WorksheetsCAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION DUCKSTERS ONLY KKJERLPHS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British taxes?
They preferred to pay French taxes
the British didn't help with the French and Indian War
They didn't have representation in the British Parliament
They were mostly German
They didn't like the King
What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?
Knights Templar
Redcoats
Loyal Knights of Uninterrupted Flatchulization
Illuminati
Sons of LIberty
Which of the following was not a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American Colonies?
Stamp Act
Social Security Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?
Religious Persecution
Starvation
War
Slavery
Bad Haircuts and funky Long neck Doilee collars
It took several years and many events and violations of their rights before the colonist decided to fight for their independence.
True
False
What did Patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?
Wool
english tax collectors
Coffee
Tea
What was the name of the meeting between representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies in 1774
Colonial Congress
First Continental Congress
American Parliament
Konclave of the Sacred Eye and Pyramid
House of Representatives
What nickname did the conlonists give to a series of brutal new laws passed by the British to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Horrible Acts
Abominable Acts
Really Suckee Acts
Brutal Acts
Intolerable Acts
The increased laws placed on the American colonies divided the colonies further as many supported the British.
True
False
What city did the British Blockade to punish the colonists?
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Charleston
Washington DC
