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American Revolution CKLA Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

2.

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

a)

The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

b)

The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

c)

The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

3.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

a)

paper

b)

wood

c)

wax

4.

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

a)

They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate

b)

They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors

c)

They were angry about it, but did nothing.

5.

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

a)

Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

b)

Colonists though they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

c)

Colonists thought they were being picked on.

6.

What happened to the Stamp Act?

a)

Parliament made it a new law.

b)

It was repealed.

c)

It was repealed but they brought it back.

7.

The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________

a)

repealed

b)

lost

c)

given

d)

refocused

8.

Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?

a)

they could not afford to pay the taxes

b)

they gave enough money to the King already

c)

they thought England should be responsible for their debt

d)

they had no representation in parliament

9.

Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?

a)

Moms of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Aunts and Uncles of Liberty

10.

The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?

a)

Cancel something

b)

Peel something off

c)

Talk to Parliament

d)

Protest

11.

Taxes on printed material

a)

Tea Act

b)

Print Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

12.

Who made an engraving of the massacre?

a)

Captain Preston

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

13.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
14.
Who is responsible for this rendering of the events on March 5, 1770?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Adams
d)
John Hancock
15.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

5

d)

None

16.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

b)

Patriots sat and had tea with King George

c)

Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

d)

King George had a sale on tea

17.

________________ was an enslaved African who lived in Massachusetts and was a poet.

a)

Crispus Attacks

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Benjamin Franklin