WorksheetsRoad to Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The French and Indian war was between?
a)
France and Native Americans
b)
France and England
c)
England and American Colonies
d)
France and England with most Native Americans fighting for France
2.
The law that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
3.
The law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
Proclamation of 2016
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Indian Lands Proclamation
d)
Proclamation of 1763
4.
The incident where American colonists engaged in conflict with British soldiers on King Street, and British soldiers shot & killed 5 American colonists
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Battle at Lexington
d)
Boston Red Sox
5.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
Sugar
b)
Animal furs
c)
Paper products
d)
Glass
6.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
7.
Colonist were especially upset with the British government because it did not allow the -
a)
colonial business to support royal taxes
b)
colonists to have representation in Parliament
c)
powers of colonial legislatures to increase
d)
laws passed by parliament to govern the colonies
8.
Which of these was a common slogan associated (connected) with the American Revolution?
a)
"Remember the Alamo!"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"Fifty-four forty or fight!"
d)
"Remember the Maine!"
9.
What is a refusal to buy goods called?
a)
congress
b)
repeal
c)
boycott
d)
bankrupt
10.
Who is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
11.
These acts were passed by British Parliament in
order to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea
Party
order to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea
Party
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
12.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
13.
Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?
a)
It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
b)
It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
c)
It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
d)
It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
14.
What group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Sons of Anarchy
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Liberty Ladies
15.
What is a militia?
a)
Militia is the name of Britain's law-making assembly.
b)
A militia is a tax on imported goods.
c)
A militia is a refusal to buy goods.
d)
A militia is a volunteer army.
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