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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution – Readiness TEKS 8.4A, 8.4C, 8.15C, 8.19A
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
British colonists largely objected to which of the following prohibitions of westward expansion following the French and Indian War?
Stamp Act of 1765
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris in 1783
Sugar Act of 1764
The following quote from Samuel Adams in 1772 is an argument against what practice imposed by Britain on the American colonists?
“Hence, as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a community to determine what they will give and grant of their substance for the administration of public affairs.”
-Samuel Adams, 1772, The Rights of the Colonists
taxation without representation
prohibition of slavery
banning of the right to own firearms
imposing limitations on land expansion
Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774?
The closing of the Port of Boston
The mandatory quartering of British soldiers
The right to ban all town meetings by the governor
The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston
Which of the following unalienable human rights were not defined in the Declaration of Independence?
right to liberty
right to be free of taxation
right to life
right to pursue happiness
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War? 8.4(C)
The British victory extended the fighting for another year
The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army.
The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority.
The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.
Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence? 8.15(C)
Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army.
Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony’s militia.
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...
In March of 1770, a group of redcoats were jeered and taunted by restless colonists. The redcoats retaliated by firing at the colonists, killing five. The event became known as the -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Massacre
Declaratory Act
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Great Britain used her colonies to make money and keep her economy healthy through a system that taxed imported items and by placing restrictions on trade. The system was called -
mercantilism
laissez-faire
capitalism
feudalism
British troops attempted to seize a supply of ammunition in April of 1775, but they were met with colonial militiamen who were alerted by Paul Revere. What battle occurred because of this action?
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Washington
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Britain had supplied the colonists with supplies and troops during the French and Indian War. Immediately after the war Britain -
passed a series of laws designed to restrict colonial trade and disrupt colonial government
closed the Boston Harbor and passed laws forcing colonists to house British troops
wanted to ask France to sell their territory west of Mississippi River
began enacting economic policies on the colonies to help pay for the war
Which of the following best explains the reasoning of the King for passing the Intolerable Acts?
"Those colonists want war....Then they will have it"
"Those colonists are not going to be allowed to move past the mountains...I will not pay to protect them from the Native Americans
"They will pay for dumping my tea overboard...make them submit to my authority?
"They are committing treason by signing that document."
