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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution CKLA Chapters 1-2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who did the King feel should pay for the war?
British
colonists
Spain
Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?
The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War
The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.
The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.
The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on
paper
wood
wax
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate
They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors
They were angry about it, but did nothing.
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves
Colonists though they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament
Colonists thought they were being picked on.
What happened to the Stamp Act?
Parliament made it a new law.
It was repealed.
It was repealed but they brought it back.
The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________
repealed
lost
given
refocused
Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?
they could not afford to pay the taxes
they gave enough money to the King already
they thought England should be responsible for their debt
they had no representation in parliament
Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?
Moms of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
Aunts and Uncles of Liberty
The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?
Cancel something
Peel something off
Talk to Parliament
Protest
Taxes on printed material
Tea Act
Print Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Who made an engraving of the massacre?
Captain Preston
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Paul Revere
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
500
100
5
None
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean
Patriots sat and had tea with King George
Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean
King George had a sale on tea
________________ was an enslaved African who lived in Massachusetts and was a poet.
Crispus Attacks
Paul Revere
Phillis Wheatley
Benjamin Franklin
