History MC

Question 1

An official message sent from Congress to King Geo III where the colonists were trying to keep peace in England.

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763

Answer 1

b. Olive Branch Petition

Question 2

Formal agreement between the US and Great Britain in which Great Britain recognized the US as an independent country.

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763

Answer 2

a. Treaty of Paris

Question 3

An order by King Geo III that blocked colonist from settling lands west of Appalachian Mountains.

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763

Answer 3

d. Proclamation of 1763

Question 4

Document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that told King Geo III that colonists no longer wanted to be part of England

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Olive Branch Petition
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Proclamation of 1763

Answer 4

c. Declaration of Independence

Question 5

American colonist who did NOT support independence from Great Britain

a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries

Answer 5

b. Loyalists

Question 6

American colonist who supported independence from Great Britain.

a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries

Answer 6

a. Patroits

Question 7

Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country they are not from.

a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries

Answer 7

d. Mercenaries

Question 8

A military force of volunteers

a. Patriots
b. Loyalists
c. Militia
d. Mercenaries

Answer 8

c. Militia

Question 9

Tax on imports

a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance

Answer 9

c. Tariff

Question 10

A complaint.

a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance

Answer 10

d. Grievance

Question 11

Process of collecting money from citizens in order to fund government expenses.

a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance

Answer 11

b. Taxation

Question 12

Process of changing from one govt structure to another.

a. Political revolution
b. Taxation
c. Tariff
d. Grievance

Answer 12

a. Political revolution

Question 13

Freedom from rule by others.

a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally

Answer 13

c. independence

Question 14

Nation who is a military partner.

a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally

Answer 14

d. ally

Question 15

The first plan of govt for the US

a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally

Answer 15

b. Articles of Confederation

Question 16

To refuse to buy goods from a certain business or govt

a. Boycott
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Independence
d. Ally

Answer 16

a. Boycott

Question 17

A fight that escalated between colonists and British soldiers leading to 5 colonists being killed and one of the main events that led to American Revolution

a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen

Answer 17

b. Boston Massacre

Question 18

A group of men pledge to take up arms at a minute’s notice during & immediately before the American Revolution.

a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen

Answer 18

d. Minutemen

Question 19

Known in Europe as the 7 Years War, this involved the Native Americans, English, French and colonists. They were all fighting over land they were trying to prove was theirs.

a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen

Answer 19

c. French and Indian War

Question 20

Members of Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying British tea and dumped tea in harbor to protest the Tea Act

a. Boston Tea Party
b. Boston Massacre
c. French and Indian War
d. Minutemen

Answer 20

a. Boston Tea Party