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WorksheetsL-5 Towards Independence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of these groups gain territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?
Spain
France
Great Britain
American Indians
Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?
Patroits
Loyalist
British Soldiers
American Indians
Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763
Colonist
Native Americans
British soldiers
French soldiers
The name Boston Massacre was given the event in order to...?
Create trouble for the colonists
warn of a deadly disease in the city
describe the truth about what happened
Create anti-British sentiment
Why did the colonist resent the stamp act?
They did not believe in any form of taxation
They had no representation to vote on the tax
people in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes
people in Great Britain were taxed only on property
Which of these did the colonist consider an act of tyranny?
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
First continental congress
Proclamation of 1763
How did many Loyalist view the Patriots? As...
Brave soldiers
foreign invaders
ungrateful rebels
agreeable neighbors
In what way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies? It...
took away colonists' land
required that colonists pay taxes
demanded that colonists join the army
forced colonist to work for the government
Where was the first confrontation between the Minutemen and British troops?
Concord
Boston
Lexington
Waltham
What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?
Stamp act
intolerable acts
Boston Massacre
Townshend acts
Why did Britain create the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?
create more money to pay off the French and Indian War
pay for the Boston Massacre
punish colonist for the Boston Tea Party
coerce colonist into being more loyal
Colonist thought some of the English laws were unfair. What is one way they tried to change these laws?
holding boycotts
not voting in elections
moving out of the area
electing a new king
Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?
colonist were given their independance
The British had a large war debt
British Government stayed out of Colonial Politics
Colonist were free to move west of the Appalachians
How did Parliament respond to the colonists' protest against the Stamp Act? They...
Arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act
refused to sell stamps to the colonist
repealed the Stamp Act
increased the tax of paper
Which event did Paul Revere make engravings of?
Boston Tea Party
Proclamation of 1763
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
