WorksheetsEvents Leading up to Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event(s) led to the Revolutionary War?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Sugar Act
d)
All of the answers
2.
Why were the British taxing everything?
a)
They were in debt and needed to make money
b)
they wanted to make everyone mad
c)
they didn't want anyone else trading
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the taxes that King George III and the British parliament forced the colonist to pay?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
The Coffee Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
4.
I was shot in the Boston Massacre, making me the first African American to die for American freedom.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Clay Matthews
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Sam Adams
5.
_______ is the angry protest where members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard
a)
Tea Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Lexington and Concord
6.
What does "boycott" mean?
a)
to refuse to buy goods or services from someone
b)
to pay taxes
c)
to sell things to other coutries
d)
to feel everything is good
7.
How many people were killed during the Boston Massacre?
a)
25
b)
35
c)
5
d)
105
8.
The British government put a tax on something the colonists drank. What was it?
a)
coffee
b)
milk
c)
tea
d)
water
9.
The main problem the colonists had with the taxes was __________.
a)
They didn't have a say in making the tax laws
b)
they just didn't want to pay taxes
c)
they didn't have any money
d)
they didn't mind paying taxes
10.
The colonists decided to meet together to discuss these problems. Where did they meet?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Georgia
d)
North Carolina
11.
What was the saying that meant "being taxed without having any input on the taxes."
a)
Charging without input
b)
Taxation without Representation
c)
Overcharging your colonists
d)
Taxation without input
12.
Which act required colonists to let soldiers stay in their homes?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
13.
Which of the following was passed by the British government to tax everything made of paper in the colonies?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act
14.
What group enforced boycotts of British goods through persuasion and intimidation?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Committee of 99
c)
British East India Company
d)
Stamp Act Congressmen
15.
Why did the British pass the Intolerable Acts?
a)
To reward the Native Americans
b)
To punish the colonists
c)
To rewards the colonists
d)
To punish the loyalist
16.
One way the colonist reacted to the Stamp Act was by...
a)
having a party
b)
boycotting British goods
c)
only buying British goods
d)
selling British goods
17.
He was the King of England during the Revolution.
a)
George Washington
b)
King George III
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
18.
What were American's called who supported independence?
a)
Tories
b)
Separatists
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
19.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Patriots
20.
The Sugar Act taxed sugar AND.....
a)
spices
b)
molasses
c)
coal
d)
tea
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