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Road to Revolution Part 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
2.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
3.

The Stamp Act was

a)

an official stamp for each paper item bought

b)

a stamp for doing your homework

4.

Colonists responded to new taxes by boycotting, which means

a)

posting on social media

b)

buying goods then destroying them

c)

only buying colonial goods

d)

refusing to buy goods

5.
Where did the Proclamation Line of 1763 forbid colonial settlement?
a)
West Indies
b)
Canada
c)
Ohio River Valley
d)
Great Lakes region
6.
What set of laws restricted early colonial trade in an effort to raise money for the Mother Country?
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
Trading Acts
c)
Manufacturing Acts
d)
Mercantile Acts
7.
Which law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
a)
Housing Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Army Act
d)
Redcoat Act
8.
What were British search warrants called that were used to search for smuggled goods?
a)
writ of search & seizure
b)
writ of assistance
c)
writ of warrant
d)
writ of permittance
9.
Who started the colonial protest group known as the “Sons of Liberty?”
a)
John Hancock
b)
George Washington
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams
10.
Restricting colonial trade and/or raising taxes in order to make more money for the government is called:
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
communism
11.
The colonists paid lower taxes on molasses because of the
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Stamp Act
12.
The colonists paid lower taxes on molasses because of the
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Stamp Act
13.
Anti-British feelings among the colonists grew more intense because of Paul Revere's engraving of the
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Liberty Affair
d)
First Continental Congress
14.
Anti-British feelings among the colonists grew more intense because of Paul Revere's engraving of the
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Liberty Affair
d)
First Continental Congress
15.
Great Britain developed a huge debt from fighting the _________________________.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Hundred Years War
d)
English Civil War
16.
Crispus Attucks was a
a)
victim of the Boston Massacre
b)
participant in the Boston Tea Party
c)
the founder of the Sons of Liberty
d)
a Loyalist
17.

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

b)

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

18.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they—

a)

did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

H.

b)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

c)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

19.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

b)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

c)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

d)

Colonists sought military support from France.

20.

Which of the following colonies was established for religious reasons?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

21.

The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay came to the New World to —

a)

convert American Indians to Christianity.

b)

find a new passage to India.

c)

establish a free society.

d)

escape military service.

22.

-Virginia

-New York

-North Carolina

-South Carolina

What is the BEST category for the colonies listed above?

a)

colonies founded by France

b)

colonies founded in the South

c)

colonies founded for religious reasons

d)

colonies founded for economic reasons

23.

Select the correct sequence of events to be added to the timeline.

a)

Tea Act; Sugar Act; Intolerable Acts

b)

Sugar Act; Tea Act; Intolerable Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts; Tea Act; Sugar Act

d)

Sugar Act; Intolerable Acts; Tea Act

24.
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Quebec
b)
Battles of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
25.
Which type of person would agree with the following statement:
The King should be obeyed no matter what!
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Loyalist
d)
Patriot
26.

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

A. France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain.

b)

B. The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation.

c)

C. Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.

d)

D. The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.

27.

This was considered the turning point of the revolution because the colonist gained the support of the major European power France

a)

A. Lexington & Concord

b)

B. Saratoga

c)

C. Yorktown

d)

D. Trenton

28.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

A. To recover the cost of defending the colonies

b)

B. To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

C. To fund the establishment of new colonies

d)

D. To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

29.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

a)

A. Lake Michigan

b)

B. Gulf of Mexico

c)

C. Mississippi River

d)

D. Appalachian Mountains

30.

Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

A. Equality — People’s education should be equal in every state.

b)

B. Wealth — People’s salaries should be dependent on their skills.

c)

C. Happiness — People can do lawful things that they enjoy.

d)

D. Patriotism — People can choose to join any of the armed forces.