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WorksheetsUnit 5 - Events Leading to the American Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the British impose taxes on the colonists?
a)
The British had fought against the French in the French and Indian War to protect the colonists and though the colonists should help pay for it
b)
The British were trying to raise money to buy land from the Native Americans so they would own more than the 13 colonies
c)
Colonists needed new things, such as roads, schools, etc... and wanted the British to pay for it, but the British wanted the colonists to pay for it
2.
Why did the colonists accept taxes the colonial legislatures had collected, but not the taxes the British imposed?
a)
the colonists had no say in either, but they liked and knew the men in the colonial legislatures
b)
They had say so, were able to vote, on the taxes imposed by the colonial legislatures
c)
The colonists had enough money to pay the taxes from the colonies, but not from the British
3.
The colonists didn't get to vote on who the members of Parliament would be, therefore, they had no say so in the laws Parliament passed and imposed. So, when Parliament started taxing the colonists, the colonists disagreed and called this
a)
"Unfair tax representation"
b)
Representation gone wrong :)
c)
"Taxation without Representation"
4.
IN 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. What did this require colonists to pay taxes on?
a)
everything made of paper (including newspapers, wills, journals, and cards
b)
Stamps and letters
c)
iron stamps they used to brand their horses and cattle
5.
Who led the fight against the Stamp Act in Massachusetts?
a)
John Adams
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Samuel Adams
6.
Who led the fight against the Stamp Act in Virginia?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
John Adams
c)
Samuel Adams
7.
Parliament decided to raise taxes another way after the repeal of the Stamp Act. A tax on teas, glass, and paints was called the
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Act
8.
How did the British respond when the colonists protested the Townshend Acts?
a)
They gave in
b)
They raised the taxes even higher
c)
They sent troops to the city to control the crowds of protestors
9.
On March 5, 1770, a group of angry colonists began to taunt the British soldiers. The crowd refused to go home and the soldiers shot into the crowd, killing 5 colonists. What is this known as?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Boston Acts
10.
After the Boston Massacre, the Townshend Acts were repealed, but a new tax on tea was added. Colonists were still angry because they were being taxed without representation. About 50 members of the Sons of Liberty dumped the ships' cargoes of tea into the harbor. This is known as?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Intolerable Acts
11.
What did the colonists disguise themselves as during the Boston Tea Party?
a)
British
b)
Red Coats
c)
Native Americans
d)
soldiers
12.
Parliament punished the colonists by passing the Coercive Acts. The colonists called them the "Intolerable Acts". All of the below items were a part of the punishment EXCEPT:
a)
closed the Boston Harbor
b)
banned town meetings
c)
sent over more tea
d)
sent over more soldiers
13.
Who warned the colonists the British were coming during the Boston Tea Party?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George Washington
14.
Who was the first African American to die in the events leading to the American Revolution?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Oellah Abdullah
d)
John Hancock
15.
What did the group of men who organized protests and threatened tax collectors across the colonies call themselves?
a)
The Sons of Liberty
b)
Paul Revere's Ride
c)
Loyalists
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