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Instigating a Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to

a)

Limit the size of ships in English waters

b)

Ensure that England benefited from Colonial trade

c)

Train sailors for the British navy

d)

Limit manufacturing in Colonial America

2.

The period of beneficial neglect that allowed the colonies to create their own society is called which of the following?

a)

Good neglect

b)

Helpful neglect

c)

Planned ignoring

d)

Salutary Neglect

3.

The belief that colonies existed to benefit the mother country is known as which of the following?

a)

Profit

b)

Making the Queen/King happy

c)

Winning!!!!

d)

Mercantilism

4.

Before the French and Indian War, both the British and the French wanted to build a fort near which geographic feature?

a)

Forks of Ohio

b)

Forks of Mississippi

c)

Quebec of St. Lawrence

d)

Forks of Missouri

5.

Which of the following WAS NOT part of the Navigation Acts?

a)

Trade has to happen with colonial or English built ships

b)

Slaves can only come from West Africa

c)

Fur, rice, indigo, cotton and tobacco can only be shipped to England

d)

Colonies can only trade with approved countries or they are taxed on the products

6.

Which of the following caused the British to lose multiple battles during the French and Indian war?

a)

Iroquois allies

b)

Strong navy

c)

More people

d)

Fighting style

7.

What did England get from the French and Indian War?

a)

Land

b)

Debt

c)

Land and Debt

d)

None of the above

8.

The Albany Plan of Union called for

a)

One general government among the colonies

b)

Additional soldiers

c)

One general defense

d)

Representation for all citizens of America

9.

The French and Indian War is the "war with two names" What is the war called in Europe?

a)

The Native War

b)

The 10 Year War

c)

The 7 Year War

d)

The French and Indian War

10.

In order to make a profit, colonists frequently did which of the following in regards to the Navigation Acts?

a)

Followed the laws completely - they benefited the colonies

b)

Smuggled products and bribed British officials

c)

Made their own laws

d)

None of the above

11.

Under the Quartering Act, what could military commanders do?

a)

House soldiers in colonists homes

b)

Tax residents for the support of the soldiers

c)

Take over hotels

d)

Build new homes to shelter soldiers

12.

This act was passed to avoid war with the Native Americans.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Writs of Assistance

13.

This act taxed legal documents, newspapers, almanacs & pamphlets in the colonies to raise revenue.

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Stamp Act

14.

The Boston Tea Party took place to protest

a)

Quartering British soldiers in private homes

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

The high price of tea

d)

The tax on tea that lowered the price of tea

15.

Actions taken by the British because of the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Declaratory Act

16.

One of the best forms of propaganda the colonists had to sway people to the patriot side was which event?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Stamp Act

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Boston Tea Party

17.

The Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act & the Quartering Act were all easily ignored because of which of the following?

a)

They didn't care what Britain thought

b)

The laws were complicated

c)

The colonists didn't understand the laws

d)

They didn't affect all colonists

18.

Which of the following battles was known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World?"

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

19.

The Stamp Act, the Townshend Act and the Boston Massacre all had the effect of doing what for the colonies?

a)

They were all easy to ignore

b)

They divided the colonies

c)

They united the colonies

d)

None of the above

20.

This law taxed paint, glass paper, lead and tea.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

There was no law to tax these items

21.

How many people died as a result of the Boston Massacre?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

8

d)

11

22.

"Many of the colonial storekeepers couldn't give away any of the British goods on the stores' shelves. It was as if the colonists had agreed not to buy any English products."

What idea is being described?

a)

Boycott

b)

Tariff

c)

Tax

d)

Strike

23.

The Sugar Act and the Townshend had what in common?

a)

They both lowered taxes on the items

b)

They both raised taxes on the items

c)

They were both a direct tax

d)

They were both an indirect tax

24.

The British were attempting to capture rebel leaders and colonial ammunition.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Quartering Act

d)

The British never did this

25.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Ships searched upon entry to Boston Harbor

b)

British officials tried of crimes in England

c)

Reinstate the Quartering Act

d)

Stopped Massachusetts assemblies from meeting