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WorksheetsPrelude to the Revolution
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following is one way the Enlightenment affected how government was viewed during this time period?
It led scientists to better understand the basic laws that govern nature
It led the colonists to begin to demand more political equality for all citizens
It led citizens to become more isolated and less likely to discuss politics
It led people to believe a social contract existed between the government and its citizens
Which of the following happened as a result of the proclamation of 1763
The fighting between the colonists and the Native Americans ended
Colonists were angered and began a rebellion against the English
The French were allowed to settle as the colonists left.
Most colonists thought the law was unfair and continued to settle on the Western frontier
What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence
To keep the British informed of the colonist's actions
To discuss British actions and decide on a response
To increase support for British rule
To protest the Stamp Act
This law affected everything printed on paper.
Paper act
Stamp act
Tea act
Townshend Act
__________ allowed British officials to search anyone's property at any time for smuggled goods.
Writs of assistance under the Townshend Act
A provision in the Proclamation of 1763
The definition of Salutary neglect
A provision in the Tea Act
What was the Tea Act?
If forced colonists to buy British tea instead of less expensive colonial tea.
It limited how much tea each colonists could purchase from the British East India company.
It placed a tax on tea so colonist had to pay higher prices for tea bought from colonial merchants.
It allowed the British East India company to sell tea directly to colonists instead of through a colonial merchant.
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
Colonist who wanted to monopolize the tea trade.
Colonist who wanted to block all colonial trade with Britain.
Colonist who wanted to run for seats in the British Parliament.
Colonists who organized anti-British protests.
Which of the following was the reaction of the English government to the colonial protest against the Stamp Act?
Parliament quartered troops in colonist's homes.
Parliament ignored the protest and continued enforcing the law.
Parliament rounded up and arrested the members of the Sons of Liberty.
Parliament repealed the Act due to pressure received from British merchants.
Colonists learned that their most effective (best) weapon against unpopular British tax measures was
Violent demonstrations, such as tar and feathering
Sending written petitions to Parliament
Boycotting British goods
Writing anti-british editorials in the newspaper
Why did parliament pass the coercive or intolerable Acts
To punish the colonists for the Boston massacre
To punish the colonists for buying "Liberty tea"
To punish colonial newspapers for writing anti-british articles.
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
What was the goal of the First
Continental Congress
To ask King George III to correct problems with the colonies
To declare independence from Great Britain
To ask Parliament to repeal the intolerable Acts
To plan a convention to make laws to govern the colonies
What did the second Continental Congress accomplish when it met in May of 1775
It voted to declare independence from Great Britain
It established a committee to list grievances for King George III
It created a constitution and asked for aid from France
It petition King George III again and created a Continental Army just in case.
This philosopher came up with the idea of natural rights.
John Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This philosopher believed in tolerance and protecting freedom of speech.
John Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which of the following happened last?
The American revolution began in Lexington and Concord.
The colonies signed the Declaration of Independence
The Boston Tea Party
The the colonists sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.
Which of the following statements IS NOT a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To list the wrongs done to them by English king
To provide reasons for separating from England
To formally declare the colonies free and independent states
To establish laws for American citizens
How did the series of navigation Acts affect the colonies?
They helped the colonists because they allowed colonial ships to transport their goods.
They hurt the colonists since they set limits on which nations could trade for colonial goods.
They hurt the colonists because there was low demand in England for colonial goods.
They helped the colonists since local demand for colonial goods was higher than foreign demand.
Why did Great Britain raise taxes in its American colonies?
To pay for keeping an army in the colonies
To punish the colonists who defied the Proclamation of 1763
To pay for canals and new ships to aid colonial trade
To punish the colonists for supporting the French during the French and Indian war
The Declaratory Act made clear that...
Parliament had the right to make laws governing the colonists
Colonial government had the right to make their own
Colonial newspapers had freedom of the press
The king had the right to appoint Royal governors
Who was chosen by the second Continental Congress to command the new Continental Army?
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Which of the following happened first?
The American revolution began in Lexington and Concord.
The colonies signed the Declaration of Independence
The Boston Tea Party
The the colonists sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.
This taxed molasses and is known as the first tax passed after the French and Indian War?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
They argued for more taxes
They moved to the Atlantic Coast
They resorted to smuggling
They went to court
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because —
tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others
colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England
American colonists lacked representation in Parliament
landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade
This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express?
The colonies must unite against the French or face destruction.
The colonies must avoid conflict with Britain or face ruin.
The colonies must stop the swarm of poisonous snakes.
The colonies must obtain representation in the British Parliament.
The taxes and trade restrictions placed upon the American Colonist by the British government following the French and Indian War were a new thing to the colonists?
Yes, the American Colonists had never been taxed or had trade restrictions placed on them.
No, the American Colonists had taxes and trade restrictions placed on them but they were loosely enforced.
The Stamp Act was repealed after
the colonists convened and carried out a coordinated boycott.
the colonist tar and feathered all tax collectors in New England.
the colonist began creating their own finished goods.
all of the above.
Why did the British plan a surprise march on Concord in April 1775?
to arrest Paul Revere
to seize colonial supplies and weapons
to enforce colonial trade with England
to stop the Continental Congress from meeting
The "shot heard round the world" refers to?
the order to fire by the British captain at the Boston Massacre
the start of fighting on Bunker Hill
the first shot fired at British troops in Lexington
the signal given to begin Paul Revere's ride
Why is the Battle of Bunker Hill important?
it helped the Patriots win back Boston
it led to the capture of important cannons used to defend the city
it was a loss, but showed the Patriots could hold their own against the British
it was a win, but the Patriots lost double the soldiers compared to the British
