price of lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea. This ‘indirect’ tax was called the a. Townshend Act b. Sugar Act c. Tea Act d. Stamp Act