Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which three European powers had
influence in America prior to the revolution?
a. | England, France and
Holland | c. | England, France
and Spain | b. | England, France and Holland | d. | England, Holland, and Spain |
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What was the stamp
act?
a. | Provided for a tax on American
documents of all kinds | c. | British outlawed
revolutionary newspapers | b. | Provided for a tax on American stamps | d. | All passports had to have a British
stamp |
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3.
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Who sent a secret letter to the
King of England requesting troops be sent to the colonies to keep order
a. | George
Washington | c. | Governor
Hutchinson | b. | Thomas Paine | d. | Benjamin Franklin |
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What was the most important
attitude or idea that Americans learned from the events that led up to to Declaration of Independence
and the Revolutionary War.
a. | It was better to be British and
alive than to be American and be dead | c. | Americans needed a king to survive | b. | Americans should pay their
taxes | d. | Ordinary people did not need a king and could govern
themselves |
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What did the British finally do
about the stamp act?
a. | applied it only to rich
people | c. | increased
it | b. | repealed
it | d. | applied it only to poor
people |
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"The power to tax is the
power to destroy" means ......
a. | Workers in the colonies were not
paid enough | c. | If companies do
not pay their taxes they will have more money to spend | b. | If governments are able to tax people they have more power
over them. | d. | If individuals do not pay their
taxes they will have more money to spend |
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7.
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John Adams was _____ president
of the U.S.
a. | first | c. | fourth | b. | second | d. | third |
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What was the trade relationship
between England and the U.S. in the colonial period?
a. | Most English clothing was
manufactured in the colonies to take advantage of cheaper labor | c. | England shipped raw materials to the colonies and imported
finished products | b. | Colonies shipped raw materials to England and imported finished
products | d. | The colonies bought few goods from
England |
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Before the revolution most
Englishmen viewed Americans _____
a. | as
mentors | c. | as
enemies | b. | as equals | d. | as inferior |
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On the eve of the revolution
most Americans were _____ .
a. | farmers | c. | factory workers | b. | living in cities | d. | government employees |
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Why did the British send troops
to America?
a. | To assert the authority of the
colonists. | c. | To assert the
authority of the King of England | b. | Fight the Indians | d. | Fight the French |
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What was the Declaratory
Act?
a. | Said colonies were declared free
from English rule | c. | Said Americans had
to declare all income on their income tax forms. | b. | Said that the colonies were free to legislate (make laws)
for themselves | d. | This act asserted Parliament’s
right to legislate (make laws) for the colonies in all cases
whatsoever |
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Most colonists considered
themselves Englishmen, and _____ .
a. | but disloyal to the
king | c. | did not consider themselves
Englishmen | b. | loyal to the king | d. | more loyal to the king of France |
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Why did Franklin turn from a
British supporter to a revolutionary?
a. | British refused to recognize that he
was a scientist who discovered electricity | c. | Shoddy treatment of the colonies by Britian | b. | Make more money in his printing
business | d. | Preferred Queen Elizabeth over King
George |
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At the beginnings of the
American Revolution _____ .
a. | Americans had a grand master
plan | c. | Americans did not know where it
would lead | b. | Americans did not care about politics | d. | Americans favored allegiance with
Spain |
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What did Americans do in
response to the stamp act?
a. | nothing | c. | Tried to get the French to help
us | b. | Stopped buying English
goods | d. | Tried to "stamp" out the
tax |
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What did the Americans resent
most about the Stamp Act?
a. | It mainly taxed rich
people | c. | It insulted the pride of
Americans | b. | It mainly taxed poor people | d. | The tax was too high |
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On the eve of the Revolution
the most famous American in the world was _____ .
a. | George
Washington | c. | John
Hancock | b. | Abraham Lincoln | d. | Benjamin Franklin |
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19.
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Who was Governor Hutchinson?
a. | Governor of
Maryland | c. | Governor of
Pennsylvania | b. | Governor of New York | d. | Governor of Massachusetts |
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What was the
main reason Americans hated the
Stamp Act and the Declaratory Act?
a. | Americans just hated
everything | c. | Americans did not
think they should pay any taxes | b. | Colonists resented having to declare their
stamps | d. | Americans were not treated at equals by the
British |
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