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Road to Revolution

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
d)
Quartering Act
2.
This act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on selling tea to the colonies. It made the taxed tea cheaper than the smuggled tea.  (Remember: a monopoly means they controlled the sale of ALL the tea)
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boycott
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Tea Act
3.
Who won the French & Indian War?
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Indians
4.
This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
boycott
5.
The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor until the colonists payed for all the tea. The British originally named them the
a)
Tea Act
b)
Coercive Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
boycott
6.

Taxes on imported goods.

a)

tea act

b)

townshend acts

c)

stamp act

7.

Colonists surrounded British Soliders and they killed 5 civilians.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Proclamation of 1763

8.

Colonists were angry and would often refuse to pay the taxes. They would hang tax dummies. They didn’t believe they should be taxed if they didn’t have a say.

a)

No Taxation without Representation

b)

Tea Act

c)

Townshend Acts

9.

He was known for criticizing King George III for enforcing the Stamp Act and taking a stance opposing taxes. He supported the boycott of British goods. He wrote the speech, “Give me Liberty or give me death!”

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Patrick Henry

10.

British wouldn’t let anyone else import tea to colonies

a)

Intolerable Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Boston Tea Party

11.

Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Quartering Act

12.

Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawks and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

First Continental Congress

13.

British wanted to punish for tea party so closed the ports.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Boston Massacre

14.

France fought Britain for land west of

Appalachian Mountains

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

French and Indian War

d)

No taxation without representation

15.
The French and Indian War was a battle over what land?
a)
Florida and the Ohio River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley and west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Mississippi River Valley
d)
land east of the Appalachian Mountains
16.
What was the law that was passed that required colonists to house British troops in 1765?
a)
House the Troops Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
The Fair Housing Act (FHA)
d)
British Renters Insurance
17.
The Townshend Acts taxed these items?
a)
Wheels, Windows and Wagons
b)
Paper, glass and tea
c)
Stamps, Mugs and pencils
d)
Sportswear and gym machinery
18.
Parliament is another name for _________________.
a)
British hair style
b)
British tea time
c)
British government
d)
Washington's government
19.
Parliament is another name for _________________.
a)
British hair style
b)
British tea time
c)
British government
d)
Washington's government
20.

He was the leader of the Boston Son's of Liberty.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

King George

d)

John Dickinson

21.
Money that is paid to the government is ...
a)
patriot
b)
tax
c)
Boycott
d)
loyalists
22.

To give people shelter and food is called

a)

boycotting

b)

quartering

c)

a rebellion

d)

a proclamation

23.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
24.
What law made it very expensive for colonists to import molasses?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
25.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
26.
What problem did winning the French and Indian War cause for the British?
a)
They lost their land in America.
b)
They gained more land in America.
c)
They owed a lot of money.
d)
They lost all of their trade partners.
27.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
28.
This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
d)
Quartering Act

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