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Causes of the Revolutionary War

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the French-Indian War?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish

2.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of ___________

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

California

3.

Other than keeping colonists off native land, why did Britain not want them moving west?

a)

so they could attack them easier

b)

they were worried they would get eaten in by mountain lions

c)

so they could trade easier with them

d)

so they could make friends with the Spanish

4.

Why did the British begin taxing the colonists?

a)

They were greedy and wanted more money

b)

pay for war & pay their soldiers along the Proclam. of 1763

c)

pay for soldiers lining up along the Proclam of 1763 line

d)

To pay for war expenses

5.

Who did colonies think was the only person who had the right to apply a tax to its citizens?

a)

British Government

b)

Native Americans

c)

Colonies Government

d)

The King

6.

The _____________ was passed to stop smugglers, which were trying to evade British Taxes.

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

7.

The tax on imported molasses was called the _____________

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

8.

Sugar act ______________ the tax on imported molasses

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

took away

9.

The tax that was placed on printed material such as newspapers and playing cards was the _____

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

10.

This act which required colonists to shelter British Troops on demand.

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

11.

What is this comic trying to show us?

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

e)

No taxation without representation

12.

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions​ for all the colonies

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Declaratory Act

e)

Intolerable Act

13.

The act that was passed allowing colonists to tax imported goods was the ____________

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend​ Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Declaratory Act

e)

Intolerable Act

14.

During this event the colonists taunted the British Soldiers & threw snowballs at them

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Battle of Snowballs

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Revolutionary War

15.

What does the drawing represent?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Revolutionary War

16.

Who drew the drawing attached?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Hamilton

17.

Where was the Boston Massacre?

a)

Open Field

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

Boston Custom house

d)

Boston Courthouse

18.

Who started the Boston Massacre?

a)

Native Americans

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Colonists

19.

How many colonists died total at the Boston Massacre?

a)

10

b)

125

c)

5

d)

3

20.

How many colonists died ON SCENE at the Boston Massacre?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

10

21.

Who was the first American colonist to die on scene at the Boston Massacre?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Paul Revere

c)

George Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

22.

What company were the British attempting to save by passing the tea act?

a)

East India Company

b)

Lipton

c)

Starbucks

d)

Colonial Tea Company

23.

The tea act passed in 1773 attempted to save the British East India Company by __________

a)

charging a higher tax on tea to colonists

b)

giving this company no taxes

c)

outlawing them from trading in the Americas

d)

lowering the tax on tea to colonists

24.

Why did the British want to help the East India tea company? (Check all that apply)

a)

They had a lot of tea that was about to go bad

b)

They were the biggest money making company in Britain

c)

They didn't have enough tea left to sell

d)

They were about to go bankrupt

25.

The tea act allowed the British East India Company to have ___________ in the colonies

a)

a business

b)

no business relations

c)

a monopoly on tea

d)

a higher tax on all tea

26.

What is the first thing the colonists did in response to the Tea Act?

a)

boycotting tea from Britain

b)

participating in the Boston Massacre

c)

Ask the governor to stop the ships and make them turn around or pay a tax

d)

participating in the Boston Tea Party

27.

What is the second thing the colonists did in response to the Tea Act?

a)

boycotting tea from Britain

b)

participating in the Boston Massacre

c)

Ask the governor to stop the ships and make them turn around or pay a tax

d)

participating in the Boston Tea Party

28.

What did the colonists dress up like when they arrived at the Boston Harbor for the tea party?

a)

Mohawk Indians

b)

British Soldiers

c)

Beauty and the Beast

d)

Loyalists

29.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Daughters of Liberty

d)

British Soldiers

30.

How much tea did the colonists dump during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

100 tea chests

b)

372 tea chests

c)

271 tea chests

d)

541 tea chests

31.

How long did it take for the colonists to dump the tea?

a)

1 hour

b)

10 minutes

c)

4 hours

d)

2 days

32.

After the Boston Tea Party the British King passed the _______________ to punish colonists.

a)

Intolerable Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend act

33.

What did the Intolerable Act do? (check all that apply)

a)

Closed the Boston Harbor

b)

Closed all ports in the colonies

c)

Made town meetings illegal

d)

Required town meetings to happen only on Mondays

e)

Changed the quartering act to include unoccupied houses too

34.

What was Paul Revere's goal?

a)

To let everyone know the British were coming

b)

To let everyone know that the colonists were attacking the British

c)

To tell everyone the Boston Tea Party was going to occur!

d)

To tell everyone that the British Massacre was over

35.

On the night of Paul Revere's ride he was ________

a)

hit with snowballs by passing British soldiers

b)

arrested

c)

on horse saying the British were coming

d)

sleeping

36.

This group were still wanting to be part of Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutral

37.

This group wanted independance from Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutral

38.

This group wanted to stay out of the Revolutionary War

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutral

39.

Where were the first shots exchanged between colonists and british soldiers?

a)

Lexington

b)

Concord

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Fort Ticonderoga

40.

Which battle is considered the "shot heard round the world"?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Fort Ticonderoga

41.

The official document in which the colonies declared independence from Britain is called ________

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence​

d)

Writs of Assistance

42.

The Declaration of Independence is most like a _____________________

a)

break-up letter

b)

Love letter

c)

intellectual document

d)

300 word document of the entire history of the United States

43.

Which part of the Declaration of Independence would you find "you charged us too many taxes"?

a)

Introduction

b)

Specify Complaints/Grievances

c)

Define your rights

d)

Conclusion - Declare yourself free & independent

44.

Which part of the Declaration of Independence would you find "we have certain unalienable rights"

a)

Introduction

b)

Specify Complaints/Grievances

c)

Define your rights

d)

Conclusion - Declare yourself free & independent

45.

Which part of the Declaration would you find "We should have taxation without representation?

a)

Introduction

b)

Specify Complaints/Grievances

c)

Define your rights

d)

Conclusion - Declare yourself free & independent

46.

Which part of the Declaration would you find "we're done with your crazy"

a)

Introduction

b)

Specify Complaints/Grievances

c)

Define your rights

d)

Conclusion - Declare yourself free & independent

47.

We predicted that King George said this in response to what?

a)

Colonists sending soldiers

b)

Colonists in the Boston Tea Party

c)

Colonists in the Boston Massacre

d)

Colonists sending the Declaration of Independence

48.

In the song "you'll be back" what did King George call the colonists?

a)

Submissive subjects

b)

colonists

c)

Patriots

d)

his enemies