Revolutionary War

Question 1

A ________ is the refusal to buy goods?

Answer 1

Boycott

Question 2

To avoid war with the Indians, the British forbid the American colonists to settle in the __________________?

Answer 2

Ohio River Valley

Question 3

_______________ was an act passed by the Parliament which states that the Britain had the power to rule and tax the colonists?

Answer 3

Declaratory Act

Question 4

____________________ was a movement that emphasized science and reason as a guide to life?

Answer 4

Age of Enlightenment

Question 5

The British planned on paying the war debt they incurred from the French and Indian War by ________ on ____________?

Answer 5

• taxing colonists

- British goods

Question 6

The colonists came up with the slogan “No Taxation without Representation” because they believed they were not properly represented in the ______________?

Answer 6

Parliament

Question 7

Colonists agreed not to import British goods that were taxable by signing the ___________?

Answer 7

Non-importation agreement

Question 7

People who supported maintaining ties with Great Britain were called _________?

Answer 7

Loyalists

Question 9

_________ forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Answer 9

Proclamation of 1763

Question 10

How many rioters were killed in the Boston Massacre?

Answer 10

5 rioters

Question 11

What was the act passed as a punishment to the colonists for holding the Boston Tea Party and boycotting British goods?

Answer 11

Intolerable Acts

Question 12

What act was passed in 1765 and placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, and marriage licenses?

Answer 12

Stamp Act

Question 13

John Locke wrote that a government should protect ______, ________, and _____________. He also wrote that if a government is not working for you then it should be changed.

Answer 13

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Question 14

What act was passed on colonists that forced them to house British soldiers?

Answer 14

Quartering Act

Question 14

What occurred as a result of anger over British soldiers guarding the customs house?

Answer 14

The Boston Massacre

Question 16

Colonists boarding British ships dressed as Indians and throwing tea chests into the harbor was known as what??

Answer 16

Boston Tea Party

Question 17

The Treaty of Paris which was signed after the French and Indian War, had significant effects on France. Why??

Answer 17

Because it caused them to loose most of their power and territory in North America

Question 18

The fact that the colonists were not involved in the passing of the tax was the central argument of the American colonists against the??

Answer 18

British

Question 19

What act was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 19

Tea Act

Question 20

The acts caused the colonists to call for the First Continental Congress best describes how the __________________ affected the American colonies?

Answer 20

Intolerable Acts

Question 21

The attempt by the British to seize _____________________ led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

Answer 21

Colonial military stores

Question 22

The phrase “ Give me liberty or give me death “ comes from a speech to the Virginia Assembly that was given by who?

Answer 22

Patrick Henry

Question 23

Sons and Daughters of Liberty, newspapers, and Committee of correspondence all played and important role in increasing ___________ and _________ in the colonies?

Answer 23

• political activity

- public awareness

Question 24

__________ by Thomas Paine strengthened the colonists’ desire to act on their wish to separate from Britain?

Answer 24

Common Sense

Question 25

The _____, which was an act of Parliament was the result of the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 25

Intolerable Acts