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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________: a tax on items the colonists needed (sugar, coffee, cloth)

a)

Stamp Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Intolerable Acts

2.

After the war Britain wrote the _________________________________. The colonists were mad because this official statement would not let them move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Proclamation of 1763

3.

A ________ is money that people pay to their government in return for services.

a)

Dollars

b)

Coins

c)

Tax

d)

Fee

4.

Over what land did the British and the French Fight?

a)

Columbus, Ohio

b)

Boston, Massachusetts

c)

The Ohio River Valley

d)

The Great Plains

5.

What were the THREE main effects of the French and Indian War?

a)

England doubled the land they owned.

b)

Britain blockaded the Boston Harbor.

c)

The Treaty of Paris was signed.

d)

Britain started to tax the colonists.

6.

Who two countries fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

The Indians and the French.

b)

The French and the British

c)

The Colonists and Britain

d)

The Indians and the British.

7.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

The British

b)

The Colonists

c)

The Indians

d)

The French

8.

Those who wanted independence from England were called____________________.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Patriots

c)

Allies

d)

Loyalist

9.

Those who wanted to stay loyal to England and the King were ___________________.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Colonists

d)

Patriots

10.

Taxes upset the colonists because they had no ___________________________ in parliaments , so they could not vote on the taxes.

a)

Comrades

b)

Representation

c)

Allies

d)

Friends

11.

The colonists formed _____________________ groups for men and women.

a)

Lunch

b)

Protest

c)

Recess

d)

Social

12.

The mens protest group was called ________________________________.

a)

The Sons of Freedom

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

The Men of Liberty

d)

The Men of Massachusetts

13.

The lady protest group was called ____________________________________.

a)

Women of Wonder

b)

The Daughters of Freedom

c)

The Girls of Greatness

d)

The Daughters of Liberty

14.

The Daughters of Liberty and the Sons of Liberty had to meet in _____________________, because the soldiers (or redcoats) were capture them.

a)

Boats

b)

Secret

c)

Town

d)

Safety

15.

The _______________________ dressed up like Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act. This is known was the _________________________ Tea Party.

a)

Boston

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Men of Massachusetts

d)

British

16.

Who made an engraving of the Boston Massacre?

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Georgia Washington

17.

The colonists disagreed with the Stamp Act. This was a tax on anything ______________________ on paper.

a)

printed

b)

scribbled

c)

typed

d)

drawn

18.

What was the punishment for the soldiers who fired shots at the Boston Massacre?

a)

Oyster shells and snowballs were thrown at them.

b)

They were sent to jail.

c)

They got a symbol on their hands.

d)

Their thumbs got branded.

19.

How many people died in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Seven

d)

Six

20.

What TWO things did the Townshend Act put taxes on?

a)

Sugar

b)

Glass

c)

Bread

d)

Tea

21.

What fort did England capture during the French and Indian War?

a)

Fort Niagara

b)

Fort New York

c)

Fort Benning

d)

Fort Necessity

22.

What man helped lead Britain to victory in the French and Indian War?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

William Pit

c)

George Washington

d)

Mr. Bynum

23.

Why did American colonists protest the taxes imposed by the British government?

a)

Because they thought other items should be taxes

b)

Because they had no money

c)

Because they felt the taxes were too low to raise money

d)

Because they had no representation in Parliament

24.

When Britain block Boston's Harbor this was called ____________________________.

a)

The Quartering Acts

b)

The Stamp Acts

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Boston Massacre

25.

What year did the Stamp Act take place?

a)

1895

b)

2019

c)

2001

d)

1765