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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
British colonists largely objected to which of the following
prohibitions of westward expansion following the French and Indian War?
Stamp Act of 1765
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris in 1783
Sugar Act of 1764
The quote shown from Samuel Adams in 1772 is an
argument against what practice imposed by Britain on the
American colonists?
taxation without representation
prohibition of slavery
banning of the right to own firearms
imposing limitations on land expansion
Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts of
1774?
The closing of the Port of Boston
The mandatory quartering of British soldiers
The right to ban all town meetings by the governor
The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston
The diagram shown depicts what economic relationship
between the American colonies and Britain in 1760?
tax-free trade
mercantilism
balance of trade power
federalism
The image shown was one the required depictions to be
placed on newspapers and other documents by the Stamp Act in 1765. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
To indicate British approval on official government documents
To prevent fraudulent newspapers being printed in the colonies
To produce revenue for Britain through taxation on the colonists
To encourage colonist to remain faithful to their royal allegiance
The quote shown is an account of what Revolutionary
battle?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Winter at Valley Forge
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which of the following statements is found in the Treaty of
Paris of 1783?
The US Constitution establishes the provision shown. This provision is directly related to which of the following
grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?
“judges dependent on the [king’s] will alone for the
tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of
their salaries”
“quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”
“imposing taxes on us without our consent”
“refused for a long time…to cause others to be elected,
whereby the legislative powers…have returned to the
people at large for their exercise”
The grievance shown found in the Declaration of
Independence is addressed in which Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Which of the following unalienable human rights were not
defined in the Declaration of Independence?
right to liberty
right to be free of taxation
right to life
right to pursue happiness
Why does the Declaration of Independence use the word
“unalienable” to describe the rights listed in the preamble?
The writers wanted to communicate they felt they were
not recognized as British citizens.
These rights were thought of as basic rights given to any
human being.
These rights can only be established by loyalty to their
local governing body.
These rights should not be transferred to anyone else who
did not live in the American colonies.
