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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
During the era of the American Revolution, Samuel Adams' major influence was in
organizing protests against the British Sugar Act and Stamp Act
being the president of the Continental Congress
writing the Declaration of Independence
leading colonial forces at Yorktown.
The hatred for the Quartering Act, passed by Parliament to affect the British colonies in North America, can be seen in which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
3rd Amendment
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
10th Amendment
"They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us."
Patrick Henry
March 23, 1775
Who/what is the adversary Patrick Henry speaks of?
British
Congress
liberty
inaction
"They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us."
Patrick Henry
March 23, 1775
The likely audience of Patrick Henry's speech is
American people
The French
Sir Peter Townsend
British Guard
The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it
suggested economic reforms for the colonies
suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain
outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament
pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III
The poster shown most likely refers to protests concerning which one of these?
taxation during the colonial period
an increase in postage rates
American involvement in WWI
slaver before the Civil War
Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble to the Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The MAIN reason why Britain's American colonies were most angered by the taxes imposed on them by Britain was because
the colonists felt like they had no say in the taxation
very few colonists were making enough money to be taxed
most colonists did not consider themselves British subjects
the colonists felt like they were still endangered by the Spanish
Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by
enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts
rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia
enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts
"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston
How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?
by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament
by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies
by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent
by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.
All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader?
· commander of a Virginia regiment in French and Indian War
· tobacco plantation owner
· commander of The Continental Army
· member of the Continental Congress
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 BOTH helped lay the groundwork for the American Revolution because they each
interfered with colonial claims to western lands.
were repealed after numerous citizen protests
granted greater religious freedoms to Catholics
levied new taxes on goods imported from Europe
Thomas Jefferson was important in the Revolutionary era because
he wrote much of the Declartion of Independence
he was elected the President of the Continental Congress
his philosophies were used in the influential pamphlet Common Sense
his leadership and moral stand lead to the colonies to fight for the abolition of slavery
All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader?
· Born in 1751 in Virginia
· An author of the Federalist Papers
· Considered the "Father of the Constitution"
· 4th President of the United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Why did American colonists resent British taxes?
Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.
American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.
Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.
Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties .
Captain Thomas Preston’s Account of the Boston Massacre On this a general attack was made on the men [the British soldiers] by a great number of heavy clubs and snowballs being thrown at them, by which all our lives were in imminent danger, some persons at the same time from behind calling out, damn your bloods-why don't you fire. Instantly three or four of the soldiers fired, one after another, and directly after three more in the same confusion and hurry. The mob then ran away . . . On my asking the soldiers why they fired without orders, they said they heard the word fire and supposed it came from me. This might be the case as many of the mob called out fire, fire, but I assured the men that I gave no such order; that my words were, don't fire, stop your firing.Captain Thomas Preston, 1770
Each of these statements is supported by Preston’s account of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT
Preston and his soldiers were in danger.
Preston never ordered his soldiers to fire on the colonists.
The colonists were attacking the British with clubs and snowballs.
The British soldiers intended to shoot the colonists even though they were not provoked.
Anonymous Account of the Boston MassacreTHE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, PERPETRATED IN THE EVENING OF THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1770, BY SOLDIERS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT . . . In passing to this station the [British] soldiers pushed several persons with their bayonets, driving through the people in so rough a manner that it appeared they intended to create a disturbance. This occasioned some snowballs to be thrown at them which seems to have been the only provocation that was given. . . . Captain Preston is said to have ordered them to fire, and to have repeated that order. One gun was fired first; then others in succession and with deliberation, till ten or a dozen guns were fired; or till that number of discharges were made from the guns that were fired. By which means eleven persons were killed and wounded.Anonymous, 1770
Each of these statements is supported by this anonymous account of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT
the colonists fired on the British in self defense.
Captain Preston repeatedly ordered his soldiers to fire
the British soldiers charged at the colonists with bayonets
the only action the colonists took against the soldiers was to throw some snowballs.
For what purpose was the phrase "One if by land, two if by sea!" used?
to plan an assault to The Alamo during the conflict with Mexico.
to suggest a plan of attack for Union forces in the siege of Richmond
to prepare Canadian fortresses for battle in the French and Indian War
to warn people in Massachusetts about an impending attack by British forces.
All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader?
· Massachusetts delegate to First and Second Continental Congress
· Co-author and signer of the Declaration of Independence
· First Vice President of the United States
· Second President of the United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Revolutionary hero Paul Revere was from Massachusetts. Which number on the map represents the state of Massachusetts?
1
2
3
4
Which of these played an important role in causing the American Revolution?
slavery
the War of 1812
The French and Indian War
Indian rebellions in the Ohio Territory
Which of these groups was organized to fight back against the British government in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
the Tories
the Loyalists
the Know-Nothings
the Sons of Liberty
According to the Founding Fathers, the United States was founded on the idea that all people are entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." In which document would you find the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
The United States Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Federalists Papers
The Bill of Rights
Thomas Paine's Common Sense encouraged support for the American independence movement by
appealing to the colonists' sense of inalienable rights and liberty.
blaming the British for starting the "peculiar institution" of slavery.
listing specific grievances against King George III and the British government.
reminding Americans that colonies fighting for independence rarely resulted in success.
All of these are arguments that supported the position of which of these people?
Great Britain is a better established nation.
Great Britain has a strong army and navy.
Great Britain can prevent chaos and mob rule.
Carpetbagger
Loyalist
Patriot
Whig
What role did Crispus Attucks play in the Revolutionary War era?
He led the Boston Tea Party
He was shot during the Boston Massacre
He assisted George Washington at Yorktown
He switched from the Colonial to the British side
This popular image shows this group "tarring and feathering" a tax collector as a protest against the Tea Tax. Who is this group?
Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Green Mountain Boys
Committees of Correspondence
Which statement BEST explains why George Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin known as the "Founding Fathers"?
They wrote the Declaration of Independence
They helped create the United States government
They fought in the Continental Army against the British
They helped settle the area known as the Plymouth Colony
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The colonial army had a better knowledge of the land.
The British were fighting a war far from home.
The colonists were fighting for their independence.
Which is the BEST title for this list of facts?
Colonial Advantages in the Revolutionary War
French advantages in the French and Indian War
Factors leading to the American Surrender in 1781
British advantages in the Revolutionary War
