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Road to Revolution

Quiz by Chris Crowley

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  • Q1
    What was the primary purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?
    To stop the spread of slavery in the colonies.
    To encourage trade with Native Americans.
    To raise revenue through the taxation of sugar and molasses imported into the colonies.
    To establish a postal system.
    30s
  • Q2
    What was the main reason for the Intolerable Acts enacted by the British government in 1774?
    To establish trade agreements.
    To provide aid during a drought.
    To reward the colonies for cooperation.
    To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
    30s
  • Q3
    What event was organized to protest the Tea Act and led to the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor?
    The Stamp Act Congress
    The First Continental Congress
    The Boston Tea Party
    The Philadelphia Convention
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the effect of the Boston Massacre on colonial sentiments?
    It inflamed anti-British sentiments among the colonists.
    It was seen as a justified act by the British.
    It had no significant impact on colonial views.
    It led to the immediate end of all hostilities.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which act imposed direct taxes on printed materials in the American colonies?
    The Townshend Acts
    The Intolerable Acts
    The Sugar Act
    The Stamp Act
    30s
  • Q6
    What was the primary purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?
    To raise revenue from the American colonies
    To promote colonial independence
    To regulate trade with foreign countries
    To enforce British military presence
    30s
  • Q7
    What slogan was commonly associated with colonial opposition to British taxation?
    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
    No taxation without representation
    Join or die
    Give me liberty or give me death
    30s
  • Q8
    What event led to the formation of the First Continental Congress in 1774?
    The Boston Massacre
    The Treaty of Paris
    The Intolerable Acts
    The Stamp Act Congress
    30s
  • Q9
    Which document, issued by the British government in 1763, aimed to prevent colonists from settling lands acquired from France?
    Sugar Act
    Treaty of Paris
    Stamp Act
    Proclamation of 1763
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the main consequence of the French and Indian War for Britain in terms of its relationship with the American colonies?
    Increased taxation and regulation of the colonies
    Greater autonomy for the colonies
    Expansion of colonial territory
    Mutual defense treaties with the colonies
    30s
  • Q11
    Which Enlightenment thinker believed that the government's purpose is to protect the natural rights of its citizens and that citizens have the right to overthrow a government that fails to do so?
    George Washington
    William Pitt
    John Locke
    Benjamin Franklin
    30s
  • Q12
    Which future American leader gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War, eventually becoming the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
    William Pitt
    George Washington
    John Locke
    Benjamin Franklin
    30s
  • Q13
    Which event was marked by a religious revival in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s that emphasized individual piety and a personal relationship with God?
    The First Great Awakening
    The Enlightenment
    The Proclamation of 1763
    The French and Indian War
    30s
  • Q14
    What was the Proclamation of 1763 intended to achieve for the British colonies in North America?
    To grant independence to the colonies
    To encourage settlement in Canada
    To promote trade with France
    To limit colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains
    30s
  • Q15
    Which philosopher's ideas about natural rights and government influenced the leaders of the American Revolution?
    William Pitt
    Benjamin Franklin
    George Washington
    John Locke
    30s

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