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L-5 Towards Independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these groups gain territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

American Indians

2.

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Patroits

b)

Loyalist

c)

British Soldiers

d)

American Indians

3.

Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763

a)

Colonist

b)

Native Americans

c)

British soldiers

d)

French soldiers

4.

The name Boston Massacre was given the event in order to...?

a)

Create trouble for the colonists

b)

warn of a deadly disease in the city

c)

describe the truth about what happened

d)

Create anti-British sentiment

5.

Why did the colonist resent the stamp act?

a)

They did not believe in any form of taxation

b)

They had no representation to vote on the tax

c)

people in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes

d)

people in Great Britain were taxed only on property

6.

Which of these did the colonist consider an act of tyranny?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

French and Indian War

c)

First continental congress

d)

Proclamation of 1763

7.

How did many Loyalist view the Patriots? As...

a)

Brave soldiers

b)

foreign invaders

c)

ungrateful rebels

d)

agreeable neighbors

8.

In what way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies? It...

a)

took away colonists' land

b)

required that colonists pay taxes

c)

demanded that colonists join the army

d)

forced colonist to work for the government

9.

Where was the first confrontation between the Minutemen and British troops?

a)

Concord

b)

Boston

c)

Lexington

d)

Waltham

10.

What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Stamp act

b)

intolerable acts

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Townshend acts

11.

Why did Britain create the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?

a)

create more money to pay off the French and Indian War

b)

pay for the Boston Massacre

c)

punish colonist for the Boston Tea Party

d)

coerce colonist into being more loyal

12.

Colonist thought some of the English laws were unfair. What is one way they tried to change these laws?

a)

holding boycotts

b)

not voting in elections

c)

moving out of the area

d)

electing a new king

13.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

colonist were given their independance

b)

The British had a large war debt

c)

British Government stayed out of Colonial Politics

d)

Colonist were free to move west of the Appalachians

14.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists' protest against the Stamp Act? They...

a)

Arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act

b)

refused to sell stamps to the colonist

c)

repealed the Stamp Act

d)

increased the tax of paper

15.

Which event did Paul Revere make engravings of?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Boston Massacre