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Causes of Revolution Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Boycott

a)

to cancel a law or act

b)

government should submit to will of people

c)

refuse to buy goods from a particular country

d)

when a government neglects to enforce its laws

2.

repeal

a)

to cancel a law or act

b)

government should submit to will of people

c)

refuse to buy goods from a particular country

d)

when a government neglects to enforce its laws

3.

popular sovereignty

a)

to cancel a law or act

b)

government should submit to will of people

c)

refuse to buy goods from a particular country

d)

when a government neglects to enforce its laws

4.

salutary neglect

a)

to cancel a law or act

b)

government should submit to will of people

c)

refuse to buy goods from a particular country

d)

when a government neglects to enforce its laws

5.

Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?

a)

To get rich

b)

To pay salaries of government officials

c)

To make people more poor

6.

Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?

a)

To get rich

b)

To make people more poor

c)

To create and support an army

7.

Which is an acceptable reason a government would tax its citizens?

a)

To change a person's behavior

b)

To make people more poor

c)

To get rich

8.

Which Act taxed the key ingredients of sugar and rum?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Navigation Acts

d)

Quartering Act

9.

Why did King George III tax the colonists as little as possible on sugar?

a)

To reduce smuggling

b)

Out of his love and admiration for the colonists

c)

He didn't need the money that badly

d)

Parliament wouldn't let him

10.

What is the best thing to say about the soldiers who were tried for crimes after the Boston Massacre?

a)

They got off easy

b)

They were treated unfairly by the jurors

c)

John Adams did a terrible job as their lawyer

d)

They got a fair trial

11.

What laws were the Writs of Assistance included in?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Navigation Acts

d)

Stamp Act

12.

This image was most likely created by a...

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutralist

13.

This image was most likely created by a...

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutralist

14.

This image would be preferred by a...

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutralist

15.

True or False? The Writs of Assistance required an official to have a good reason to search a ship.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or false? John Locke's Natural Rights theory says every person is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which cause of the Revolution came first?

a)

Coercive/Intolerable Acts

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Stamp Act Protests

18.

Which cause of the Revolution came first?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Proclamation of 1763

19.

Which cause of the Revolution came first?

a)

French & Indian War

b)

Formation of the Sons of Liberty

c)

Proclamation of 1763

20.

Which cause of the Revolution came LAST?

a)

French & Indian War

b)

Formation of the Sons of Liberty

c)

Proclamation of 1763

21.

True or false? The Stamp Act taxed nearly ALL printed materials.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What goods were taxed as part of the Townshend Acts?

a)

Tea

b)

Lead

c)

Paper

d)

All goods imported to the colonies

23.

Which acts closed the Port of Boston?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

24.

Which colony was most closely watched by the British?

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Georgia

25.

As a part of which Acts was the port of Boston closed?

a)

Coercive Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Oppression Acts

26.

In which colony would you most likely find a loyalist?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York