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British Empire: America

How many colonies made up British America?
15
7
13
4
Who had to approve the laws proposed by colonial assemblies?
How did members of the council obtain their position?
What percentage of the 8500 colonial laws passed by the CA's did the British government veto?
11%
25%
17%
5%
What acts, passed in the 1650s, allowed the British government to regulate trade in its colonies?
Mercantile Act
Navigation Acts
Trading Standards Act
Corn Laws
What protectionist system allowed Britain to dominate trade in the world?
What did the Stamp Act 1765 impose taxes on?
Postage
Written Materials
Adhesives
Exported Goods
What was British National Debt after the 7 Years' War?
£98 Million
£52 Million
£79 Million
£133 Million
What motto did American colonists adopt as a result of greater taxation from London?
What philosophical movement influenced American independence movements?
Name 3 Enlightenment thinkers.
What duties imposed by the British caused the Sons of Liberty to begin operation?
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
10
6
3
5
What did the British do after the massacre to relieve tensions?
What organisations were set up in the 1772 to co-ordinate patriot activities?
Sons of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
New York Freedom Association
Society of Patriots
To which religious movement did most settlers belong?
What background did most independence figures come from?
What caused the renewed conflict in 1773?
How much tea, in pound sterling, did the Sons of Liberty destroy during the Boston Tea Party?
£10,000
£6,000
£15,000
£1,500
What act was passed in 1774 that closed the Port of Boston and gave greater powers to the governor of Massachusetts?
What act was also passed that year which gave greater powers to the British military?
Who warned the colonists of the British marching towards Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine inspired the Declaration of Independence?
What was formed in 1775 at the Second Continental Congress?
What pyrrhic victory in June 1775 inspired Colonial confidence?
Who was appointed as Commander of the Continental Army in June 1775?
Israel Putnam
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
John C. Breckinridge
What was adopted on July 4th 1776?
Which British generals were criticised as ineffective during the War of Independence?
In which 1777 battle was General John Burgoyne defeated?
What was the final American victory of the War of Independence?
Which countries intervened on America's behalf?
What was the highest proportion of the male franchise able to vote in any American colony?
20%
34%
12%
80%
What was the most controversial commodity taxed by the Townshend Duties of 1867?
What did colonists often do to Agents of the Crown in protest at the Townshend Duties?
How much money were the Townshend Duties expected to raise annually?
£40,000
£500,000
£19,000
£125,000
What are the years 1770-1773 referred to?
How much of the population were Patriots according to recent historical surveys?
30-35%
40-45%
50-55%
20-25%
And how many were Loyalists?
45%
28%
15%
20%
Which colonies were more likely to be loyalist?
How many of the 13 colonies had Committees of Correspondence by February 1774?
7
9
5
11
Who was the British commander at Lexington and Concord?
How many of the 2500 British soldiers at Bunker Hill became casualties?
500
2000
1000
1500
How many of Britain's 48,000 troops were stationed in America in 1775?
15,000
8,000
4,000
9,000
How many ships were there in the Royal Navy?
220
275
190
340
What Treaty concluded the War of Independence in 1783?
What proportion of British troops were in America by 1780 compared to 65% in 1778?
20%
45%
80%
32%
Where did the French Navy under De Grasse intervene to help the Americans during the Siege of Yorktown?
From where did Spanish forces clear British troops in 1781?
Who resigned as PM in 1782 as defeat in the war became inevitable?
William Pitt the Elder
Lord North
The Marquess of Rockingham
Viscount Combermere
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