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Causes and Effects of the Revolutionary War

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cause:  France and Britain both wanted land in the Ohio Valley.
a)
Effect:  The British and French competed for the Ohio Valley.
b)
Effect: It ended the French and Indian War.
c)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
d)
Effect: Colonists were angered.  They believed the British government had no right to keep them off western lands.
2.
Cause: The Treaty of Paris
a)
Effect:  The British and French competed for the Ohio Valley.
b)
Effect: It ended the French and Indian War.
c)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
d)
Effect: Colonists were angered.  They believed the British government had no right to keep them off western lands.
3.
Cause: The British decide colonists should help pay for the war.
a)
Effect:  The British and French competed for the Ohio Valley.
b)
Effect: It ended the French and Indian War.
c)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
d)
Effect: Colonists were angered.  They believed the British government had no right to keep them off western lands.
4.
Cause: The Proclamation of 1763
a)
Effect:  The British and French competed for the Ohio Valley.
b)
Effect: It ended the French and Indian War.
c)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
d)
Effect: Colonists were angered.  They believed the British government had no right to keep them off western lands. 
5.
Cause:  Parliament approved The Stamp Act to tax many paper items in the colonies.
a)
Effect: Colonists were angered and began repeating--”no taxation without representation!”
b)
Effect: The Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread information more quickly and protest British policies.
c)
Effect: Colonists boycotted British goods, and sales of British goods went down.
d)
Effect: The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists.
6.
Cause:  Communication moved slowly in colonial times.
a)
Effect:  Colonists were angered and began repeating--”no taxation without representation!”
b)
Effect: The Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread information more quickly and protest British policies.
c)
Effect: Colonists boycotted British goods, and sales of British goods went down.
d)
Effect: The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists.
7.
Cause:  Communication moved slowly in colonial times.
a)
Effect:  Colonists were angered and began repeating--”no taxation without representation!”
b)
Effect: The Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread information more quickly and protest British policies.
c)
Effect: Colonists boycotted British goods, and sales of British goods went down.
d)
Effect: The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists.
8.
Cause:  The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767 to tax imports such as glass, tea, paint, and paper.
a)
Effect:  Colonists were angered and began repeating--”no taxation without representation!”
b)
Effect:  The Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread information more quickly and protest British policies.
c)
Effect:  Colonists boycotted British goods, and sales of British goods went down.
d)
Effect:  The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists.
9.
Cause:  Angry colonists argued with and threw rocks at a group of armed British soldiers.
a)
Effect: Colonists were angered and began repeating--”no taxation without representation!”
b)
Effect: The Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread information more quickly and protest British policies.
c)
Effect: Colonists boycotted British goods, and sales of British goods went down.
d)
Effect: The Boston Massacre resulted in the deaths of 5 colonists.
10.
Cause:  British tea ships were allowed to dock in the Boston Harbor.
a)
Effect: Colonists took part in the Boston Tea Party.
b)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts.
c)
Effect:  Congress sent a signed petition to remind the kind of their basic rights as British citizens:  life, liberty, right to assemble, and trial by jury.
d)
Effect: Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.
11.
Cause:  The Boston Tea party angered British leaders.
a)
Effect:  Colonists took part in the Boston Tea Party.
b)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts.
c)
Effect: Congress sent a signed petition to remind the kind of their basic rights as British citizens:  life, liberty, right to assemble, and trial by jury.
d)
Effect: Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.
12.
Cause:  In September 1774, colonial leaders met in Philadelphia--the First Continental Congress.
a)
Effect:  Colonists took part in the Boston Tea Party.
b)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts.
c)
Effect:  Congress sent a signed petition to remind the kind of their basic rights as British citizens:  life, liberty, right to assemble, and trial by jury.
d)
Effect:  Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord.
13.
Cause:  British soldiers go on a mission to find weapons and arrest two colonial leaders (John Hancock and Samuel Adams).
a)
Effect: Colonists took part in the Boston Tea Party.
b)
Effect:  Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts.
c)
Effect:  Congress sent a signed petition to remind the kind of their basic rights as British citizens:  life, liberty, right to assemble, and trial by jury.
d)
Effect:  Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord. 
14.
Cause:  Congress agreed that the colonies should prepare for war.
a)
Effect:  Congress formed the Continental Army and chose George Washington as commander in chief.
b)
Effect:  Colonists retreated from Breed’s Hill.
c)
Effect:  King George III promises to crush the colonial rebellion.
d)
Effect:  Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.
15.
Cause: Colonists ran out ammunition.
a)
Effect: Congress formed the Continental Army and chose George Washington as commander in chief.
b)
Effect: Colonists retreated from Breed’s Hill.
c)
Effect: King George III promises to crush the colonial rebellion.
d)
Effect:  Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.
16.
Cause:  The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought.
a)
Effect: Congress formed the Continental Army and chose George Washington as commander in chief.
b)
Effect: Colonists retreated from Breed’s Hill.
c)
Effect: King George III promises to crush the colonial rebellion.
d)
Effect: Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.
17.
Cause:  The Second Continental Congress resolves to declare the 13 colonies independent of British rule.
a)
Effect: Congress formed the Continental Army and chose George Washington as commander in chief.
b)
Effect: Colonists retreated from Breed’s Hill.
c)
Effect: King George III promises to crush the colonial rebellion.
d)
Effect: Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.