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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the New England Colonies

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Rhode Island

e)

Connecticut

2.

Select the Middle Colonies

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

e)

New Jersey

3.

Select the Southern Colonies

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

e)

North Carolina

4.

Which 2 of the following are the causes of the French and Indian War?

a)

Fur Trade

b)

Taxes

c)

Control of the land

d)

King George was a rude king

5.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

Ms. Gutierrez

b)

British soldiers and colonists

c)

French

d)

Native Americans

6.

What year did the French and Indian war begin?

a)

1770

b)

1763

c)

2020

d)

1754

7.

What was the name of the first battle of the French and Indian War?

a)

Fort. Duquesne

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Montreal

d)

Quebec

8.

What ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

Boston Massacre

9.

Select the two territorial gains for the British given by the Treaty of Paris, 1763.

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Land east of the mississippi river

d)

Land north of the proclamation line

10.

What was the name of the line that colonist had to live on the east side of?

a)

The Proclamation Line of 1763

b)

The Red Line of 1763

c)

The Equator

d)

The Parkwood Hill Line

11.

What is the phrase the colonists would shout in the streets because of the British taxes?

a)

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death

b)

No Taxation Without Representation

c)

Yankee Doodle

d)

The Redcoats are Coming

12.

What is the name of the act that taxed the colonists for items such as sugar, wine, and coffee?

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Tea Act of 1773

c)

Sugar Act of 1764

d)

Townshend Acts of 1767

13.

What is the name of the act that taxed the colonists for any printed items?

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Tea Act of 1773

c)

Sugar Act of 1764

d)

Townshend Acts of 1767

14.

Who helped repeal the Stamp Act of 1765 by bringing the arguments of the colonists to the government?

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

King George III

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

What is the name of the act that taxed the colonists for items such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea?

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Tea Act of 1773

c)

Sugar Act of 1764

d)

Townshend Acts of 1767

16.

How did the British government enforce the paying of taxes and following of laws?

a)

They brought the colonists gifts

b)

They were able to use writs of assistance

c)

They became the Son's of Liberty

d)

They collected dontations

17.

a (a)   is a colonist who believed it was time for independence and wanted to fight against Great Britain

18.

a (a)   is a colonist who believed it was better to remain loyal to Great Britain and did not want to fight

19.

What is Salutary Neglect

a)

a disease

b)

When a country ignores one of its territories giving it a lot of freedom

c)

A form of war

d)

one of the Intolerable Acts Laws

20.

What is the name of the group of men who would use violence or intimidation to protest the British taxes?

a)

Redcoats

b)

Midnight riders

c)

Son's of Liberty

d)

British Soldiers

21.

After a lot of tension between the colonists and the British soldiers, what happened on March 5th 1770 that became a famous moment in history where 5 colonists were killed for the first time and was later used as propaganda.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The American Revolution

22.

What did the Tea Act of 1770 do?

a)

Force the colonists to buy tea only from The British East India Company

b)

Gave free tea to the colonists

c)

place a tax on tea that made it really expensive

d)

donate tea to the British

23.

How did the colonists react to the Tea Act of 1770

a)

dumping tea into the Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party)

b)

They killed King George

c)

They started the French and Indian War

d)

They taxed the British soldiers

24.

What is the name of the British government (a)   ? (starts with a P)

25.

How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea party?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

They gave the colonies freedom

26.

How many laws were in the Intolerable Acts?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

9

d)

5

e)

3