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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Standard 8-2
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 28mins
The end of the French and Indian War resulted in many changes for England. One major change is the amount of debt that they have incurred. England's debt caused Parliament to
increase taxes on the colonies
decrease taxes on the colonies
increase the amount of exported goods from Europe
create more naval ships
The Revenue Act of 1764 placed a luxury tax or duty on import items such as this, it is also known as the ____________Act.
Molasses
Tea
Sugar
Quartering
What was the famous quote of the colonists when protesting the British?
No taxation without representation
No representation without taxation
No taxation on tea without cream and sugar
No taxation without illumination
What is a monopoly?
The control of a product or industry by one company
Funds set aside from the sales of land in the west to support agricultural and mechanical colleges
To bring charges against a public official who is still in office
A type of tax that is placed on recreational activities
Who did the King feel should pay for the war?
British
colonists
Spain
The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.
paper
plastic
pollution
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
A secret society of men who were inventors
A secret society of men who worked with the King of England to keep the peace in the colonies
A secret society of men who fought against the taxation of the colonies
Tax collectors
Define Patriot.
A group of religious separatists who came to Plymouth in 1620 to found a colony
Presbyterian Scots who lived in Northern Ireland in the 17th century
The name given to an American who fought the British in the American Revolution
An indirect tax is:
A type of tax that is placed on recreational activities
A type of tax that is placed on an item at the time it is purchased
A type of tax that is placed on an item at the time it is purchased.
The French and Indian War was the first global war. In South Carolina it was the direct cause of the ________________ war.
The Iroquois War
The Catawba War
The Cherokee War
The Trail of Tears
Who won the Cherokee War?
The Cherokee
The Backcountry settlers and the British
The French
The Spanish
What was the legacy of the Cherokee War to the colony of South Carolina?
The Cherokee lost most of their territory
The Cherokee gained most of their territory back from the backcountry settlers
The Cherokee neither gained nor lost territory
The Cherokee created a new positive relationship with the British
What was the Long Cane Massacre?
An attack on backcountry settlers by the Cherokee Indians
An attack on the Cherokee Indians by the lowcountry militia
An attack on the French by the Catawba Indians
An attack on the Spanish by the British
As a result of the French and Indian War, Great Britain incurred a significant debt that they thought the American colonists should...
pay a small amount of the debt.
accept the taxes placed on them.
disregard any new taxes.
place a tax on goods going to England.
What did the "Tea Act" do?
taxed tea on tea that came from China
taxed tea
gave The British India Company exclusive rights to sell tea to the colonies
taxes only on tea from the British East India Company
These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.
The Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts
The Townshend Acts
Writs of Assistance
These very harsh acts were designed after the Boston Tea Party and included closing Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Which of the following is NOT included in the laws labeled The Intolerable Acts of 1773?
The Quartering Act, which required the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers
The direct tax requiring a stamp on all items on paper in the colonies, including legal documents, newspapers and playing cards.
The Boston Port Act, which closed the Port of Boston until the city agreed to pay back England for the losses incurred by the Boston Tea Party
This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.
The Quebec Act
The Stamp Act
The Declaratory Act
The Quartering Act
a form of protest that uses threats of physical harm or public humiliation
coercion
combat
commercial
consent
What happened in the Charles Town Tea Party?
The captain of a ship that sailed from London was forced to destroy tea from his cargo by dumping it into the Charles Town harbor
The Charles Town merchants who order the tea never took possession, and were forced to lose the money on the investment (some versions say it was dumped into the harbor, others say it was left on the docks to rot).
The Sons of Liberty climbed aboard ships in the Charles Town harbor and destroyed the tea that was brought in from England.
What was the First Continental Congress?
A meeting of representatives from the 13 colonies except Georgia, who came together to discuss ideas of how to handle the crumbling relationship with England
A meeting in England with Benjamin Franklin and Parliament discussing the behaviors of the colonies and what England was going to do to punish them
A meeting among representatives from ALL of the 13 colonies who came together to discuss ideas of how to handle the crumbling relationship with England
What did Parliament and King George III do to the document that contained a list of complaints about the British government?
Reviewed the document, made changes, and sent it back to the Continental Congress
Reviewed the document, and agreed to change the way England was taxing the colonies
Completely ignored the document
The Declaration of Independence was based on the philosophies of:
Henry Middleton
John Locke
Eliza Lucas
Thomas Heyward
A type of hit-and-run tactic used in warfare (by the Patriots in the Rev. War)
Guerilla Warfare
Ratify
Repeal
"No taxation without representation"
What treaty called for a position of neutrality between the loyalists and the patriots in the Upcountry?
the Treaty of Augusta
the Treaty of Ninety-Six
the Treaty of Orangeburg
the Treaty of Greenville
Where was the last major battle of the American Revolution in South Carolina fought?
Camden
Cowpens
Eutaw Springs
Siege of Charleston
How did the British reward slaves who served them in the American Revolution?
They paid them well.
They gave them medals.
They gave them their freedom.
They took them to England to live after the war.
An economic concept where it was believed that colonies existed to contribute to the wealth and power of the Mother Country.
mercantilism
headright system
sovereignty
manumission
Mercantilism lead to a conflict between France and England over control of land and settlements in North America. This conflict is known as the:
100 years war
French and Indian war
Battle of Fort William Henry
The engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere tells a version of the events which project the British soldiers as the aggressors and the Boston colonists as innocent victims. This painting is a form of:
Boycott
Propaganda
Coercion
Who wrote the declaration of Independence?
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What famous document was drafted at the Second Continental Congress?
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris 1763
The Constitution
Which was one reason given by the colonists for declaring their independence from England?
Slavery
Taxes without their consent
French and Indian War
How did the Patriots differ from the Loyalists during the American Revolution?
Patriots wanted colonial independence from France while Loyalists supported the French King.
Patriots wanted colonial independence from Britain while Loyalists supported the British King.
Loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the colonial government and the patriots supported the British King.
Which of the following men was NOT a representative of South Carolina in the Second Continental Congress?
Thomas Lynch Jr.
Arthur Middleton
Benjamin Franklin
