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Causes of the American Revolution

Quiz by Michael Sheehan

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  • Q1
    Which problem did the British face following the French and Indian War?
    European diseases
    high debt
    loss of the 13 colonies
    less territory
    20s
  • Q2
    What did John Locke believe people could do if their government was violating their "natural rights?"
    accept the rule of authority
    nothing
    change the government
    create an alliance with other nations
    20s
  • Q3
    How did the Great Awakening help cause the American Revolution?
    It din't have any effect
    colonists became more loyal to authority
    colonists became less religious
    Colonists started to question authority
    20s
  • Q4
    What British Laws required that colonists only buy goods from England ships?
    Trade Acts
    Navigation Acts
    Currency Acts
    Shipping Acts
    20s
  • Q5
    Which British Law stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
    Settlement Act
    Proclamation of 1763
    Appalachian Act
    Ohio Act
    20s
  • Q6
    Which British law targeting colonial smuggling while also lowering the tax on sugar and molasses?
    Sugar Act
    Sweetener Act
    Stamp Act
    Smuggling Act
    20s
  • Q7
    Which British law taxed paper goods like legal documents and newspapers?
    News Act
    Stamp Act
    Document Act
    Paper Act
    20s
  • Q8
    Which quote below most likely came from a patriot?
    “Our properties within our own territories [should not] be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own.”
    "I am above all things, an Englishman. I love my nation with all my heart."
    "A traitor is anyone who doesn't support the king."
    "Our mother nation will keep us safe."
    20s
  • Q9
    Which meeting was the first attempt by the colonies to join together?
    Stamp Act Congress
    Albany Plan of Union
    House of Burgesses
    Treaty of Paris
    20s

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