The American Revolution
1.______were members of the Massachusetts militia who were always ready to defend the colony.
a.Minutemen
b. Patriots
c.Loyalists
d. Sons of Liberty
2.The British ____Parliament ____ made laws for all British people.
3.The Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea with an action that later became known as the ______.
- French and Indian War
b. Committees of Correspondence
c. Boston Tea Party
d. Declaration of Independence
4.The first colonial legislature, called the ______was started in the Virginia colony.
a. House of Parliament
- representation
c. House of Correspondence
- House of Burgesses
5.Colonists in Massachusetts felt that to ______, or provide housing for, British soldiers was intolerable.
a. quarter
b.rent
c.hide
d.tax
6.Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because it was an example of taxation without ______.
A .representation
b.the goods
c.a boycott
d.a cause
7.The British ______made laws for all British people.
a.committees
b.commander
c.people
d.Parliament
8.Colonist who supported the actions of the British government were known as Tories, or ______.
a.Bad Boys
b.Minutemen
c.Patriots
d.Loyalists
9.After the French and Indian War, ______became a British colony.
a.Georgia
b.Virginia
c.Alabama
d.French Canada
10.The fighting between the colonists and the British army that took place in the towns of Lexington and ______marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
a.Washington
b.Concord
c.Plymouth Rock
- New York City
11.Parliament ______the Stamp act when it heard that nine colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress.
a.increased
b.slowed down
c.repealed
d.inflated
12. How do we call the immigrants who settled down in the province of Quebec from 1783?
a.Patriots
b.Loyalists
c.Royalists
d.Tories
13.When Great Britain imposed a new constitution in 1791, the constitutional Act, a new political system was established. AWHAT POLITICAL SYSTEM WAS IT?
a. Absolute monarchy
b.A parliamentary republic
c.Constitutional Monarchy
d.Colonial Monarchy
14. Which one among the following elements is not a novelty included in the new constitution of 1791 ( The constitutional Act)?
A. An Assembly
B. Two separate territories
C. The civil laws of French origin
D. Two advisory councils (legislative and executive)
15. . With the arrival of the constitutional Act, the inhabitants of Lower Canada could vote. But is it about the system which does not make it democratic. Name the two.
A. There is only a polling station by county
B. The governor, with his right of veto, can refuse any bill
C. Certain regions of Lower Canada are not represented to the government
D. Bills, adopted by members of parliament, can be refused by the Legislative council