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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 13 Original Colonies didn't like being ruled by a King. Name the King!
a)
King Washington II
b)
King George III
c)
King William III
d)
King James II
2.
What really got the colonists angry?
a)
Not having any representation in Parliament.
b)
Not having enough money to pay taxes.
c)
Not having the right to vote for President.
d)
Having to quarter British soldiers.
3.
Define Parliament:
a)
British King
b)
British version of Congress
c)
British Merchants
d)
British version of a meeting
4.
What could Parliament pass that affected the American colonists, even though none of the colonists voted?
a)
Chests of tea
b)
Acts
c)
Stamps
d)
Laws
5.
In what year was the Quartering Act passed?
a)
1773
b)
1770
c)
1765
d)
1766
6.
What is the Quartering act?
a)
A law that allowed British soldiers to shop for free.
b)
A law that allowed British soldiers to eat for free in tea shops.
c)
A law that allowed British soldiers in the colonies to stay in a private home they wanted.
d)
A law that allowed colonists to deny British soldiers a place to sleep or eat.
7.
Colonists were especially angry about ALL the ____________ Parliament heaped(piled) on them.
a)
Rules
b)
Laws
c)
Wars
d)
Taxes
8.
In what year was the Sugar Act passed?
a)
1764
b)
1766
c)
1776
d)
1763
9.
What did the Sugar Act tax?
a)
It taxed tea, mollasses, and sugar
b)
It taxed sugar and mollasses
c)
It taxed sugar
d)
It taxed sugar and tea
10.
Name the Massachusetts lawyer who famously proclaimed, “Taxation without representation is tyranny!”
a)
James Adams
b)
James Otis
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
11.
What was the battle cry of the colonists?
a)
"No Tea! Oh snap!"
b)
"King George don't tax me!"
c)
"No taxation, without representation."
d)
"No taxation, without appreciation."
12.
In what year was the Stamp Act passed?
a)
1773
b)
1764
c)
1770
d)
1765
13.
The Stamp Act taxed all legal and commercial documents including...
a)
diplomas, contracts, newspapers, and even playing cards.
b)
diplomas, contracts, and newspapers
c)
contracts, diplomas, and playing cards
d)
Only newspapers and contracts
14.
Name the group who burned any stamped paper they could find and even tarred and feathered British officials.
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Colonial soldiers
d)
Sons of Liberty
15.
Many colonists boycotted British goods. That means the colonists ________________ goods.
a)
started buying
b)
stopped buying
c)
protested against
d)
smuggled in
16.
Name the group that helped by creating things people were no longer buying from the British like clothing.
a)
The Sons of Liberty
b)
Colonial soldiers
c)
British Parliament
d)
The Daughters of Liberty
17.
The boycott hurt British Trade, and Parliament ____________ the Stamp Act.
a)
endowed
b)
repealed
c)
passed
d)
instituted
18.
In what year was the Stamp Act cancelled officially?
a)
in 1766.
b)
in 1770.
c)
in 1765.
d)
in 1773.
19.
British passed another set of new taxes with the ________________________ in 1767.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Coercive Acts
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Thousands Acts
20.
Townshend Acts taxed the following imports EXCEPT...
(Select the option that DOES NOT BELONG!)
(Select the option that DOES NOT BELONG!)
a)
glass, paper
b)
paint, lead
c)
lumber
d)
tea
21.
Townshend Acts allowed British officers to search homes and businesses for __________________.
a)
East India Company Tea
b)
Paper products
c)
Imports
d)
Smuggled goods
22.
The colonists responded with boycotts and ____________.
a)
Riots
b)
Protests
c)
War
d)
More boycotts
23.
Boston Massacre was an incident in what year?
a)
in 1765
b)
in 1766
c)
in 1773
d)
in 1770
24.
Boston Massacre was an incident where British troops ________________________ on rioting colonists.
a)
opened fire
b)
threw snow balls
c)
declared war
d)
yelled and walked
25.
What is a riot?
a)
angry colonists
b)
violent crowd
c)
violent public disturbance
d)
criminals
26.
The British repealed the Townshend Acts that year, but later passed the _______________ in 1773.
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
27.
The Tea Act said that the colonists had to buy all their tea from ____________.
a)
the colonies
b)
Engalnd
c)
Carribbean
d)
Merchants
28.
Colonists responded to the Tea Act with the ______________________ on December 16th, 1773.
a)
Boston Stamp Party
b)
Boston Sugar Party
c)
Boston Harbor Party
d)
Boston Tea Party
29.
The Boston Tea Party was led by the Sons of Liberty disguised as ___________________ boarded three tea ships docked in the Boston Harbor.
a)
militia
b)
minutemen
c)
British Parliament
d)
Native American Indians
30.
As a result of the Boston Tea Party, King George III and the British Parliament passed the _______________ in 1774.
a)
Cooperative Acts
b)
Coercive Acts
c)
Tolerable Acts
d)
Intolerable Acts known as the Corrective Acts
31.
The Coercive (forced) Acts Called for a naval ____________ of Boston Harbor until the tea thrown overboard from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
a)
attack
b)
blockade
c)
massacre
d)
war
32.
A blockade meant no ships were...
a)
allowed to unload goods.
b)
allowed in or out of the Harbor
c)
allowed to recruit soldiers
d)
allowed to enter the Connecticut Harbor
33.
The Coercive Acts were known to the colonists as the ________________________.
a)
Tolerable Acts because these laws weren't hard to follow.
b)
Ultimate punishment!
c)
Intolerable Acts because these laws were fair!
d)
Intolerable Acts because these laws were unfair!
34.
King George III and Parliament also banned Committees of _______________.
a)
Collaboration
b)
Correspondence
c)
Liberty
d)
the Colonies
35.
Committees of Correspondence were groups in different colonies that wrote letters to each other about ___________________________.
a)
colonial politics
b)
colonial issues
c)
secret meetings
d)
King George III
36.
The First Continental Congress (ALL colonies except Georgia) Decided to ban all ___________ with England until the acts were repealed.
a)
communication
b)
negotiation
c)
trade
d)
boycotts
37.
The First Continental Congress also called each colony to begin training militias, or ____________.
a)
armies
b)
merchants
c)
minute men
d)
colonists
38.
Fighting broke out between British and Colonial soldiers in ____________, Massachusetts.
a)
Boston
b)
Concord
c)
Lexington
d)
Framingham
39.
What date marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
a)
April 23, 1770
b)
April 19, 1775
c)
February 23, 1775
d)
August 27, 1991
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