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American Revolution Chapter 5 lesson 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is debt?

a)

money owed to someone

b)

how deep water is

c)

the second word in the dictionary

2.

Why did Britain decide to tax American colonists?

a)

To pay for part of it debt

b)

to be mean

c)

because King George's mom told him to

3.

What was the Stamp Act?

a)

a law to tax printed materials in colonies

b)

paying extra money to have mail delivered

c)

Ms. Penn was here

4.

What is Britain's law making body called?

a)

parliament

b)

give me a mint

c)

government

5.

Why did the colonists think that Parliament should not tax them?

a)

Because Colonists had "taxation without representation."

b)

sing to me

c)

We're not going to take it

6.

Why was Patrick Henry's speech a significant event leading up to the American Revolution?

a)

It inspired protest against the Stamp Act

b)

It inspired protest against the Boston Tea Party

c)

It inspired protest against the sun to come out tomorrow

7.

What was the effect of the colonists protest?

a)

No one would sell the stamps

b)

Some merchants boycotted British goods

c)

Parliament repealed the Stamp Act

d)

All of the choices

8.

What is an imported good?

a)

a good made by another country

b)

a good that is good

c)

eenie meenie

9.

What were the Townshend Acts?

a)

laws that placed tariffs on imported goods from Britain

b)

laws that placed tickets in grade 6 desk

c)

laws that are followed by people who follow them on Tuesday

10.

What is one way the Parliament could react to the colonists' boycotts and protests?

a)

Parliament could repeal the Townshend Acts

b)

Parliament could give Mrs. Nelson some ice cream

c)

So what was this question about again

11.

What was the same about the colonists' reaction to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?

a)

Both resulted in protest and boycotts

b)

Both resulted in assigned test

c)

Both resulted in the apple falling from the tree

12.

What effect did the boycotts probably have on Britain's debt?

a)

made it harder for Britain to collect tax money to pay its debt

b)

made it harder to pick the right answer

c)

I think I may pick up some cake after school

13.

What group of women played a significant role in boycotting the English goods?

a)

The Daughters of Liberty

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

New York Liberty

14.

How did it Daughters of Liberty protest the Townshend Acts?

a)

Sewed their own clothes so they did not have to buy from Britain

b)

Sewed their own clothes so they did not have to by from Britain

c)

Sewed their own clothes so they did not have to bye from Britain

15.

What did the colonists want most from Britain?

a)

To be free from British taxes and more independent

b)

To sing Independent with Destiny's Child

c)

To have recess for 21 minutes