WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution USH kkjerLPHS
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British taxes?
They preferred to pay French taxes
the British didn't help with the French and Indian War
They didn't have representation in the British Parliament
They were mostly German
They didn't like the King
What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?
Knights Templar
Redcoats
Loyal Knights of Uninterrupted Flatchulization
Illuminati
Sons of LIberty
Which of the following was not a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American Colonies?
Stamp Act
Social Security Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?
Religious Persecution
Starvation
War
Slavery
Bad Haircuts and funky Long neck Doilee collars
It took several years and many events and violations of their rights before the colonist decided to fight for their independence.
True
False
What did Patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?
Wool
english tax collectors
Coffee
Tea
What was the name of the meeting between representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies in 1774
Colonial Congress
First Continental Congress
American Parliament
Konclave of the Sacred Eye and Pyramid
House of Representatives
What nickname did the conlonists give to a series of brutal new laws passed by the British to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Horrible Acts
Abominable Acts
Really Suckee Acts
Brutal Acts
Intolerable Acts
The increased laws placed on the American colonies divided the colonies further as many supported the British.
True
False
What city did the British Blockade to punish the colonists?
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Charleston
Washington DC
What sign of British Tyranny did Patrick Henry see in his hometown that inspired him to fight the British?
the shelling (bombing of Boston)
the intolerable acts
A preacher who had been whipped to death
the hanging of American Spies
The whipping of tax protesters
For what cause did the man Whom Patrick Henry saw whipped give his life?
No taxation without representation
religious freedom, to preach the way he felt God led him to preach.
the right of the colonies to elect their own represenatives
Freedom from England
Patrick Henry felt that: (Click all that apply)
the british had committed many crimes against the colonists
the British could be reasoned with, if they couldn't then we should go to war
war has already come, why stand here doing nothing
It is better to die than become a slave
It is not man's right to disobey the King.
The Declaration of Independence is:
a love letter to His Majesty
a set of laws by which the American people will live
a Document of Divorce from England
a last chance appeal to the king to see reason
Patrick Henry is most famous for What words:
"Don't fire until you see the Whites of their eyes!"
"Wherever you're going, that's where you are."
"Free man Stand or free man fall, let us do a deed!"
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!"
"Give me Liberty, or give me death!"
