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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these would NOT have been taxed by the Stamp Act?

a)

Tea

b)

Paper

c)

Playing Cards

2.

Paper, paint, lead, and tea were taxed by the _____.

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

3.

During the Boston Massacre, how many colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

50

d)

100

4.

Americans dressed as _____ before the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Indians

b)

Redcoats

c)

Pirates

d)

Soldiers

5.

The British were mad at the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, so they passed the _____ to make them pay for it.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Tea Act

d)

Stamp Act

6.

What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America?

a)

Civil War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

American War

7.

The slogan colonists began to use to protest paying taxes to Great Britain and not having representatives in Parliament.

a)

No more taxes!

b)

We don't like taxes!

c)

These taxes are unfair!

d)

No taxation without representation!

8.

The event in which the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor as a protest.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

9.

After the French & Indian War, why did England start to tax the colonies more?

a)

Just because it was more powerful

b)

To pay off the debt for the cost of defending the colonies

c)

It was part of the Mercantilism unfair trade

10.
Why was the war named the “French and Indian War”?
a)
England fought against France and its Indian allies.
b)
France fought against the Indians.
c)
England and France fought against the Indians.
d)
France fought against England and its Indian allies.
11.
What was the historical importance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Minutemen attacked a British fort.
b)
The outcome proved that militias were no match for British troops.
c)
The fighting ended colonists’ resistance to British authority.
d)
The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution.
12.
Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?
a)
King George III
b)
King George I
c)
King Henry IV
d)
King Henry VIII
13.
Some people wanted to support the king of England and remain under his leadership. They were called:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Royalty
d)
Rebels
14.
American colonists who OPPOSED the British and wanted independence were known as:
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Royalty
d)
Ambassadors
15.

First Continental Congress

September 1774

a)

The first great war with the native Americans

b)

New British laws that made colonists pay for the tea they destroyed, kept them from having meetings, and allowed more soldiers to stay in the colonists' homes

c)

12 colonies met in Philadelphia to represent the interest of the colonies and challenge British control

16.

"No taxation without representation" was a statement the colonists made in regards to

a)

Their hatred for King George

b)

the lack of colonial representation in Parliament

c)

the tax on tea

d)

the French Indian War

17.

All printed materials were taxed under the

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Stamp Act

18.

A popular method of protesting British laws was to ______________________, or refuse to buy British goods.

a)

tar and feather

b)

burn effigies

c)

boycott

d)

threatening letters

19.

In Britain, the Intolerable Acts are known as the _____________________.

a)

Harboring Acts

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Punishment Acts

20.

In an attempt to gather weapons from the colonists, British troops were sent to Lexington and _____________.

a)

Concord

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Boston

d)

New York

21.

The _____ Revolution began with the shots fired at Lexington and Concord.

a)

British

b)

Native American

c)

American

d)

French

22.
King George III needed money to pay for the war so he decided to _____________ the colonies. 
a)
yell
b)
tax
c)
go to war
d)
sell 
23.
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that sometimes used violence to protest unfair taxes.  
a)
True 
b)
False
24.
The ________________ was a meeting of leaders from the colonies to discuss problems with England in 1774. 
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Boston Tea Party 
c)
The Second Continental Congress 
d)
Town Hall Meeting 
25.
In 1773, the King imposed a new tax on the colonists favorite drink. This was the ______________________. 
a)
Tea Tax
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Quartering Act  
d)
Boston Tea Party
26.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

a)

A party where the colonists all drank tea.

b)

Colonists started growing their own tea.

c)

Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped British tea in the Boston Harbor.

d)

The British stole tea from the colonists.

27.

The group in Great Britain who was in charge of creating laws was called __________.

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Senate

d)

House of Representatives

28.

Some colonists joined a secret group that was formed because they wanted independence. They were called _____.

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Tea Party

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Parliament

29.

What were the Colonists throwing at the British during the Boston Massacre?

a)

snowballs

b)

knives

c)

eggs

d)

tea

30.

All of these men were in the Sons of Liberty except..

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Paul Revere