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Chapter 8, Lesson 3: Colonists Speak Out

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a budget?

a)

A plan for spending money.

b)

To cancel, or undo, a law.

c)

The freedom of people to make their own laws.

d)

To refuse to buy or use goods or services.

2.

What is representation ?

a)

The freedom of people to make their own laws.

b)

An official statement.

c)

The act of working against one’s own government.

d)

The act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

3.

The act of working against one’s own government is...

a)

representation

b)

budget

c)

treason

d)

declaration

4.

An official statement is...

a)

treason

b)

budget

c)

declaration

d)

representation

5.

To repeal is to cancel, or undo, a law.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Liberty is...

a)

the act of working against one’s own government.

b)

the freedom of people to make their own laws.

c)

the act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

d)

to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

7.

To boycott means

a)

to make a plan for spending money.

b)

to cancel, or undo, a law.

c)

to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

d)

to make an official statement.

8.

Parliament passed new laws requiring American colonists to pay more taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Sugar Act taxed:

a)

paper goods such as newspapers, cards, stamps.

b)

sugar and other goods coming into the colonies from other places.

c)

lead and glass.

d)

tea.

10.

Why did colonists begin to speak out against the British government? (2 answers)

a)

Parliament passed a law called the Sugar Act.

b)

Parliament took away slavery.

c)

They had no representation in the British Parliament.

d)

Parliament made them work jobs they didn't want to do.

11.

The _______________ , forced colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

12.

How did the American colonists react to the Stamp Act?

a)

They made better products.

b)

They burned British ships.

c)

They boycotted British goods.

d)

They attacked tax collectors.

13.

The “Declaration of Rights and Grievances” stated:

a)

the colonists no longer needed stamps.

b)

the colonists hated tea.

c)

the British government had no right to tax the colonists without representation.

d)

the British king was lame.

14.

Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Townshend Acts taxed: lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.

a)

stamps.

b)

lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.

c)

coffee.

d)

sugar.

16.

The Townshend Acts were passed by Parliament to keep their authority.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Having British soldiers in their cities made the colonists ___________.

a)

excited

b)

sad

c)

angry

d)

happy

18.

The Boston Massacre happened when colonists

a)

boycotted British goods.

b)

made silly faces at the British soldiers.

c)

stopped paying taxes.

d)

threw snowballs at the British soldiers.

19.

Nobody died during the Boston Massacre.

a)

True

b)

False