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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They had Native American allies at the beginning of the war.

a)

Britain

b)

France

2.

They had more skilled troops.

a)

Britain

b)

France

3.

Their strategy was to set up ambushes at the beginning was successful.

a)

France

b)

Britain

4.

They could grow their own food.

a)

France

b)

Britain

5.

Their leadership changed midway through the war.

a)

Britain

b)

France

6.

At the end of the war, they seized an important fort.

a)

Britain

b)

France

7.

They surrendered.

a)

Britain

b)

France

8.

What was a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

France controlled the U.S.

b)

Britain controlled Canada.

c)

Britain no longer owned land in America.

d)

Spain gained control of the U.S.

9.

What was the name of Britain’s law-making assembly?

a)

Congress

b)

Meeting House

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Burgesses

10.

What were the taxes on all printed materials in the colonies called?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Tea Act

11.

What were the taxes placed on all imported goods called?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Tea Act

12.

What were forced on the colonists to punish them for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Tea Act

13.

What is the term that means refusal to buy goods?

a)

militia

b)

intolerable

c)

boycott

d)

repeal

14.

Who dressed up as Mohawks and dumped the British tea in the harbor?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Parliament

d)

Express Riders

15.

What event did the British fire into a crowd of colonists and kill 5 people?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Townshend Acts

16.

Who sided with King George III?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists