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