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WorksheetsRoad to the American Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1763 that ended the French and Indian War?
a)
The French were required to give up their North American territory.
b)
The English gained all French territory in North America east of the Mississippi River.
c)
Spain gained all French territory in North America west of the Mississippi River
d)
All answer choices are correct
2.
What was the result of Native tribes in the Ohio River Valley losing their French ally?
a)
Native tribes attempted to work with their new English neighbors.
b)
The English allowed the Natives to keep their sacred lands.
c)
Chief Pontiac led a rebellion against English settlers who came to the Ohio River Valley.
d)
Chief Squanto taught the incoming English settlers how to farm and survive.
3.
Due to Native attacks in the Ohio River Valley, parliament issued the Proclamation of 1764 which stated
a)
Colonists could form militias to fight the hostile Native tribes.
b)
Colonists were not allowed to settle in the newly acquired lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The king would send more troops to protect migrating colonists.
d)
The colonists must house and feed his majesty's soldiers in America.
4.
What 13th century English document limited the powers of the monarch?
a)
The English Bill of Rights
b)
The Proclamation of 1763
c)
The Quartering Act
d)
The Magna Carta
5.
What is the name of the British government's legislative body?
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Parliament
6.
A religious movement in the mid 18th century that promoted the idea of spiritual equality for all men.
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
The Scientific Revolution
d)
Liberalism
7.
The philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment ushered in a period of time also known as...
a)
"The Age of Knowledge"
b)
"The Age of Science"
c)
"The Age of Reason"
d)
"The Age of Evidence"
8.
The Scientific Revolution stressed the importance of _________________ over religion.
a)
Logic, facts, proof, and evidence
b)
education, philosophy, and politics
c)
liberalism and republicanism
d)
all of these answers
9.
What new political philosophy was the belief in a government that was ruled by the people with no king?
a)
Liberalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Social Contract
d)
Democratism
10.
What new political philosophy stressed the importance of the limits of government power and the protection of the rights of the people?
a)
Liberalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Democratism
d)
Social Contract
11.
John Locke argued that the government should be a ______________________, or an agreement between the leaders and the governed?
a)
Democracy
b)
Social Agreement
c)
Social Contract
d)
Republic
12.
What was the unofficial policy of the King toward his English colonies for approximately 150 years until the French and Indian War?
a)
Salisbury Neglect
b)
Salivary Neglect
c)
Solitary Neglect
d)
Salutary Neglect
13.
What was the most significant result of Salutary Neglect on the English colonists?
a)
The colonies deteriorated due to the king's inattention.
b)
Colonists were increasingly angered by being overlooked.
c)
The colonists benefited from the king's lack of attention because they had total control over their own governments.
d)
The colonists benefited from the king's lack of attention because it allowed them a measure of freedom to conduct their own affairs.
14.
The Quartering Act of 1765 ...
a)
required colonists to house and feed the king's soldiers in America.
b)
placed a quarter tax on all foreign imports
c)
stated all colonists must pay a tax to provide for the king's soldiers in America
d)
All answers are correct
15.
When parliament enforced the Navigation Acts, it required English colonists to...
a)
only trade with England
b)
only use English ships and English ports
c)
pay a tax on all foreign trade with other countries
d)
All answers are correct
16.
If the colonists disobeyed the trade laws, they would be considered
a)
Muggles
b)
Smugglers
c)
Illegal
d)
Enemies of the king
17.
In order to stop the sugar smuggling from the West Indies, parliament passed the Sugar Act taxing all sugar imports. In addition, parliament went against the English Bill of Rights and stated...
a)
smugglers would be considered guilty until proven innocent.
b)
smugglers would be considered innocent until proven guilty.
c)
smugglers would not be given a trial.
d)
smugglers would be sentenced to prison.
18.
The Stamp Act required colonists to...
a)
have a stamp for all trade goods
b)
have a stamp for all foreign imports
c)
have a stamp for all legal documents.
d)
have a stamp for all printed materials
19.
Patrick Henry led a protest against the Stamp Act ...
a)
In parliament
b)
In the Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
In the Committees of Correspondence
d)
In the Sons of Liberty
20.
Who started the Sons of Liberty?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
John Adams
21.
What is the best explanation of "taxation without representation"?
a)
A governing body creating taxes without input or consent of the people they intend to tax
b)
The government passing taxes before all representatives have voted
22.
boycott:
a)
To refuse to follow laws you disagree with.
b)
To refuse to pay taxes you didn't have a say in.
c)
To protest by refusing to by certain products.
d)
To protest by marching and petitioning the government
23.
Though parliament repealed the Stamp Act, they then passed...
a)
the Townsend Acts which taxed lead, tea, silk, glass, and paper
b)
the Quartering Act which required colonists to house and feed British soldiers
c)
the Sugar Act which taxed all imported sugar
d)
the Declaratory Act which stated parliament does in fact have the right to tax the colonists.
24.
The Townsend Act taxed
a)
tea and glass
b)
silk and lead
c)
paper
d)
All answer choices
25.
Put the Acts in chronological order:
Navigation Acts, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, __________, Townsend Acts, ____________
Navigation Acts, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, __________, Townsend Acts, ____________
a)
Coercive Acts, Declaratory Act
b)
Quartering Act, Intolerable Act
c)
Declaratory Act, Quartering Act
d)
Declaratory Act, Coercive Acts
26.
When the colonists became aggressive toward British troops in Boston Common, the troops opened fire killing 5 Bostonians. This sparked outrage among the colonists and became known as
a)
The Massachusetts Massacre
b)
The Boston Bludgeoning
c)
The Boston Massacre
d)
The Massachusetts Minutemen Melee
27.
Why did Samuel Adams set up the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
To send letters and petitions to parliament
b)
To document the injustice the colonists were dealing with.
c)
To organize the colonies into a temporary government
d)
To communicate what was happening in Boston with the rest of the colonies.
28.
When the Sons of Liberty dumped English tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the taxes, how did the English parliament respond?
a)
They passed the Townsend Acts
b)
They passed the Coercive Acts
c)
They passed the Despicable Acts
d)
They passed the Intolerant Acts
29.
What did the Coercive Acts do?
a)
Close the port of Boston to all trade
b)
Force the colonists to pay for the damaged/lost tea
c)
Forbid all colonial meetings
d)
All answers are correct
30.
What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
a)
The Untolerated Acts
b)
The Intolerant Acts
c)
The Untolerable Acts
d)
The Intolerable Acts
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