NEW
Font size
WorksheetsEvents that Led to the Declaration of Independence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
The Proclamation of 1763 _____________.
increased conflict between colonists and Native Americans
kept colonists on the coast where the British could control them
encouraged colonists to move into the lands west of the Appalachians
did not interfere with colonists' freedom of movement
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
Imposed a tax on all paper documents
Made them pay taxes for food items
Enslave Colonists
Lowered the prices of stamps in the colonies
This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.
The Declaratory Act
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______
molasses
tea
clothes
Paper
The Townshend Acts were types of ___________ the colonists were made to pay.
Fees
Taxes
Protections
Subscriptions
When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?
Cheering taxes
Protesting out in the streets
Putting a boy on a cot
Deciding not to buy or pay for a certain thing as a way of protesting
What did the Quartering Act say?
British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to
Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses
Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes
British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted
Where did The Boston Tea Party occur?
England
New York
Boston
North Carolina
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
500
100
5
None
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was
John Adams.
Benjamin Franklin.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Washington.
