Quiz on American Revolution || World History Quiz

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1.The slogan 'No taxation without representation' became a rallying cry primarily because the colonists believed which legislative body had no right to levy internal taxes on them?
The British Parliament
The Office of the King
The Colonial Assemblies
The Privy Council of Great Britain

2.Which significant act of protest, involving the destruction of British goods, directly led to the British Parliament passing the restrictive 'Intolerable Acts' (Coercive Acts) in 1774?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Stamp Act Riots

3.The Declaration of Independence, formally adopted on July 4, 1776, was primarily drafted by which Founding Father?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson

4. The Battle of Saratoga (1777) is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War because it:
Resulted in the capture of the British commander, Lord Cornwallis, effectively ending the war.
Convinced France to formally recognize American independence and enter the war as an ally.
Led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence by all colonies.
Marked the first time colonial militia clashed with British regular troops.

5.Arrange the following legislative acts passed by the British Parliament in chronological order from earliest to latest:

1. The Tea Act

2. The Townshend Acts

3. The Stamp Act

4. The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

2, 3, 1, 4
3, 1, 2, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
3, 2, 1, 4

6.The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, formally recognized American independence and established the Mississippi River as the western boundary of the new nation. What other crucial provision was included in the treaty?
France was granted all British territory west of the Mississippi River.
The American states were required to pay reparations to Great Britain for all war damages.
Britain agreed to withdraw all its troops from the thirteen colonies.
The immediate abolition of slavery in all American states.

7.Who was unanimously chosen by the Second Continental Congress to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Thomas Paine
John Adams

8.The powerful pamphlet 'Common Sense' (1776) which passionately argued for immediate independence from Great Britain and popular sovereignty, was authored by:
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry

9. The primary economic policy of Great Britain toward its colonies, which held that colonies existed solely to enrich the mother country and supply raw materials, was known as:
Federalism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Salutary Neglect

10. The Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III, was viewed negatively by the colonists primarily because it:
Imposed a boycott on all trade between the colonies and Great Britain.
Prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Required colonists to pay a new tax on all printed materials.
Abolished the authority of all colonial assemblies.
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