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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain and India
b)
France and India
c)
Britain and France
d)
Canada and France
2.
Over what area of land did Britain and France fight for in the French and Indian War?
a)
The Ohio River Valley
b)
The Mississippi River Valley
c)
The Appalachian Valley
d)
The Hudson River Valley
3.
Both the British and the French wanted the Ohio River Valley to trade __________.
a)
farm tools
b)
crops
c)
gold
d)
fur
4.
Who believed that if the colonies were to unite they would have a better chance at winning the war?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
King George III
5.
After France was ready to make peace with Britain the two countries signed an agreement called the _________________________.
a)
Treaty of Paris of 1763
b)
Treaty of Ohio of 1763
c)
Treaty of France of 1763
d)
Treaty of Britain of 1763
6.
Why did the British Parliament decide to start taxing the American colonists?
a)
They wanted the colonists to be poor.
b)
They wanted to get back some of the money that was spent on the French and Indian War.
c)
Britain had loaned too much money to other countries.
d)
Britain needed money to fight another war with another country.
7.
What is a tax?
a)
money that people pay to their government in return for a service
b)
left over money after you have paid all of your bills
c)
money paid to the merchants for their goods and services
d)
money that the government sends to people
8.
What five items were taxed under the Sugar Act of 1764?
a)
sugar, molasses, sweet potatoes, corn, and tobacco
b)
sugar, glass, leather, wood, and shoes
c)
sugar, tea, wool, rice, and milk
d)
sugar, coffee, cloth, indigo, and wine
9.
What was taxed under the Stamp Act of 1765?
a)
all stamps used in the post office
b)
only playing cards
c)
anything that was printed on paper
d)
only newspapers
10.
To buy an item printed on paper, colonists had to pay for a ______ _____________.
a)
rubber stamp
b)
tax stamp
c)
wooden stamp
d)
paper stamp
11.
Colonists felt as though their local representatives should be the ones to pass taxes, not _________ ______________.
a)
King George III
b)
British citizens
c)
British governors
d)
British Parliament
12.
Explain what "no taxation without representation" means.
a)
British people felt they should have representatives in the Colonial government.
b)
Native Americans wanted to be represented in British Parliament as well as the colonists
c)
The French wanted to have representatives to help make decisions about taxes.
d)
Colonists felt that they should be able to have representatives in their local government and not only the British Parliament's representatives
13.
Who made an angry speech against the Stamp Act?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
14.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a)
A group of ministers who wanted freedom of religion for all
b)
A group that was formed across many colonies to fight for freedom from other countries
c)
Young boys from the colonies who were willing to fight anyone
d)
A group of people who figured out how to be free from paying taxes
15.
Name the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
William Dawes
d)
Samuel Adams
16.
Samuel Adams and the _________________ led protests against the Stamp Act.
a)
Daughters of the Liberty
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
People for Freedom
d)
Colonists for Equal Rights
17.
What happened to the Stamp Act in 1766?
a)
Parliament repealed (stopped) the Stamp Act.
b)
Colonists decided it was good and kept it.
c)
King George III changed his mind about it and began to give colonist free stamps
d)
George Washington cancelled it.
18.
The Acts that taxed tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper that the colonies imported were called the _______ _______.
a)
Manufactured Acts
b)
TGLPP Acts
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
City Trends Acts
19.
How did the colonies feel about the Townshend Acts?
a)
Disappointed that it was placed on them, but they paid it anyway.
b)
They felt it was a fair tax for all.
c)
Really happy that it had replaced the Stamp Act.
d)
Angry about the new taxes and threatened to use violence against British tax officials
20.
Why did the colonists boycott buying British goods?
a)
They thought British goods were cheap and not worth the money.
b)
They just did not like the goods they were receiving.
c)
They wanted to avoid paying taxes to Britain. Instead, they made their own goods.
d)
They really enjoyed buying and smuggling items from other countries.
21.
