Causes of the American War of Independence

Q. Why did Europeans migrate to North America?

1. To help the native Red Indians.
2. To exploit the resources.
3. To balance the population.
4. To make it a better place.

Q. Boston Tea Party took place on _________.

1. 16 December 1773
2. 16 December 1774
3. 15 December 1773
4. 15 December 1774

Q. published a pamphlet called 'Common Sense' which highlighted the need to break ties with the British.

1. John Locke
2. Thomas Paine
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson

Q. Which among the following is not a British mercantile law?

1. The goods to and from the colonies must be carried only in British ships.
2. The colonies could export their products as they wish.
3. Colonies must provide food and quarters for the British troops.
4. Import tax must be paid for the import of tea, glass, and paper.

Q. Assertion (A): Merchants of Boston boycotted British goods.

Reason (R): The British Parliament introduced new duties on imports into American colonies.

1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is NOT the explanation of A
2. [A] is true but [R] is false
3. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the explanation of A
4. [A] is false but [R] is true

Q. The earliest colonies in America were set up by __________.

1. Pilgrim Fathers
2. Christopher Columbus
3. King of England
4. Mayflower

Q. Assertion (A): The state of Georgia in America did not criticise the British government.

Reason (R): The state was fighting Native Americans and thus, relied heavily on British military supplies.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true

Q. One result of the Tea Act of 1773 was

1. a sharp decline in tea exports from British East India
2. an immediate violent response from the American colonists
3. an increase in the price of coffee beans
4. a drop in profits among American colonial tea merchants
5. a disruption of British trade in tobacco and sugar

Q. American Tories remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary War for all the following reasons except:

1. Belief that it was immoral to turn against a hereditary monarch
2. Desire to protect the power and wealth they enjoyed as British subjects
3. Personal loyalty to King George III
4. Unwillingness to commit what they believed was treason by taking up arms against Britain
5. Belief that the various acts of Parliament were neither onerous nor oppressive

Q. The native American people lost their lands because of the Europeans.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following was the primary cause of the Boston Massacre?

1. Passage of the Stamp Act
2. Passage of the Sugar Act
3. Boston Tea Party
4. Revocation of the royal charter of Massachusetts
5. Installation of British troops in Boston during peacetime

Q. Which of the following was the final battle in the Texas War for Independence?

1. The Alamo
2. San Jacinto
3. Concepcion
4. Goliad
5. La Bahia