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WorksheetsCauses of Revolution Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
Boycott
to cancel a law or act
government should submit to will of people
refuse to buy goods from a particular country
when a government neglects to enforce its laws
repeal
to cancel a law or act
government should submit to will of people
refuse to buy goods from a particular country
when a government neglects to enforce its laws
popular sovereignty
to cancel a law or act
government should submit to will of people
refuse to buy goods from a particular country
when a government neglects to enforce its laws
salutary neglect
to cancel a law or act
government should submit to will of people
refuse to buy goods from a particular country
when a government neglects to enforce its laws
Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?
To get rich
To pay salaries of government officials
To make people more poor
Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?
To get rich
To make people more poor
To create and support an army
Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?
To change a person's behavior
To make people more poor
To get rich
Which Act taxed the key ingredients of sugar and rum?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Navigation Acts
Quartering Act
Why did King George III tax the colonists as little as possible on sugar?
To reduce smuggling
Out of his love and admiration for the colonists
He didn't need the money that badly
Parliament wouldn't let him
What is the best thing to say about the soldiers who were tried for crimes after the Boston Massacre?
They got off easy
They were treated unfairly by the jurors
John Adams did a terrible job as their lawyer
They got a fair trial
What laws were the Writs of Assistance included in?
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Navigation Acts
Stamp Act
This image was most likely created by a...
Patriot
Loyalist
Neutralist
This image was most likely created by a...
Patriot
Loyalist
Neutralist
This image would be preferred by a...
Patriot
Loyalist
Neutralist
True or False? The Writs of Assistance required an official to have a good reason to search a ship.
True
False
True or false? John Locke's Natural Rights theory says every person is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
True
False
Which cause of the Revolution came first?
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Stamp Act Protests
Which cause of the Revolution came first?
Stamp Act
Salutary Neglect
Proclamation of 1763
Which cause of the Revolution came first?
French & Indian War
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
Proclamation of 1763
Which cause of the Revolution came LAST?
French & Indian War
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
Proclamation of 1763
True or false? The Stamp Act taxed nearly ALL printed materials.
True
False
What goods were taxed as part of the Townshend Acts?
Tea
Lead
Paper
All goods imported to the colonies
Which acts closed the Port of Boston?
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Coercive Acts
Townshend Acts
Which colony was most closely watched by the British?
Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Georgia
As a part of which Acts was the port of Boston closed?
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Oppression Acts
In which colony would you most likely find a loyalist?
Georgia
South Carolina
Massachusetts
New York
