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Unit 5 Lesson 1 The Road to Revolution

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 37mins

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 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 
3.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
4.
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
5.

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

6.
From 1763 to 1774, Britain passed several laws that affected the American colonies. What were they called?
a)
taxes
b)
acts
c)
debts
d)
articles
7.
Many American colonists were unhappy with British laws such as the Stamp Act. What did they do to show that they did not like them?
a)
protest 
b)
go home 
c)
drink tea 
d)
buy stamps 
8.
The British government spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War. What were the unpaid bills called?
a)
taxes 
b)
debts 
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
delegates 
9.
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 
10.
Why did Britain create the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
to protect American settlers from attack by Native Americans 
b)
to punish the colonists for not helping during the French and Indian War 
c)
to make money for the French and Indian War debts 
d)
to reward Native Americans after the French and Indian war  
11.
Which of the following was an effect of the French and Indian War? 
a)
Britain defeated France and its Indian allies 
b)
Britain gained a large amount of new territory 
c)
Britain ended up with huge debts 
d)
All of these answers are correct 
12.
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 
13.
Which of the following statements best describes how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act?
a)
they didn't like it, but went along with it 
b)
they thought it was fair and wanted to pay for printed goods 
c)
they protested against the Stamp Act until it was repealed
d)
they ignored the Stamp Act until Britain forgot about it 
14.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France and the Native Americans 
b)
the Native Americans 
c)
the Spanish 
d)
Britain and the colonists 
15.
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
16.
What was the name of the African colonist who was killed at the Boston Massacre? 
a)
Crispus Attucks 
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Adams 
d)
Samuel Adams
17.
Which of the following was claimed by the British and the French during the French and Indian War?
a)
Virginia 
b)
Louisiana 
c)
Ohio River Valley 
d)
Italy 
18.
Why did the FRENCH want the land that was being disputed in the French and Indian War?
a)
to farm on the rich and fertile soil 
b)
to trap beavers and trade furs 
c)
to create a memorial celebrating the lives killed at the Boston Massacre 
d)
to build homes for the soldiers living in the colonies
19.
Why did the BRITISH want the land that was being disputed in the French and Indian War?
a)
to farm on the rich and fertile soil
b)
to trap beavers and trade furs 
c)
to create a memorial celebrating the lives lost at the Boston Massacre
d)
to build homes for the soldiers living in the colonies
20.
What is a boycott?
a)
Boycott is the name for Britain's law-making assembly.
b)
A boycott is a refusal to buy goods.
c)
A boycott is a tax on imported goods.
d)
A boycott is a volunteer army.
21.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
c)
It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.
22.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a)
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
b)
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
c)
It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
d)
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
23.
Which Act punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party, and forced people to take sides?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
24.

By the early 1750s, both Britain and France claimed the this land. The British wanted to farm the land there.

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

Quebec

c)

Fort Duquesne

d)

Fort Necessity

25.

French fort that was the site of the first major battle of French and Indian War

a)

tributary

b)

Fort Necessity

c)

Fort Duquesne

d)

Ohio River Valley

26.

He delivered a message to the French asking them to leave the valley. The French refused. He was defeated twice by the French when he attacked Fort Duquesne.

a)

King George

b)

William Pitt

c)

George Washington

d)

Ottawa Chief Pontiac

27.

Ended French and Indian War, France lost Canada, land east of the Mississippi, to British, New Orleans and west of Mississippi to Spain

a)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

b)

Proclamation of 1763

28.

This official announcement said settlers could not move past the Appalachian Mountains. It set this land aside for Native American groups. This action angered the colonists.

a)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

b)

Proclamation of 1763

29.

He united Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley in order to drive out the settlers. They captured and burned several settlements but were defeated by the British Army.

a)

George Washington

b)

William Pitt

c)

Ottawa Chief Pontiac

d)

King George

30.

to refuse to buy goods or use services for a specific reason

a)

repeal

b)

boycott

c)

proclamation

d)

treaty

31.

Britain placed taxes on the colonists in order to raise money to pay for

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the Stamp Act

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