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WorksheetsThe Road to Revolution
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 21mins
Why did the British government decide to start taxing the colonists in the 1760s?
To build new roads and make other improvements in the colonies
to raise money after the costs of the French and Indian War
to increase the powers of royal governors in the colonies
to encourage more colonists to return to Great Britain
Why did the Proclamation Line of 1763 anger many American colonists?
It prohibited colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley
It promoted peaceful relations with Indian tribes in the west
It increased the taxes that the colonists paid to Britain
It gave too much land away to Canada
Which would be the best title for this timeline?
Colonial Reactions to British Taxes
Examples of British Navigation Laws
Abuses of Power by Colonial Legislatures
British Policies Leading to British Protests
Which phrase best describes Samuel Adams?
Commander of the Continental Army
Founder of the Sons of Liberty
Governor of Massachusetts
Ambassador to France
Based on the passage, which right would Samuel Adams have supported?
the right of the British government to tax the colonists
the right of Patriots to protest British policies and actions
the right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament
the right of soldiers in the colonies to be tried for any crimes back in Britain
How did the Boston Massacre make the American Revolution more likely?
It showed the colonists that the British would use violence against them
It was used by the British as an excuse to punish the colonists with more taxes
It made Patriots more willing to reach a compromise with the British government
It showed that the British did not plan to let the colonists elect members to Parliament
How were the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty, and Daughters of Liberty similar?
They were all Loyalists organizations
They were limited to the New England colonies
They all invited the participation of both men and woman
They were organizations formed in opposition to British policies
What was the main purpose Paul Revere completed the engraving of five coffins with the initials of the colonists who were killed during the Boston Massacre?
to blame the Loyalists for the massacre
to persuade the colonists to act together against British policies
to encourage witnesses to the event to testify before Parliament
to illustrate the events of the Boston Massacre as impartially as possible
