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WorksheetsEvents Leading to the American Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What as the name of the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?
a)
Coercive Acts
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Suffolk Resolves
2.
Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?
a)
He hated the colonist
b)
He wanted more money for himself
c)
The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
d)
To make money for the colonies
3.
This revolutionary cartoon by Benjamin Franklin was meant to -
a)
persuade colonists to support the loyalists
b)
recruit colonists for the Royal Navy
c)
encourage colonists to unite together and overcome their differences
d)
convince colonists to maintains state sovereignty
4.
After colonist threw rocks, sticks and snowballs at British forces, this event happened leading to tense relations between the British military and colonists.
a)
firing on Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Battle at Bunker Hill
5.
Boston native famous for leading the Sons of Liberty
a)
John Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Samuel Adams
6.
Refusing to buy a product or service
a)
Cede
b)
Blockade
c)
Boycott
7.
The First Continental Congress
a)
Sent the "Declarations and Resolves" to King George III
b)
Met in Boston
c)
Drafted the Declaration of Independence
8.
Authored by Thomas Jefferson, this harshly criticized King George III and proclaimed colonial sovereignty
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
Common Sense
9.
The Intolerable Acts
a)
Closed the Port of Boston
b)
Harshly punished Philadelphia
c)
Were a response to the Boston Massacre
10.
Which Act of Parliament forced soldiers into colonists' homes?
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Writs of Assistance
c)
Quartering Act
11.
Which British company's monopoly on tea angered the American colonists?
a)
East India Company
b)
West India Company
c)
South India Company
12.
5 colonists are killed by British soldiers in front of the Old State House during a protest
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Second Continental Congress
13.
The Sons of Liberty threw millions of dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor during the
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
First Continental Congress
14.
Four laws passed by Parliament, meant to punish the New England colonies
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
15.
Established new American lines as far west as the Mississippi River after French & Indian War
a)
Treaty of Paris of 1763
b)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
c)
Second Continental Congress
16.
First tax on the colonists passed in 1764, included taxes on molasses, coffee, and indigo
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Acts
17.
Document that declared the colonist were no longer under British rule and were independent
a)
US Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
18.
The first battle of the American Revolution. Also referred to as the shot heard around the world
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
19.
Agreement by the Plymouth colonists that established a representative form of governement
a)
declaration of Independence
b)
bill of rights
c)
Mayflower compact
d)
U.S. constitution
20.
to get rid of or take back . . .
a)
disown
b)
repeal
c)
quarter
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