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WorksheetsCauses and Perspectives of the Rev. War
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
King George of England made the colonists pay _______ because of the debt from the French and Indian War.
a)
tax
b)
punish
c)
fight
d)
enslave
2.
After the Boston Harbor was closed, SC sent people in Boston ______ to help them out.
a)
troops
b)
supplies
c)
slaves
d)
ships
3.
This law said only one British company could sell tea without tax, making a monopoly on Tea.
a)
Coercive Acts
b)
Inclusive Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act
4.
What happened at the FIRST continental congress meeting?
a)
congress decided to write a letter to the King of England
b)
congress decided to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party
c)
congress decided to write the Declaration of Independence
5.
Which document said " All men are created equal"
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The US Constitution
c)
Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
d)
First Congress Letter
6.
What happened at the SECOND continental congress meeting?
a)
Colonists decided to boycott goods
b)
The Declaration of Independence was written
c)
They elected a president
7.
What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The Second Continental Congress met
b)
The King created the Intolerable Acts
c)
tea tax was created
8.
This was the first direct tax placed on colonists, which taxed things like newspapers and playing cards.
a)
Intolerable Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Tea Tax
9.
Who would have said "no taxation without representation"?
a)
A Patriot
b)
A Loyalist
c)
The King of England
d)
A tax collector
10.
Who supported the British because they were promised land in the West?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Native Americans
c)
Women
d)
Patriots
11.
What did women do while men were at war?
a)
Manage farms and plantations
b)
serve as messengers and nurses for Patriot soldiers
c)
serve as messengers and nurses for Loyalist soldiers
d)
ALL of the above
12.
What role did enslaved (slaves) Africans have during the war?
a)
Many fought for the Patriots and earned their freedom
b)
They either continued to work as slaves or fought for the British
c)
Many were forced to fight by their masters
d)
Many were nurses and messengers
13.
Why did some colonists stay LOYAL to the King of England?
a)
They were scared that they would lose their plantations
b)
They wanted to continue to trade with England
c)
They didn't know how to fight
d)
No one was loyal to the king
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