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WorksheetsBoycott of British Policies
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.
Boycott
Repeal
Petition
Preamble
To cancel an act or law.
Boycott
Repeal
Petition
Preamble
American colonist who favored American independence.
Loyalist
Patriot
Propaganda
Rebellion
American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
Loyalist
Patriot
Propaganda
Rebellion
Why did the British begin to tax the colonists?
The British felt the colonists should pay more than those living in England
The British did not like the colonists
The British were greedy
The British were in debt from supporting the colonists during the French and Indian War
Why did the Stamp Act, and other taxes, upset the colonists?
The colonists were too poor to pay taxes
The colonists believed the British government should not tax them since they had no representation
The colonists believed taxes by the British were illegal
The colonists believed only the rich should pay taxes
What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?
Tea, paper, gunpowder
Paper, paint, pearls
Paint, paper, spices
Glass, tea, paper
The Intolerable Acts were meant to punish and divide the colonies, but what did they ultimately do?
United the colonists
Split the loyalties of the colonists
Created an alliance between colonists and Native Americans
Created an alliance between colonists and the French
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To help England defeat the French
To protest British policies
To protest the First Continental Congress
To help collect taxes
a court order that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching.
mercenary
blockage
boycott
writ of assistance
What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?
Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Trading with India
Quartering British soldiers
Drinking tea
Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?
Penny Act
Quartering Act
Food Act
Tea Act
What does smuggle mean?
To refuse to buy something
To send a document making a demand
To make a top secret group
To sneak goods in or out
What does petition mean?
To write a slogan
To cover someone with tar
To refuse to buy a good
To send a document demanding change
What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?
No taxation without representation
No tea without the sea
We make noise till you hear our voice
No acts without the facts
How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?
They held a political party
Dumping coffee into Boston Harbor
Kicking British soldiers out of their homes
Boston Tea Party
