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Unit 2 Causes of the American Revolutionary War Part 1 of 2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On March 5, 1770 a group of protesters were violently killed in the street of Boston. Which of the following was the first African American to die—

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Wentworth Cheswell

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

James Armistead

2.

The Ohio River Valley and Fur trading were both causes of which event—

a)

Sugar act

b)

Boston massacre

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Fundamental orders of Connecticut

3.

Representative government began in the English colonies with the--

a)

Virginia House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Passage of the Maryland Toleration Act

d)

Massachusetts town meetings

4.

Which of the following documents was established as a social contract in order to maintain peace amongst men in Plymouth, Massachusetts 1620--

a)

Fundamental orders of Connecticut

b)

Albany plan of union

c)

Treaty of Paris 1763

d)

Mayflower Compact

5.
This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
d)
Quartering Act
6.
This act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on selling tea to the colonies. It made the taxed tea cheaper than the smuggled tea.  (Remember: a monopoly means they controlled the sale of ALL the tea)
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boycott
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Tea Act
7.
Which of the following made it illegal for the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Proclamation of 1963
b)
Proclamation of 1973
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Proclamation of 1873
8.
England forced the colonies to pay taxes in order to pay off the debt from which war?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War I
9.
What was the event called where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers in Boston?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Battle of Boston
d)
Boston Harbour
10.
What was the law that was passed that required colonists to house British troops in 1765?
a)
House the Troops Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
The Fair Housing Act (FHA)
d)
British Renters Insurance
11.

The Intolerable Acts resulted from the

a)

Henry Patricks speech

b)

Paul Revere's ride

c)

The Tea Act

d)

Boston Tea Party

12.

The tax on any paper goods and even playing cards was the

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

13.

To boycott something is to

a)

refuse to follow diretions

b)

refuse to buy something

c)

take up arms against

d)

refuse to accept the punishment or consequence

14.

What land did Great Britain own after the French and Indian War?

a)

Land east of the Mississippi River

b)

Land south of the Rio Grande River

c)

All of Canada

d)

the Hawaiian Islands

15.

This image is most likely depicting

a)

the Boston Tea Party

b)

a ride to Valley Forge

c)

George Washington crossing the Delaware.

d)

Paul Revere's midnight ride.

16.

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

17.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to

a)

free speech.

b)

a trial by jury.

c)

the pursuit of happiness.

d)

worship as they choose.

18.

Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?

a)

U. S. Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Treaty of Paris

19.

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

a)

They ended the French and Indian War

b)

They were the last battles of the American Revolution

c)

They took place in Virginia

d)

They were the first battles of the American Revolution

20.

Who said the famous words "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

a)

Paul Revere

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Patrick Henry

21.

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea. "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Patrick Henry

22.

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

a)

The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

b)

The colonists had more money than the British

c)

The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.

23.

Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.

a)

Common Core

b)

Common Sense

c)

Common Knowledge

d)

Common Hero

24.

The Thirteen Colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom?

a)

liberty

b)

taxes

c)

patriot

d)

loyalty