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Colonial Dissatisfaction

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This was a tax on all printed/paper materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
2.
France was in control of the __________ trade in the Ohio River Valley.
a)
gold
b)
silver
c)
salt
d)
fur
3.
Great Britain had a desire to remain a __________________.
a)
economic leader
b)
world power
c)
monarchy
d)
protector of native lands
4.

One reason for Great Britain taxing the colonies was

a)

To raise revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War

b)

To show the colonists they were more powerful

c)

To gain control of the fur trade

d)

To demonstrate how government should be run

5.
True or False:  Great Britain taxed the colonies to help finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is Parliament?
a)
The colonial legislature of Virginia
b)
The British Legislature
c)
The Legislature of the United States
d)
The Advisors for King George III
7.
This picture illustrates the Proclamation of 1763 which restricted the movement of settlers westward of what geographic feature?
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
The Ohio River
c)
The Shenandoah Valley
d)
The Appalachian Mountains
8.
Which of the following is not a source of colonial dissatisfaction?
a)
The colonies had representation in Parliament.
b)
The colonies opposed British taxes.
c)
The colonists resented the colonial governors.
d)
The Proclamation of 1763
9.

What event left Great Britain in debt?

a)

Establishment of the American Colonies

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

American Revolution

10.

What did the colonies trade to Great Britain for manufactured goods?

a)

molasses

b)

raw materials

c)

slaves

d)

tools

11.

Who appointed the Colonial governors?

a)

Colonial Legislatures

b)

Colonists

c)

King or Proprietor

d)

Parliament

12.

What law prevented colonists from moving westward? - West of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Proclamation of 1765

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townsend Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

13.

Why did the colonists oppose taxation?

a)

It was a punishment from Great Britain

b)

No representation in Parliament

c)

The colonists had their own taxes

d)

Taxes were not needed

14.

What was the purpose of the Royal Governors?

a)

To monitor colonial legislatures

b)

To punish the colonists

c)

To check the colonists pay their taxes

d)

To arrest the colonists

15.

Great Britain wanted to -

a)

punish their colonists

b)

remain a world power

c)

fight their colonists

d)

defeat Spain

16.

Who enforced British laws in the colonies?

a)

tax collectors

b)

colonial governors

c)

colonial legislatures

d)

police officers

17.
Great Britain _________ taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise money to pay for the French & Indian War.
a)
imposed
b)
ended
c)
destroyed
d)
removed
18.
Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise money to pay for the ___________________.
a)
French & Indian War
b)
Civil War
c)
War of 1812
d)
American Revolution
19.
One of Great Britain's reasons for taxing the colonies was to help finance (pay for) the maintenance of _______ troops in the colonies
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
American
20.
The colonies had no ___________ in Parliament
a)
representation
b)
money
c)
explorers
d)
troops
21.
Great Britain wanted _________ control over colonial legislatures.
a)
strict
b)
loose
c)
no
d)
some
22.
A "Legislature" is a place where ______ are made.
a)
laws
b)
machines
c)
tools
d)
ships
23.
Some colonists ______ the power of the colonial ________.
a)
resented, governors
b)
loved, governors
c)
resented, senators
d)
loved, senators
24.
The Proclamation of 1763 came ________ the French & Indian War.
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
25.
The ______________________, _______ the western movement of settlers.
a)
Proclamation of 1763, restricted
b)
Proclamation of 1763, encouraged
c)
Proclamation of 1963, encouraged
d)
Proclamation of 1783, restricted
26.
Which is a reason for Britain taxing the colonies?
a)
Supporting a large navy
b)
Maintenance of British troops in the colonies
c)
Supporting land treaties with Indians
d)
Building new governor's mansions
27.
Which is a reason for Britain taxing the colonies?
a)
Paying for the French and Indian War
b)
Building new castle's for King George III
c)
Training British troops
d)
Supporting exploration
28.
Who did colonists feel had too much power in the colonies?
a)
representative
b)
proprietor
c)
governor
d)
King George III
29.
The French and Indian war was between the French and...
a)
Native Americans
b)
Great Britain
c)
Indians
d)
your mom
30.

I wrote poems and plays about Independence.

a)

Phyllis Diller

b)

Philip Bailey

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Betsy Ross

31.
I helped frame the Declaration of Independence and gained French support for the war. 
a)
Paul Revere
b)
John Adams
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Benjamin Franklin
32.

I championed the cause for Independence.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Adams

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Benjamin Franklin

33.

I made the daring ride to warn the colonist the "British are coming!"

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Jack Black

c)

Cotton Mather

d)

Benjamin Franklin

34.

I was the commander of the Continental Army.

a)

George Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Grover Washington

d)

Thomas Brady

35.

I was the British general that surrendered to George Washington.

a)

General Lee

b)

Lord Worthington

c)

General Confusion

d)

Lord Cornwallis

36.

I was the King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary era.

a)

King Joseph I

b)

King Biscuit

c)

King George III

d)

King George VII

37.

I am the major author of the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Jefferson Davis

38.

I uttered the famous and inspiring quote "Give me liberty or give me death!"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Henry

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