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The Road to Revolution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

a)

British territory was reduced

b)

France defeated Great Britain

c)

The British went deeply into debt

d)

Relationships between the colonies and Great Britain improved

2.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

To protect the colonists and give land to Indians

b)

To punish the settlers

c)

To make money for the war

d)

To increase Great Britain's debt

3.

Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?

a)

The British Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

The Royal Family

d)

The House of Burgesses

4.

How did the colonists react to The Stamp Act?

a)

Ignored it

b)

Protested until it was repealed

c)

Considered it fair

d)

Went along with it

5.

Which of these laws required colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Tea Act

6.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Quartering Act

7.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on:

a)

Rubber stamps

b)

Candles

c)

Printed paper products

d)

Tea

8.

To protest by refusing to buy a good or service

a)

Delegate

b)

Import

c)

Protest

d)

Boycott

9.

A meeting in 1774, of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed

a)

The Second Continental Congress

b)

The Minutemen

c)

The First Continental Congress

d)

The John Wise group

10.

Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax

a)

An attack

b)

A boycott

c)

Taxation without representation

d)

An expectation

11.

The colonists were not happy about the Stamp Act. Which one is NOT true?

a)

They did not like being taxed on items they used everyday.

b)

They were angry because they had to provide places for troops to live.

c)

They did not want to pay another tax to the British government.

d)

They felt it was an example of taxation without representation.

12.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boston Massacre?

a)

The soldiers taunted the colonists by throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them.

b)

There were 5 deaths that occurred during the massacre.

c)

The news of the massacre spread throughout the colonies.

d)

It is not clear why the firing began.