What did Parliament eventually do to the Townshend Acts?
a)
Parliament added taxes on sugar and coffee to it.
b)
Parliament said they had enough money and stopped it completely.
c)
Removed the taxes on glass, lead, paint, and paper, but kept the tax on tea.
d)
Parliament only collected the tax every other month to help the colonists out.
22.
Where did the British government send soldiers to help protect the British tax officials?
a)
Boston
b)
Lexington
c)
Ohio River Valley
d)
Bunker Hill
23.
Explain what happened at the Boston Massacre.
a)
British soldiers just decided to kill some colonists because they wore ugly clothes.
b)
The colonists shot at the British soldiers first, so the British shot back.
c)
The colonists were teasing the British soldiers and a fight broke out.
d)
All the people who were not paying their taxes were killed.
24.
How many colonists were killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Twenty-five hundred
b)
Five hundred
c)
Fifty
d)
Five
25.
The Tea Act allowed the ____________ _______ Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price.
a)
New British Tea
b)
New London Tea
c)
West End Tea
d)
East India Tea
26.
Why were the colonists not happy about buying the cheaper tea?
a)
The tea tasted terrible.
b)
It had too many bugs and stems in it.
c)
They were still being taxed on a British item.
d)
They did not like the merchants who made money selling it.
27.
Explain the Boston Tea Party.
a)
Colonist invited Native Americans near Boston to have tea with them.
b)
Colonists dumped unwanted tea into the Boston harbor
c)
Colonists set up tea stands and sold tea to people of Boston.
d)
Colonists were celebrating the Tea Tax.
28.
Why did the colonists call the laws placed on them the Intolerable Acts?
a)
They felt things they were being told to do were unbearable.
b)
They liked the name better.
c)
They felt they could deal with all of the demands made on them.
d)
They could not tolerate King George III anymore.
29.
How did the colonists feel about the Intolerable Acts?
a)
They felt they were fair enough.
b)
They liked some of the things, but not all of them.
c)
They felt they were too harsh.
d)
Most of them really did not care all what they were being asked to do.
30.
What does it mean to quarter British soldiers?
a)
To give a British soldier a quarter every time he knocks on your door
b)
To charge the British soldiers a quarter every time they ate a meal in the colonists home
c)
To give British soldiers food and shelter in the colonist's home
d)
The colonists were paid a quarter by the British soldiers every time they spent the night in a colonist's home
31.
What were colonists who were against the British called?
a)
Patriots
b)
Neutralists
c)
Loyalist
d)
Colonists with a Cause
32.
What is a militia?
a)
highly trained soldiers whose job is to fight
b)
merchants who were tired of buying and selling
c)
everyday people who are trained for battle
d)
government officials who wanted to fight
33.
Name the two Patriots who rode on horseback to alert the minutemen that the regulars were coming.
a)
Samuel Adams and Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington and Crispus Attucks
c)
Patrick Henry and Benedict Arnold
d)
Paul Revere & William Dawes
34.
What two things were the Patriots storing in Concord, Massachusetts?
a)
swords and knives
b)
extra farm equipment
c)
uniforms so they would look good
d)
gun powder and cannons
35.
Why was the Battle of Lexington and Concord significant (important) to the causes of the American Revolution?
a)
It was the first time the militia killed British soldiers.
b)
The colonial militia realized that King George III was not going to stop sending soldiers to Boston.
c)
It was the first official battle marking that the American Revolution had begun
36.
Why did General Thomas Gage choose to attack Concord, Massachusetts at night?
a)
He wanted to surprise attack the Patriots
b)
He had a hard time seeing in sunlight.
c)
It was too hot to travel in the daytime.
37.
Who shot the first shot at the Battle of Lexington?
a)
The British
b)
No one knows
c)
The French
d)
The Militia
38.
What happened to the British in Boston after the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
They took over Boston and pushed the colonist out
b)
They were all killed
c)
They were being attacked by the militia and they left Boston.
d)
King George III demanded they leave Boston.
39.
What were the Sons of Liberty fighting for?
a)
To help train the Continental Army
b)
To be free from another countries ruling
c)
They were used as spies for the British
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