Quiz  /  Road to Revolution Quiz

  • 1. 
    British taxes on the American colonists, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, were pass with what intention?

  • To hurt the American colonies economically
  • To help repay the British debts accrued during the French and Indian War
  • To fund infrastructure improvements in the American colonies
  • To raise money to fight against the American Revolution

  • 2. 
    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

  • 3. 
    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.

  • 4. 
    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

  • 5. 
    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.

  • 6. 
    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

  • 7. 
    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

  • 8. 
    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

  • 9. 
    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

  • 10. 
    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

  • 11. 
    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.

  • 12. 
    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.

  • 13. 
    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

  • 14. 
    Which of the 13 American Colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

  • Georgia
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Virginia

  • 15. 
    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.

  • 16. 
    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

  • 17. 
    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

  • 18. 
    Who was the primary author of the

  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Adams
  • Benjamin Franklin

  • 19. 
    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

  • 20. 
    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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