Causes of the American Revolution

Multiple Choice

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________. The Sons of Liberty used the picture to convince colonists that British soldiers were dangerous.

• Boston Massacre

• The Boston Battle

• Cowboys and Indians

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During the French and Indian War, Britain and France fought for control of land in ________.

• Disney World

• North America

• your backyard

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Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

• place to sit

• snacks

• representation

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On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

• The Night of Tea

• The Night Tea was Wasted

• The Boston Tea Party

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Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

• war debt

• broken piggy banks

• taxes

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This was the only tax not repealed from the Townshend Acts.

• Tea

• Glass

• Paper

• Lead

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Colonists were forced to house British soldiers through this act.

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

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Another way to describe the Intolerable Acts was-

• Declaration Acts

• Coercive Acts

• Proclamation Acts

• Forced Acts

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Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.

• True
• False

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

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What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

• They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
• They wanted the ships to leave
• They thought the tea was priced too high
• They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government

Multiple Choice

A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

• Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Parliament
• Loyalists

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Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Parliament

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How did the colonists resist British laws an taxes?

• Boycotts

• Protests

• Tarring and feathering tax collectors

• All of the above

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American Colonists had representation in Parliament.

• True

• False

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1. After the French and Indian War, ____

became a British colony.

• Ohio

• New York

• Canada

• Georgia

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1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

• the monarch

• refunds

• taxes

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1. Colonists who supported the actions of the British

government were known as _____.

• neutral

• loyalist

• patriot

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1. Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because

it was an example of taxation without _____.

• a vote

• a paw

• representation

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1. Many colonists protested the Sugar Act with a _____ of

British goods.

• buyout

• boycott

• bungalo

• band

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1. Parliament ____ the Stamp Act when it heard that nine

of the colonies sent representatives to the

Stamp Act Congress

• doubled

• tripled

• quadrupled

• repealed

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1. The colonists formed the ______ to keep colonists informed about protests against British laws.

• newspaper

• Kids of Liberty

• Committee of Correspondence

• Minutemen

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Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans  and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?

• To protest  and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
• To celebrate 4th of July
• To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
• To protest against the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

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Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

• “No taxation without representation”

• “The rights of Englishmen”

• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• “Give me liberty or give me death”

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The Proclamation of 1763 didn't allow the British to settle beyond the ___ Mountains.

• Rocky

• Appalachian

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What group of people dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped tea overboard in the Boston Harbor?

• Daughters of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Mohawk Indians

• Sons of Liberty

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The first tax placed on the colonists that required them to pay a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods.

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

• Paper Act

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The event in which 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers.

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Boston Tea Part

• Boston Harbor

• Boston Massacre

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Colonists who wanted freedom from the king were called ________.

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Officials

• supporters

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Colonists who supported the king were called _______.

• Patriots

• supporters

• Loyalists

• Officials

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What does this picture show happening?

• Boston Massacre

• Tar and Feathering

• The French and Indian War

• The Quartering Act

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This type of colonist supported staying with Great Britain as a colony

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Canadian

• Sailor

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EVERY colonist wanted to rebel against Great Britain

• True

• False

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What event does this image show?

• Boston Massacre

• Tar and Feathering

• Boston Tea Party

• French and Indian War

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Colonists protested British acts in several ways. Which of the following is NOT a way the colonists protested?

• Exported lumber and beaver furs to Britain.

• Wrote letters and formed committees.

• Boycotted British goods.

• Attacked tax collectors.

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Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________the laws.

• Returned
• Rewrote
• Repealed
• Returned

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When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....

• boycott
• rebellion
• Colonist
• tax