19. Which of the following statements about the Stamp Act was true?
a. The Stamp Act made it illegal for the colonists to print more paper money and caused
the value of paper money to fall.
b. The Stamp Act affected only New England merchants and shippers.
c. The Stamp Act was Parliament’s first attempt to place a direct tax specifically on
American goods and services.
d. To protest the Stamp Act, the colonists bought goods only from French merchants.
e. Only a few colonies, such as Virginia and Maryland, supported the Stamp Act.
20. As concern began to arise over Britain’s reform policies in the colonies, what were the most
effective forms of protests that occurred?
a. Mass riots and destruction of property
b. The tarring and feathering of Tories
c. Written resolutions and economic boycotts
d. Military threats and a show of arms
e. “Tea parties” and taunting
21. This group protested British colonial policies by making their own clothes and refusing to
buy imported fabric.
a. Daughters of Liberty
b. Federalists
c. Sons of Liberty
d. Daughters of the American Revolution
e. Lady Patriots
22. The __________ declared that all Virginians were entitled to all the rights of Englishmen
and could only be taxed by their elected representatives.
a. Suffolk Resolves
b. Essex Decision
c. Dred Scott Decision
d. Virginia Resolves
e. Declaration of Independence
23. The phrase __________ became the rallying cry in the mid-1760s for American Whigs
opposed to the Stamp Tax.
a. “Give me liberty, or give me death”
b. “We must hang together or we shall hang separately”
c. “USA, USA, USA!”
d. “No taxation without representation”
e. “The British are coming, the British are coming!”
24. What was the main argument of the Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the
Colonies?
a. Only the king could tax the colonies.
b. The colonies could only be taxed by their representatives.
c. They opposed the Proclamation of 1763 outlawing new colonies.
d. They were independent of England.
e. They were against King George III’s reinstatement of Catholicism as the official
religion.
25. The __________, which was part of the Townshend Acts, taxed glass, lead, paint, paper,
and tea and was vehemently despised throughout the colonies.
a. Revenue Act of 1767
b. Stamp Act
c. Coercive Acts
d. Virginia Resolves
e. Quartering Act
26. Americans who maintained their allegiance to the King and Parliament during the unrest of
the 1760s were known as
a. Patriots.
b. Loyalists.
c. Whigs.
d. British Lap-Dogs.
e. The Despicable Few.
27. What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?
a. To stir up the flames of revolution
b. To protest the illegality of taxation without representation
c. To encourage a boycott of American-made goods
d. To incite rebellion in Canada
e. To support the Stamp Act’s validity
28. When Massachusetts refused to renounce the letter written by Samuel Adams and James
Otis in 1768, Great Britain responded by
a. ordering all ships leaving Boston to be searched for illegal goods.
b. disbanding their legislature.
c. overruling the letter and proceeding with the enforcement of the Stamp Act.
d. declaring Boston in revolt and instituting martial law.
e. abolishing the Massachusetts government and replacing it with royal advisors.
29. As a result of the Boston Massacre, Britain did which of the following?
a. It repealed the Townshend duties except for the tea tax.
b. It removed troops from Boston.
c. It continued hunting smugglers at sea.
d. It removed the tax on tea.
e. It abolished the Coercive Acts.
30. In order to publicize American rights and grievances, Samuel Adams organized the
__________ in Massachusetts and encouraged other colonies to do the same.
a. Sons and Daughters of the Revolution
b. Committee of Correspondence
c. Public Information Council
d. Declaratory Council
e. Emergency Broadcast Network
31. The Boston Tea Party resulted from Britain’s desire to
a. force the colonists to abide by British rule.
b. convince the rebels that the revolution was not winnable.
c. bail out a failing company.
d. abolish slavery in the colonies.
e. convince the French in Canada that British rule had its advantages.
32. After the Boston Tea Party, King George III and Prime Minister North decided to
a. allow self-rule in the colonies for a brief period.
b. punish Boston and make it an example to the rest of the colonies.
c. allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea.
d. double the current tax on tea in all of the colonies.
e. grant the colonies their independence.
33. The __________ were laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party aimed at
forcing Boston to submit to British rule.
a. Townshend duties
b. Tea Acts
c. Navigation Acts
d. Coercive Acts
e. Declaratory Acts
34. When the First Continental Congress met, it endorsed the __________, which called for
Massachusetts to resist British tyranny with force.
a. Suffolk Resolves
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Olive Branch Petition
d. Declaration of Rights and Grievances
e. Bill of Rights
35. In an attempt to resolve escalating disputes, Lord North issued the __________, which
eliminated all taxes on a colony that paid for its defense and governor’s salary.
a. Conciliatory Proposition
b. Townshend duties
c. Suffolk Resolves
d. Olive Branch Petition
e. Bill of Rights
36. The first major clash of the American Revolution ended with a British victory at
a. Lexington.
b. Bunker Hill.
c. Valley Forge.
d. Camden.
e. Saratoga.
37. In a last ditch effort to secure peace with England, the Continental Congress sent King
George III
a. the Declaration of Independence.
b. the Rights of the Colonists Removed.
c. the Olive Branch Petition.
d. the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
e. a letter to the Lords of Trade.
38. __________ shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King
George III himself.
a. Suffolk Resolves
b. Common Sense
c. “Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer”
d. Declaration of Independence
e. Federalist Papers
39. Who introduced the resolution on July 2, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress
declaring the colonies to be free and independent states?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Richard Henry Lee
c. Samuel Morgan
d. John Adams
e. Robert Lee
40. The Declaration of Independence was significant not only for declaring independence but
also because it expressed
a. noble ideals concerning the rights of man.
b. the desire to end African slavery.
c. the colonies’ intention of creating the first New World democracy.
d. Thomas Jefferson’s proposal to conquer all of North America.
e. a detailed plan for making the new country’s economy successful.
ESSAY
1. Explain how the demise of Britain’s policy of salutary neglect led to the colonial protests of
the 1760s. When and why did Britain decide to pursue more direct control of colonial life,
and why did the colonists feel it was so unfair?
2. Explain the causes of the French and Indian War and describe the role the American
colonists played in the British victory.
3. In what ways did the French and Indian War pave the way for the American Revolution?
4. What was the American Whig’s point of view? Explain how the Whig claims could be
considered the root justification for the American Revolution.
5. The American colonists did not declare independence until July 1776, yet significant
bloodshed had occurred more than a year earlier at Lexington and Concord and at Bunker
Hill. Considering there was also a formal “olive branch” outreach after Bunker Hill, what
was the conflict about prior to the formal declaration of independence?
MATCHING
Match each person or group with one of the following descriptions.
a. Was the Father of Louisiana
b. Organized and encouraged colonial
Committees of Correspondence
c. Was the King of England during the
American Revolution
d. Led the Puritan Commonwealth in the
mid-seventeenth century
e. Resettled in Louisiana after being
expelled by the British from Canada
f. Was the founder of Quebec
g. Was a member of British Parliament and
strong supporter of colonial rights
h. Authored Two Treatises on Government
i. Rose to rule England as a result of the
Glorious Revolution
j. Shouted “Give me liberty or give me
death” in a dramatic speech in 1775
1. Oliver Cromwell
2. William and Mary
3. Samuel de Champlain
4. Acadians
5. John Locke
6. William Pitt
7. Samuel Adams
8. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne
9. George III
10. Patrick Henry