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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution (GA GSE SS4H1a)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Why were the colonists upset with the new taxes that Great Britain passed before the American Revolution?
(Hint: Think about the colonists' slogan "no taxation without representation")
The colonists felt that the British were trying to take over businesses.
The colonists felt they should have representation in Britain's government so they could give their opinion about taxes
The colonists felt taxes were only for people in Great Britain
Which of these events played an important role in causing the American Revolution? (Hint: think about the event that led to the King George III charging the colonists taxes)
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans and dump tea into the Boston Harbor?
How did the Boston Tea Party lead to the start of the American Revolution war?
King George III was angry about the British tea being dumped into the Boston Harbor
The American colonists refused to pay back the money for the tea they dumped into the harbor
The King would not listen to the colonists' complaints and the colonists felt like they could not solve their problems with taxes. Both felt as though they had to fight to be heard.
ALL OF THESE ARE TRUE!
The French and Indian War cost King George III and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the American colonists were ordered to
Why were the colonists so angry about "taxation without representation?"
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep the King and Parliament happy
Who were the two countries that fought in the French and Indian War?
(*Remember: Great Britain = England. The country had multiple names.)
Indians and French
Colonists and Great Britain
Great Britain and France
British Parliament passed a law that placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, and all materials printed on paper. Which act was this called?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
As a response to the Townshend Act, colonists threw snowballs and clubs at British soldiers. British soldiers opened fire killing 5 colonists. This event is known as the _____________________________.
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
The start of the American Revolution
In 1773, Parliament passed the ____________________ giving the British East India Company complete control over tea sales in the colonies. Colonies could only buy tea from Great Britain.
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act
As a response to the Tea Act, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Native Americans and threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as the ______________________________________.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
The British East India Tea Company
British Parliament passed a series of laws called the ______________________________, which punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)
Sugar Act
Tea Act
What is the Quartering Act?
Colonists were forced to pay their taxes using quarters
Colonists were forced to provide food and housing to British soldiers
Colonists would pay each British soldier one quarter
Who was the King of Great Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?
King Charles IV
Which of these would NOT have been taxed by the Stamp Act?
Tea
Paper
Playing Cards
Colonists protested new British taxes. Protested means that they:
Fought against the taxes
Wanted more taxes
Were happy about the taxes
How did Great Britain react to the Boston Tea Party?
British soldiers closed Boston Harbor and tried to make the colonists pay for the dumped tea.
The British soldiers left the colonies.
Great Britain sold the colonies to France.
Women also helped support the move for independence by creating homespun cloth and boycotting British goods. They were known as the _______.
Women's Club
Daughters of Liberty
Women of America
Samuel Adams was a member of the ________________________, a radical group who used extreme forms of protests such as burning British goods or tarring and feathering British tax collectors.
Sons of Liberty
First Continental Congress
Daughters of Liberty
Colonists boycotted British goods in order to protest the taxes. Boycotted means that they:
Sent their sons back to Great Britain
Refused to buy goods that came from Great Britain
Gave boys new clothes made of cotton
