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WorksheetsCauses of the Revolutionary War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
boycott
2.
Colonists who thought they should be free from British rule were known as.....
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Torries
d)
farmers
3.
This was also called the Coercive Acts. These acts closed the port of Botston so nothing could go in or out.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
boycott
4.
Colonists who wanted to remain loyal to England and the king were called...
a)
Yankees
b)
Patriots
c)
Loyalists
d)
rebels
5.
This act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly on selling tea to the colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boycott
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Tea Act
6.
When people protest by refusing to buy a Certain product, that is called a ....
a)
boycott
b)
rebellion
c)
Colonist
d)
tax
7.
This was a war fought in the colonies between the French/Native Americans and the Colonists/England that caused England to impose (put) taxes on the colonists to pay war debts.
a)
French and Indian
war
war
b)
British and Indian War
c)
The Great Colonies War
d)
Native American War
8.
Money that is paid to the government is ...
a)
patriot
b)
tax
c)
Boycott
d)
loyalists
9.
South Carolinians held tea parties of their own to protest the Tea Act. What did they do with the tea?
a)
gave it away for free
b)
threw it in the Charleston harbor
c)
Stored it in a warehouse and let it rot
d)
sent it to Boston
10.
How did South Carolinians support the people of Boston during the Intolerable Acts?
a)
they sent rice and money
b)
They sent indigo
c)
they sent soldiers
d)
they sent crops
11.
What did the representatives at the First Continental
Congress tell the colonists to do?
Congress tell the colonists to do?
a)
form militias
b)
decide to stay loyal to
England
England
c)
Surround Boston
d)
Stop the boycotts
12.
What did the representatives at the First Continental Congress send to the King of England?
a)
a letter saying they hated Englad
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
a letter saying they would remain loyal to Englad, but were unhappy with the taxes
d)
letter saying they wanted to have their own country
13.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
a)
Spartanburg
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Charleston and
Savannah
Savannah
d)
Barbados
14.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
15.
What is the name of the document that stated the colonies were their own country, independent of England?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Book of Rules
d)
The Declaratn of Independence
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