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Gallopade Chapter 3 - Growing Tensions with Great Britain

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Great Britain was in debt because

a)

of the French Indian War

b)

they bought many ships

c)

nobody would pay them for their products overseas

d)

the price of oil went up

2.

''NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION''

a)

It was a way to say tax me more because everything was very cheap

b)

It meant that the tariffs were fair for the Colonists.

c)

It meant that the Colonists did not want representation in the British parliament

d)

It was a common cry that the British Colonists in North America held against the British Crown.

3.

What did the colonists do to avoid paying more tariffs?

a)

they started buying from the French

b)

they started buying from the Native Americans

c)

they boycotted british goods

d)

they began making their own goods

4.

What was the intention of the Townshend Acts?

a)

to impose tariffs and taxes on other British goods to control the colonists

b)

to impose tariffsand taxes on French goods to control the colonists

c)

to impose tariffs and taxes on Native American goods to control the colonists

d)

to impose tariffs and taxes on Spanish goods to control the colonists

5.

to protest by refusing to buy a good or service

a)

revolt

b)

parliament

c)

proclamation

d)

boycott

6.

What was the goal of the colonist's boycott?

a)

Prove they did not need Great Britain

b)

Hurt British trade

c)

Try to survive on colonial goods

d)

to make France angry

7.

Samuel Adams and John Hancock were part of which patriotic group...

a)

Rebels of the North

b)

Patriots of Freedom

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

New Colonists

8.

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

a)

The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

b)

The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

c)

The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

9.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

a)

paper

b)

wood

c)

wax

10.

What happened to the Stamp Act?

a)

Parliament made it a new law.

b)

It was repealed.

c)

It was repealed but they brought it back.

11.

Who was the head of the British during the French and Indian War?

a)

King Henry

b)

King John

c)

King George III

12.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

13.

Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?

a)

they could not afford to pay the taxes

b)

they gave enough money to the King already

c)

they thought England should be responsible for their debt

d)

they had no representation in parliament

14.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend 
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous
15.
The Stamp Act and Townshend Acts were examples of ______that Great Britain forced on the colonists. 
a)
religious laws
b)
shipping laws
c)
taxes
d)
programs
16.

The French & Indian War was primarily fought between which two countries?

a)

France & Spain

b)

Spain & Britain

c)

Britain & France

d)

France & the Netherlands

17.

In what present day state was Fort Loudoun constructed?

a)

Indiana

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

Alabama

18.

He was known as the "First American," he called for the Albany Plan of Union and drew the Join or Die cartoon.

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Sam Adams

19.

A law passed by British Parliament, it stated that the Colonists had to give room and board to British soldiers stationed in the Colonies.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Townshend Acts

20.

A law passed by British Parliament, the Colonists had to pay taxes on tea, glass, paper, lead & paint, and had to buy exclusively from Great Britain.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Townshend Acts