Causes of the American War of Independence

Q. What was the reason behind the Seven Years War?

1. French supremacy over the English Channel.
2. Annexation of Hungary.
3. Both England and France wanted territories in North America.
4. Both England and France wanted territories in North Africa.

Q. What was the importance of the Tea Act of 1773?

1. The English made it illegal for the Americans to ship their tea from England.
2. The English put an 87% tax on tea.
3. The English could ship their tea directly to the American colonies without first landing it in England.
4. The English allowed other countries to ship tea to America.

Q. Which of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party during the American War of Independence is correct?

1. The revolutionaries hosted a tea party in the honour of a British Chancellor in order to place their grievences before him.
2. The revolutionaries stealthily entered ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water.
3. The party was hosted when the tea taxes were withdrawn by the British government.
4. It was a protest against Quebec Act.

Q. Which of the 13 Colonies did not meet in Philadelphia at the First Continental Congress?

Q. Which of the following were causes of the American War of Independence?

1. British policies negatively affected the American colonists.
2. The British were favouring the Native Americans.
3. Rigorous taxation was imposed by the British.
4. The aggresive colonisation by the British was deeply resented.

Q. "The 'X' Act of 1773 passed by the British government was the straw that broke the camel’s back."
Identify 'X'.

1. Stamp Act
2. Tea Act
3. Sugar Act
4. Navigation Act

Q. Why did the British blockade the Boston Harbour?

1. To punish the Americans for the Tea Party.
2. To stop the Americans from building their navy.
3. To punish the Americans for a revolt in Georgia.
4. To stop the French ships from reaching Boston.

Q. Which of the following demands was/were not part of the Continental Congress?

1. Denouncing maintenance of the British army in the colonies
2. General boycott of British goods and non-exportation of American goods to Britain
3. Britain should hand over its colonies in Africa to the Americans
4. No taxation without representation

Q. The Paxton Boys, the Regulators Movement, and Shays' Rebellion were all examples of _________________________.

1. Rebellion against royal governors appointed by the British
2. Groups of Loyalists who battled against Patriot forces
3. Clashes that emerged in states between eastern ruling elites and western rural struggling farmers
4. Groups of whites who wanted more land and the right to attack and conquer the local Natives to obtain their land
5. Groups that were opposed to the holding of the Constitutional Convention

Q. was fought between the coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies.

1. The Six Years War
2. The Seven Years War
3. The Eight Years War
4. The Nine Years War