WorksheetsSons of Liberty
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams
2.
True or False: The Sons of Liberty were founded in 1765.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A group of Sons of Liberty who established an intelligence network that monitored the actions of the British soldiers in Boston were the _____.
a)
Bakers
b)
Plumbers
c)
Blacksmiths
d)
Mechanics
4.
True or False: Benjamin Franklin was the primary leader of the Sons of Liberty.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The primary British taxation law that united the Sons of Liberty was the ___ Act.
a)
Stamp
b)
Sugar
c)
Intolerable
d)
Tea
6.
What famous saying was created by the Sons of Liberty during the resistance against the unjust political British taxation acts?
a)
"Don't Tread on Me!"
b)
"Everybody Love Everybody!"
c)
"Join, or Die!"
d)
"No taxation without representation!"
7.
___ was the primary leader of the group of Sons of Liberty that monitored the actions of the British soldiers in Boston.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Hancock
8.
The Stamp Act required stamps to be placed on ___.
a)
letters
b)
all paper documents
c)
everyone's foreheads
d)
playing cards
9.
___ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty based in Virginia and is known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
James Otis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
10.
The primary goal of the Sons of Liberty was to force all British stamp agents and tax collectors to ___.
a)
dab on command
b)
resign
c)
collect more taxes
d)
join the Sons of Liberty
11.
___ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty based in Massachusetts.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Dr. Joeseph Warren
12.
Who WON the French & Indian War
a)
Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Spain
13.
The Sugar Act taxed sugar AND.....
a)
spices
b)
molasses
c)
coal
d)
tea
14.
Britain was in DEBT because of the war. What does DEBT mean?
a)
they have millions of dollars
b)
they have no money
c)
they won the lottery
d)
they are mean
15.
WHEN was the sugar act passed??
a)
2018
b)
1764
c)
2001
d)
1800
16.
The STAMP ACT was a tax on.....
a)
paper
b)
water
c)
jewelry
d)
electricity
17.
What is another name for a COLONIST?
a)
patriot
b)
person
c)
loyalist
d)
teacher
18.
A _____________ was someone who was with King George and believed the taxes were good.
a)
patriot
b)
follower
c)
loyalist
d)
teacher
19.
Because of the taxes, some people BOYCOTTED British goods. What does BOYCOTTED mean?
a)
buy all the time
b)
call your friend
c)
refuse to buy
20.
The Stamp Act was REPEALED. What does REPEALED mean?
a)
made more
b)
took back
c)
finished
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