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Quiz about Events Leading Up to the Revolutionary War

Events Leading Up to the Revolutionary War Quiz

Everybody knows about the Revolutionary War but do you know about all the events that caused the war?

A multiple-choice quiz by kingd126. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kingd126

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,430

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5544

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from doing what? Hint

Selling tobacco

Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

Smuggling British goods

Moving to Mexico

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did the French lose in North America in the French and Indian War? Hint

Their land in Canada

Everything

Everything except Hispaniola

They didn't lose

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Stamp Act taxed everyday items.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Act taxed articles in common use?

Answer: (One word - An important man in Britain at the time)

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists dressed up as what? Hint

Native Americans

Monsters

Redcoats

They didn't dress up

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Question 6 of 10

6. Paul Revere made an accurate drawing of the Boston Massacre.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these people started the committee of correspondence? Hint

Samuel Adams

Paul Revere

John Adams

Patrick Henry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts? Hint

British officials were tried in Britain instead of the colonies

Boston Harbor was shut down

They were not allowed to drink tea anymore

Town meetings forbidden in Boston

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these did NOT happen at the First Continental Congress? Hint

Decide to create a militia

Decided to send men to Britain to declare war

Decide to boycott British goods

Decide to support Massachusetts as much as possible

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Question 10 of 10

10. Conducting mock hangings was a way of protesting Britain.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from doing what?

Answer: Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

This is what started the colonists to get mad.

2. What did the French lose in North America in the French and Indian War?

Answer: Everything except Hispaniola

The British won the French land and the Spanish lost Florida but got land west of the Mississippi River.

3. The Stamp Act taxed everyday items.

Answer: True

The Stamp Act made colonists get legal documents like marriage licenses and divorce papers stamped but also taxed items like paint and glass.

4. What Act taxed articles in common use?

Answer: Townshend

This act taxed items like paper, glass, paint, lead, etc. It was named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed the taxing program.

5. During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists dressed up as what?

Answer: Native Americans

The reason for this was so that the British couldn't blame one person and punish them. To punish the colonists, Britain would have to punish the whole city of Boston. This is another sign of how united the colonists were.

6. Paul Revere made an accurate drawing of the Boston Massacre.

Answer: False

His drawing was actually very inaccurate. He did this so he could spread it around the other colonies (who didn't know what really happened) and get them to hate the British. It was propaganda.

7. Which one of these people started the committee of correspondence?

Answer: Samuel Adams

The reason for the committee of correspondence was to spread news around the colonies of things that were happening elsewhere. It was started after the Boston Massacre.

8. Which of these was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?

Answer: They were not allowed to drink tea anymore

The Intolerable Acts were passed right after the Boston Tea Party as a revenge. The fourth act was a new Quartering Act which forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

9. Which of these did NOT happen at the First Continental Congress?

Answer: Decided to send men to Britain to declare war

Creating a militia was a huge step for the colonists. It showed that they were getting ready for war.

10. Conducting mock hangings was a way of protesting Britain.

Answer: True

Other ways of protest was burning effigies, petitioning and boycotting.

Source: Author kingd126

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