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Road to Revolution Re-teach

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which act by the British was an "indirect tax" on several items such as lead, glass, paint and tea?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Intolerable Act

2.

The British officials could search colonists homes using this order from the British Parliament

a)

The Search Act

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Housing Act

3.

"No Taxation Without Representation" was the rallying cry of colonists during the revolution. This phrase summarizes the colonists frustration with British taxes because...

a)

They couldn't afford to pay them

b)

They were not represented in the British Parliament

c)

They also were having to pay taxes to the French

d)

They only believed in paying taxes to their colony

4.

This flag was created by Benjamin Franklin to inspire the colonists to unite against the ______________ ?

a)

Spanish

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

5.

This cartoon represents the economic system of _______________ , in which the colony provides ______________ to the mother country

a)

Capitalism, Manufactured Goods

b)

Mercantilism, Manufactured Goods

c)

Capitalism, Raw Materials

d)

Mercantilism, Raw Materials

6.

Britain's policy of ________________ changed after the French and Indian War, and they no longer had a loose governing policy of the colonies.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Boycotting

d)

Petition

7.

The Sons of Liberty's role in the road to revolution was mostly the organizing of...

a)

the creation of new taxes in the colonies

b)

acts of violence against British soldiers

c)

protests of British taxation policies

d)

religious meetings to discuss beliefs

8.

This engraving of the Boston Massacre is a great example of ____________________ used during the Revolution against the British.

a)

propaganda

b)

duties

c)

boycotts

d)

accurate information

9.

This act required colonists to let British soldiers stay in their homes

a)

Housing Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Quebec Act

10.

The _________________________ shut down the port of Boston, made colonial meetings illegal, and lead the colonists to meet at the first continental congress.

a)

Port Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Declaratory Act