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Road to the Revolution

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it —

a)

prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles

c)

banned colonial trading with the American Indians

d)

surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada

2.
What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French Revolution 
3.
What word means: refuse to buy; stop buying; or refusing to give your business to a certain company or business. 
a)
boycott
b)
grievience
c)
tariff
d)
nullification 
4.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
5.
What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
6.
Who was the first American to be shot and killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Haym Salomon
7.

In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because —

a)

tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others

b)

colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England

c)

American colonists lacked representation in Parliament

d)

landowners paid higher taxes than merchants active in trade

8.

What is the name of the act that the British passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Intolerable/ Coercive Acts

9.

What was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

First Continental Congress

10.

In the French and Indian War who fought against whom?

a)

British Colonies vs French & Indians

b)

Hobby vs Rawlinson

c)

French & Indians vs Spain

d)

French vs Indians

11.
Many colonists became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government. What did the colonists call this unfair action?
a)
the Proclamation of 1763
b)
metaphor
c)
Stamp Act 
d)
taxation without representation 
12.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party?
a)
it was a protest against the Tea Act 
b)
Colonists dressed like British soldiers 
c)
Colonists threw thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston 
d)
People in England were angered by this 
13.

Which act required all items printed on paper to be taxed and have a design placed on them?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Paint Act

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Stomp Act

14.
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed laws to punish the colonists. What did the colonists call these laws?
a)
the Quartering Act 
b)
there was no punishment because nobody liked British tea 
c)
the Intolerable Acts 
d)
the Stamp Act 
15.
Which patriot made an engraved picture of the Boston Massacre?
a)
Samuel Adams 
b)
Crispus Attucks 
c)
Paul Revere 
d)
John Adams 
16.
How many colonists were injured at the Boston Massacre?
a)
6 killed; 5 wounded 
b)
3 killed; 5 wounded 
c)
5 killed; 6 wounded 
d)
6 killed; 3 wounded
17.

What were the nicknames for the British soldiers living in the colonies?

a)

rednecks and lobster-backs

b)

redcoats and red-heads

c)

lobster-scoundrels and red coats

d)

loyalists and shrimp boys

18.
Which side decided to stay loyal to the King of England?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
19.
Which side believed that the colonies should be free from England?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
20.
Who is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty? 
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
21.
Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?
a)
It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
b)
It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
c)
It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
d)
It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
22.
What is a militia?
a)
Militia is the name of Britain's law-making assembly.
b)
A militia is a tax on imported goods.
c)
A militia is a refusal to buy goods.
d)
A militia is a volunteer army.
23.

What event is this artwork depicting?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolutionary War

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Join Or Die Cartoon

24.

What does each section of the Snake represent?

a)

13 Colonies Uniting together

b)

The different Acts and Taxes

c)

All the Kings British Redcoats

d)

The Bloody Massacre

25.
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battles of Lexington and Concord
26.
Trained soldiers that were prepared to fire at a minutes notice were which of the following?
a)
Redcoats
b)
British soldiers
c)
Minutemen
d)
None of the above
27.

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by?

a)

King Arthur

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

George W. Bush

28.

The Townshend Acts taxed the following items:

a)

paper, glass, milk, butter

b)

paint, milk, tea, flour

c)

glass, tea, paper, paint

d)

tea, fish, glass, paper

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