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Road to the American Revolution

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

During the _______________________________ the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped British cargo into Boston Harbor

a)

Washington Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Battle of Lexington

2.

Why did the British Parliament begin to tax the colonists?

a)

To pay for the French and Indian War.

b)

To warn the colonists that the British (regulars) were coming.

c)

Because, hey, free money!

d)

To pay for the tea the colonists had dumped in the harbor.

3.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

Men of the __________________ spoke out against British control and taxes with rallies, speeches, and songs.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

e)

Sons of Justice

4.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

The _________________ stated that the colonists must stay on the east side of the Appalachian mountains.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Guardians of the Mountain Pass

5.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

__________________________ was the first general of the Continental Army.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Braun Strowman

c)

Benajmin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

e)

George Washington

6.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

Colonists who supported the King of Great Britain were called __________________.

a)

Patriots

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Loyalists

d)

Cheerleaders for the King

e)

Sons of King George III

7.

Choose all the items below that were taxed as part of the Stamp Act

a)

Paper

b)

Glass

c)

Newspapers

d)

Wood

8.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

Colonists who supported the American cause for independence from Great Britain were called ______________________________.

a)

Patriots

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Loyalists

d)

Rabblerousers

9.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride from Boston to Lexington to ______________________________.

a)

pay for the French and Indian War

b)

warn the colonists that the British (regulars) were coming

c)

get some Dunkin Donuts and an iced coffee

10.

Choose all the items below that were taxed as part of the Stamp Act

a)

Playing cards

b)

Stamps

c)

Newspapers

d)

Paper

e)

Pamphlets

11.

Choose the correct answer below to fill in the blank:

The ______________________________ started with a snowball fight.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Philadelphia Massacre

d)

Battle of Concord

12.

Which item below was NOT taxed as part of the Stamp Act?

a)

Pamphlets

b)

Stamps

c)

Tea

d)

Newspapers

13.

What does the phrase "no taxation without representation" mean?

a)

The colonists felt they should not have to pay taxes to Great Britain without having representatives in Parliament.

b)

It was just a fun phrase that rhymed that the colonists liked to sing.