WorksheetsRevolutionary Era Terms - Part 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War and transferred much of North America from French to British control
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act
2.
a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act
3.
a law forbidding British colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act
4.
a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act
5.
a formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people
a)
Petition
b)
Boycott
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Writs of Assistance
6.
a legal document that allowed British customs officers to inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason
a)
Petition
b)
Boycott
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Writ of Assistance
7.
an economic system in which goods and services are exchanged on a free market with as little government interference as possible
a)
Petition
b)
Boycott
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Writ of Assistance
8.
to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services
a)
Petition
b)
Boycott
c)
Free Enterprise System
d)
Writ of Assistance
9.
to cancel, remove from law
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Repeal
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Tea Act
10.
laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Repeal
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Tea Act
11.
a 1770 incident in which five colonists were killed by British troops
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Repeal
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Tea Act
12.
a 1773 law that let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Repeal
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Tea Act
13.
in 1774, a meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
First Continental Congress
14.
a 1773 protest in which colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
First Continental Congress
15.
a series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
First Continental Congress
16.
the refusal to obey unjust laws using non-violent means
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
First Continental Congress
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