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WorksheetsAmerican Revolutionary War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What came along with gaining new land for Great Britain?
a)
Gaining weight
b)
Gaining debt
c)
Gaining height
d)
Gaining followers
2.
Who was the king of England during this time?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
King George III
c)
King Ferdinand
d)
King Philip
3.
What logic did Parliament use in taxing the colonists only.
a)
It was the colonists who needed help
b)
The colonists demanded to pay the taxes
c)
The English had to pay the year before, so it was the colonist's turn
d)
The colonists needed to learn grown-up things
4.
The Stamp Act placed a taxed on all but...
a)
legal documents
b)
newspapers
c)
playing cards
d)
tea
5.
"No taxation without representation" was a strong argument because the colonists...
a)
had no representatives in Parliament
b)
it ryhmed
c)
did not care about government
d)
It did not include the Native Americans
6.
What factors led to Great Britain falling into debt?
a)
Paying soldiers
b)
Paying for war supplies
c)
Paying for ships
d)
All are correct
7.
Who was called, "the father of American independence"?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
8.
Which was not an action that Samuel Adams performed?
a)
Wrote letters of protest
b)
Spoke at hundreds of meetings
c)
Failed at almost every job
d)
Spoke at Parliament
9.
Repeal means
a)
to cancel
b)
to ingnore
c)
to tax
d)
to peal
10.
The Sons of Liberty intimidated Stamp agents by burning effigies or...
a)
life-sized puppet
b)
trees
c)
life-sized animals
d)
signs
11.
Boycotts are
a)
refuse to use or buy something
b)
building tents
c)
burning life-sized puppets
d)
paying taxes
12.
Even though the Stamp Act was repealed, why did King George III levy another tax on the colonists?
a)
To let the colonist know that Parliament had a right to do so
b)
To let the colonists know that Parliament cared for them
c)
To punish the colonists
d)
To help out the colonists
13.
The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to
a)
make money for Great Britain
b)
To make money for Spain
c)
To make money for France
d)
To make money for the colonists
14.
How did the Daughter's of Liberty help support the cause?
a)
had spinning B's
b)
substituted homemade items
c)
stopped drinking tea from England
d)
all are correct
15.
After repealing both the Stamp and Townshend Act, why were the colonists still angry?
a)
British Troops were still left behind and tea was now taxed
b)
British ships were occupying the harbor and paper was still taxed
c)
Glass and paper were still taxed
d)
ships were now taxed
16.
Through poems, plays and writings, this person protested against the British government
a)
Mercy Ottis Warren
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
King George III
17.
Another word for tax...
a)
Tarrif
b)
Effigy
c)
Congress
d)
Boycott
18.
Who held spinning B's?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
Loyalists
d)
Redcoats
19.
Colonists had representation in Parliament
a)
True
b)
False
20.
After the Townshend Act was repealed, things got better for the colonists
a)
True
b)
False
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