WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
Why did King George III and British Parliament start taxing the colonist?
To punish the colonist for dumping the tea into the harbor
To pay back debt from the French and Indian War
To pay back debt from the Battle of Lexington and Concord
To punish the colonist for the Boston Massacre
Describe what happened at the Boston Tea Party.
Tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper were taxed under which act?
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Intolerable Act
Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
To punish the colonist after the Boston Massacre
To punish the colonist for not paying their taxes
To punish the colonist for being mean to the soldiers.
To punish the colonist after the Boston Tea Party.
Describe what happened at the Boston Massacre.
This act taxed coffee, cloth, indigo, sugar, and wine
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
This act taxed anything that was printed on paper.
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Townshend Act
Under this act the East India Tea Company of Britain was the only company allowed to sell tea in America at a cheap price.
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Townshend Act
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston?
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Who made an angry speech against the Stamp Act?
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
