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Road to the Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

The fur trade in North America stopped.

b)

The French took control of four more colonies.

c)

The Treaty of Paris signed.

d)

Parliament decided the colonist should pay for part of the cost of the war,

2.

Who was most angered by King George III's Proclamation of 1763?

a)

British colonist

b)

French traders and settlers

c)

Native American tribes

d)

the army leaders controlling Appalachian lands.

3.

Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonist?

a)

The king wanted colonist to return to Britain.

b)

Britain needed money.

c)

Britain thought colonist were too wealthy.

d)

Britain wanted to give money to the colonist to expand their city.

4.

Many colonist were angered by the Stamp Act because

a)

it was an example of taxation without representation.

b)

there were no post offices in the colonies.

c)

they were already paying for tea that had been dumped in the Boston Harbor.

d)

the Loyalist did not have to buy the stamps.

5.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the colonists' protests of British taxes?

a)

Patrick Henry spoke at the House of Burgess

b)

The Sons of Liberty was formed.

c)

Colonists boycotted British goods.

d)

The Stamp Act was passed.

6.

Who was the first to speak out against the Stamp Act?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Christopher Gadsden

7.

What was the of British taxation on the colonies as a whole?

a)

They became more divided.

b)

They started to unite as Americans.

c)

Many paid for British support.

d)

Many colonist returned to Britain.

8.

Crispus Attucks was

a)

the leader of the Stamp Act Congress.

b)

the first person killed at the Boston Massacre.

c)

a soldier from France who came to help the Continental army.

d)

the most important Loyalist leader in the colonies.

9.

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

Benjamin Franklin

10.

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

to punish the colonies because of the Boston Tea Party.

b)

to persuade colonist to become Loyalist.

c)

to pass news from colony to colony about protest against the British

d)

to try to get Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.

11.

What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support the boycott of British goods?

a)

made tea and wove clothes.

b)

gave speeches and drew political cartoons.

c)

handed out pamphlets and posters.

d)

gave speeches and attended rallies.

12.

Who made George Washington the leader of the Continental army?

a)

the House of Burgesses

b)

the British Parliament

c)

the Minutemen

d)

the Second Continental Congress

13.

How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonist?

a)

It showed that many colonist did not like tea.

b)

It showed that many colonist supported Mohawk causes.

c)

It showed that the colonist strongly protested the tea tax.

d)

It showed that the tea would remain in Boston.

14.

Common Sense, a pamphlet urging the colonies to break away from Britain, was written by

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

King George III

15.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

16.

What was a Patriot?

a)

colonist opposed to British rule

b)

British soldier opposed to British rule over the colonies

c)

colonist who agreed with British rule

d)

British soldier who agreed with British rule over the colonies

17.

Which Patriot warned of the British attack?

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

George Washington

18.

Who offered to lead men to battle for the relief of Boston?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Hugh White

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

George Washington

19.

Which battle began with " the shot heard around the world"?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Breed's Hill

20.

Why was signing the Declaration of Independence a dangerous act?

a)

There was a chance that not many people would sign.

b)

It was an agreement with King George III.

c)

Those who signed belonged to no country.

d)

Britain viewed those who signed as traitors.