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WorksheetsCCMS 4th - Trouble Over Taxes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
a)
King George III
b)
King Henry II
c)
King George I
d)
King Ferdinand I
2.
____________ is Britain's law-making assembly.
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
3.
Pariament passed this act in 1765. It placed a tax on printed materials.
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Townshend Acts
d)
The Stamp Act
4.
What was the famous protest cry of the colonists when they were protesting the Stamp Act?
a)
"Rally Mohawks, throw up your axes and tell King George we'll have no taxes!"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"You can't tax us!"
d)
"Tax us not!"
5.
_____________ is voicing disapproval of something.
a)
boycott
b)
protest
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
taxation
6.
____________ was a famous Virginia lawyer who strongly voiced his disapproval of the Stamp Act. He was famous for giving speeches.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
King George III
7.
____________ was an important leader who forms the Sons of Liberty to lead protests.
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
8.
This group was organized to lead protests against the new taxes.
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
boycott
d)
Overmountain Men
9.
This man created the "Join, or Die" political cartoon.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
10.
Parliament passed these acts in 1767. They placed a tax on imported goods, such as paper, wool, and tea.
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Sugar Act
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
The Townshend Acts
11.
_____________ is a tax on imported goods.
a)
tariff
b)
boycott
c)
protest
d)
act
12.
____________ is a refusal to buy goods.
a)
protest
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
boycott
d)
Daughters of Liberty
13.
____________ was a famous writer that urged colonists to stop buying goods from Britain.
a)
Phyllis Wheatley
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
The Queen of England
d)
Deborah Samson
14.
This group helped boycott by making their own tea from berries and herbs; they also weaved cloth instead of buying wool.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
The Stamp Agents
d)
The Townshend Group
15.
True or False: King Geroge III and Parliament agreed on taxing the colonists to help pay for the war (the French & Indian War).
a)
True
b)
False
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