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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did King George III and British Parliament start taxing the colonist?

a)

To punish the colonist for dumping the tea into the harbor

b)

To pay back debt from the French and Indian War

c)

To pay back debt from the Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

To punish the colonist for the Boston Massacre

2.

Describe what happened at the Boston Tea Party.

4 lines
3.

Tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper were taxed under which act?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Intolerable Act

4.

Why were the Intolerable Acts created?

a)

To punish the colonist after the Boston Massacre

b)

To punish the colonist for not paying their taxes

c)

To punish the colonist for being mean to the soldiers.

d)

To punish the colonist after the Boston Tea Party.

5.

Describe what happened at the Boston Massacre.

4 lines
6.

This act taxed coffee, cloth, indigo, sugar, and wine

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Tea Act

7.

This act taxed anything that was printed on paper.

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Townshend Act

8.

Under this act the East India Tea Company of Britain was the only company allowed to sell tea in America at a cheap price.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Townshend Act

9.

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

10.

Who made an angry speech against the Stamp Act?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benjamin Franklin