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Events that Led to the Declaration of Independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Proclamation of 1763 _____________.

a)

increased conflict between colonists and Native Americans

b)

kept colonists on the coast where the British could control them

c)

encouraged colonists to move into the lands west of the Appalachians

d)

did not interfere with colonists' freedom of movement

2.

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

a)

Imposed a tax on all paper documents

b)

Made them pay taxes for food items

c)

Enslave Colonists

d)

Lowered the prices of stamps in the colonies

3.

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Stamp Act

4.

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

a)

molasses

b)

tea

c)

clothes

d)

Paper

5.

The Townshend Acts were types of ___________ the colonists were made to pay.

a)

Fees

b)

Taxes

c)

Protections

d)

Subscriptions

6.

When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?

a)

Cheering taxes

b)

Protesting out in the streets

c)

Putting a boy on a cot

d)

Deciding not to buy or pay for a certain thing as a way of protesting

7.

What did the Quartering Act say?

a)

British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

b)

Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses

c)

Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

d)

British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted

8.
What act taxed the tea that was brought into the colonies?
a)
The Quartering Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Stamp Act
9.

Where did The Boston Tea Party occur?

a)

England

b)

New York

c)

Boston

d)

North Carolina

10.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

5

d)

None

11.
The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.
a)
Terrible
b)
Intolerable
c)
Hateful
12.
April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it? 
a)
THe Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles at Lexington and Concord
c)
The election of George Washington as president
d)
The Boston Tea Party
13.
Independence means:
a)
to formally discuss an issue
b)
freedom from control by another government or country
c)
a course of action taken by a government
d)
rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
14.
What are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
All men are created equal, all men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, government gets its power from the people
b)
The only rightful purpose of government is to protect our basic rights and having a monarchy is an unnatural way to select a leader
c)
It needed to be explained and justified to the world why we were declaring our independence from Great Britain.
d)
King George III created an absolute tyranny and the Declaration of Independence proves that
15.

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

John Adams.

b)

Benjamin Franklin.

c)

Thomas Jefferson.

d)

George Washington.