US - Citizenship Test History Colonial and Revolutionary Period 1

Question 1

Which colonial assembly, established in Virginia in 1619, was the first representative legislative body in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

The House of Burgesses

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The Continental Congress

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The Mayflower Assembly

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The Colonial Parliament

Question 2

What was the main colonial objection to the taxes imposed by the British Parliament in the 1760s and 1770s?

Accepted Answer

Colonists had no representatives in Parliament to vote on the taxes

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The taxes were too small to fund local governments

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The taxes only applied to merchants, not ordinary citizens

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Parliament refused to explain how the tax money would be spent

Question 3

What event in December 1773, when colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor, directly led to the harsh Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Massacre

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Shays' Rebellion

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The Gaspée Affair

Question 4

Who commanded the Continental Army throughout the American Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

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Benjamin Franklin

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John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

1776

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1774

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1775

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1783

Question 6

Which treaty formally ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

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The Treaty of Versailles (1783)

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The Treaty of Ghent

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The Albany Plan of Union