WorksheetsEvents Leading to the Revolutionary War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The British lost the French and Indian War
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Sugar Act taxed anything printed on paper.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
England is in the continent of Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The French and Indian War was between _______________.
a)
France and Indians
b)
France and Britain
c)
Britain and Indians
d)
None of the above
5.
Both the French and British had Indian tribes that helped them fight, the French had more than the British. The Indians that helped them fight were considered their
a)
allies
b)
enemies
c)
representatives
d)
proclamation
6.
What was the name of the event in which five colonist were shot and killed by British Soldiers.
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Lexington & Concord
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Boston Massacre
7.
What was the name of the group of messengers who rode on horseback delivering news throughout the colonies.
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Sons of Liberty
8.
The Sons of Liberty were...
a)
The British government
b)
Messengers who delivered news on horseback
c)
a Patriot protest group
d)
None of the above
9.
The meeting that took place in Philadelphia where 12 out of 13 colones sent delegates. They met to come up with a plan to do something about British taxes.
a)
Committee of Correspondence
b)
Stamp Act
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
None of the above
10.
Under the Intolerable Acts, the colonists were expected to _______________, or house British soldiers.
a)
smuggle
b)
repeal
c)
quarter
d)
boycott
11.
Patriots began to sneak, or ______________ goods such as tea and coffee into the colonies.
a)
militia
b)
protest
c)
smuggle
d)
tax
12.
All that colonists wanted was ________________ from the British rule, which means freedom.
a)
ally
b)
liberty
c)
tax
d)
militia
13.
Colonists began to ______________ British goods, which means to refuse to buy or use certain goods.
a)
smuggle
b)
boycott
c)
repeal
d)
protest
14.
The Sons of Liberty were a _________________ group which means they complain about an issue.
a)
repeal
b)
liberty
c)
tax
d)
protest
15.
The colonists formed a ____________________, which is a group of ordinary people without much military training who train for battle.
a)
militia
b)
quarter
c)
repeal
d)
boycott
16.
King George III and British Parliament decided to _____________, or cancel, some of the taxes such as The Stamp Act.
a)
boycott
b)
repeal
c)
quarter
d)
militia
17.
Colonists grew upset and found ways to get back at King George III and the British Parliament and the taxes that they felt were unfair. Which of the following was not one of their solutions.
a)
smuggle goods
b)
protest taxes
c)
boycott goods
d)
buy British goods
18.
Which of the following is NOT one of the taxes that King George III forced on the colonist?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Coffee Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
19.
Someone who is against the British government (King George III), they wanted freedom and were willing to fight for it.
a)
neutral
b)
partriot
c)
loyalists
d)
none of the above
20.
I am the founder and leader of the Committees of Correspondence which helped spread news around the colonies. I am also a Sons of Liberty.
a)
George Washington
b)
Sam Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
21.
I am a colonist from Philadelphia who is a famous inventor, writer, editor, scientist, and Patriot leader.
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Mr. Wissig
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
King George III
22.
I was shot and killed in the Boston Massacre, making me the first African American to die for American freedom.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Sam Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Crispus Attucks
23.
I am a member of the Sons of Liberty, I rode on horseback shouting "The Redcoats are coming!"
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Mr. Wissig
d)
Paul Revere
24.
I am the commander of the Continental Army.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Washington
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams
25.
In the First Continental Congress, every colony sent a representative except this colony.
a)
Virgina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts
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