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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Proclamation of 1763

a)

Did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

c)

The Indians were not allowed to attack the colonies

2.

Sugar Act of 1764

a)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

b)

A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

c)

The colonists were allowed to smuggle sugar

3.

Quartering Act 1765

a)

This act gave a roll of quarters to the colonists to spend on sugar

b)

This act made colonists give soldiers supplies and housing

c)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

4.

Stamp Act 1765

a)

A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

b)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

c)

Tax on all printed materials such as: newspapers, pamphlets, wills, playing cards, etc

5.

Declaratory Act - March 1766

a)

A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

b)

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

c)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

6.

Townshend Acts 1767

a)

Taxes on imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper

b)

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

c)

Colonists couldn't pass west of the Appalachian mountains

7.

Boston Massacre

March 5, 1770

a)

Boston colonists threw tea in the harbor

b)

Protesting colonists were fired upon by British soldiers. 5 people died.

c)

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

8.

Tea Act

May 1773

a)

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

b)

Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes

c)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

9.

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773

a)

Sons of Liberty (dressed as Native Americans) boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

b)

Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

c)

Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

10.

Intolerable Acts of 1774

a)

12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control

b)

New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes

c)

Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes

11.

First Continental Congress

September 1774

a)

The first great war with the native Americans

b)

New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes

c)

12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control

12.

Lexington and Concord

April 19, 1775

a)

12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control

b)

The first battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

The first settlement in the new world

13.

Who alerted the colonists that the British were coming!

a)

Paul Revere

b)

George Washington

c)

Paul Lexington

d)

John Concord

14.

What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Indians

c)

Britain

d)

Spain

15.

What did this political cartoon mean?

a)

The only way to win against Britain is to fight together

b)

The only for the colonies to survive is to surrender to Britain

c)

If the colonies join together they will die

d)

Only the New England colonies can win against Britain

16.

British taxes were forced on the colonies to help pay for what?

a)

Tea and Stamps

b)

King George's new crown

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

The French and Indian War

17.

Boycott means

a)

the taxes on tea was raised

b)

a boy scout troop

c)

to stop buying goods due to unfair treatment

d)

to take back an act or law

18.

What is Mercantilism?

a)

Government rule over a country

b)

A belief that the colonies existed to only help Britain

c)

The process of electing a new king

d)

The idea that paying war debts is the most important thing a country can do

19.

Who settled the 13 colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

20.

Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?

a)

Indians

b)

Britains

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Daughters of the Revolution

21.

What war was 9 years long?

a)

French and Indian War / Seven Years War

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

d)

War for Independence

22.

What vocabulary word means "biased information designed to sway the public to a certain cause"?

a)

Boycott

b)

Propaganda

c)

Repeal

d)

Parliament

23.

To "Repeal" something is to _______ it.

a)

Peel it again

b)

Tax

c)

Cancel

d)

Steal

24.

What type of 'Propaganda' did Paul Revere make after the Boston Massacre?

a)

Printed a newspaper

b)

Wrote a book

c)

Took a photo

d)

A lithograph