WorksheetsThe Sons of Liberty
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Colonists, known as American patriots, who spoke out against the British.
A group of religious rebels.
People who followed King George's rule.
King George III's loyal subjects.
What is treason?
paying unfair taxes
people who work against their country by protesting against the King
people who fought in the French and Indian War
people who were loyal to the King
What did the Sons of Liberty want from British Parliament?
They wanted the colonies to pay all taxes.
They wanted the King to create more taxes.
They wanted the British Parliament to hear their concerns.
They wanted the British Parliament to ignore them and let them live a happy life alone.
Select three ways the Sons of Liberty showed that they disagreed with the British Parliament.
They protested by speaking out against the taxes.
They wrote thank you letters to the King thanking him for the taxes.
They boycotted British good by refusing to them.
They captured British tax collectors and ran them out of town or made them quit their job.
Why did the British Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
Because so many colonists loved the Act.
Because so many colonists opposed the tax.
Because so many colonists were leaving the colonies.
Because the Native Americans did not like the taxes.
How did the British Parliament feel about the Stamp Act?
Parliament felt that the taxes on printed materials was fair.
They did not like the taxes as well.
They boycotted the tax themselves in Great Britain.
They paid the tax willingly.
What was the Declaratory Act?
British soldiers had to pay taxes too.
It was an act stating that the British government had the power to legislate or make laws and pass taxes over the colonies.
It was an act declaring that the British would no longer tax the colonists.
It was a tax on the Declaration of Independence.
What was a second thing the Sons of liberty wanted?
They wanted to be mean to the colonists.
They wanted to be nice to the British.
They wanted to pay the taxes.
They wanted freedom to make their own laws and pass their own taxes.
