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WorksheetsTension in the Colonies
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did The Boston Tea Party occur?
a)
England
b)
New York
c)
Boston
d)
North Carolina
2.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
3.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
4.
Was the Boston Tea Party a part of the causes of the revolution?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
5.
What ship did the Boston Tea Party happen on?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
American Indians
d)
None of the above
6.
The colonists/people were disguised as __________.
a)
British
b)
American Indians
c)
French
d)
None of the above
7.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
8.
Define boycott.
a)
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
b)
import tax
c)
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
d)
to surrender
9.
What was the Tea Act?
a)
The Act of the British raising prices on colonial tea
b)
Smuggling Tea
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
People drinking tea
10.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
11.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
12.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
13.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
14.
During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that wanted independence. This group was called the
a)
Grange.
b)
Sons of Liberty.
c)
Green Mountain Boys.
d)
Regulators.
15.
Which British law required colonists to provide British troops with housing?
a)
Proclamation Of 1763
b)
Townshend Act
c)
British Housing Act
d)
Quartering Act
16.
Who was consider to be the first person to die in the American Revolution?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Samuel Gray
c)
James Caldwell
d)
Patrick Carr
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