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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Quartering Act was a British law that requited colonists to...

a)

Buy tea from Britain.

b)

Pay additional taxes on paper goods.

c)

Pay a quarter for every item with a stamp.

d)

Provide housing and food for British soldiers.

2.

Colonists protested British acts in several ways. Which of the following is NOT a way the colonists protested?

a)

Exported lumber and beaver furs to Britain.

b)

Wrote letters and formed committees.

c)

Boycotted British goods.

d)

Attacked tax collectors.

3.

Many colonists didn’t want to pay taxes because...

a)

they thought the British had enough money.

b)

they thought the money from the taxes was being wasted.

c)

they had no representation in making the tax laws.

d)

they didn’t have any money.

4.
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
5.
Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?
a)
He wanted more money to make England look better
b)
He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
6.

In response to being forced to buy British tea, colonists dressed up like Native Americans and dumped the British tea into the harbor. This event is known as...

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Sons of Liberty

7.

What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

a)

Whether they supported independence from Britain.

b)

The colonial region in which they lived.

c)

Whether they paid British taxes.

d)

The country from which they or their ancestors came.

8.

The British Parliament insisted the colonists pay a tax on paper goods. A tax is....

a)

Money saved each pay check.

b)

Money earned for working.

c)

Money used to pay for government.

d)

Money collected by a bank.

9.

The Sons of Liberty were...

a)

Sons of famous Americans (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry).

b)

A group of British soldiers who believed the colonists should be free from British rule.

c)

members from each of the colonies.

d)

A group of patriots who believed they should be free from British rule.

10.

The Boston Massacre started because...

a)

people wanted the British to supply soldiers to the Boston citizens.

b)

Parliament passed the Tea Act.

c)

John Adams took on the court case.

d)

a crowd of angry colonist yelled and threw snowballs at a British soldier.

11.
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
a)
Live free or die
b)
All men are created equal
c)
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
d)
No taxation with representation
12.
Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________the laws.
a)
Returned
b)
Rewrote
c)
Repealed
d)
Returned
13.
A patriot was a colonist who:
a)
was loyal to England
b)
was loyal to France
c)
wanted independence from England
d)
wanted independence from France
14.
What was the name of the meeting of colonial leaders where all the colonies agreed to boycott British goods and wrote a letter to the King voicing their complaints?
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Revolutionary War
d)
First Continental Congress
15.

Britain made the Proclamation of 1763 to avoid fighting with the....

a)

congress

b)

Native Americans

c)

French

d)

colonists

16.

1. The British ______ made laws for all British people.

a)

king

b)

Parliament

c)

colonists

d)

courts

17.

What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Charter of 1732

d)

The Bill of Rights

18.
When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....
a)
boycott
b)
rebellion
c)
Colonist
d)
tax
19.

1. Colonists who supported the actions of the British

government were known as _____.

a)

neutralists

b)

loyalist

c)

patriot

d)

representative

20.

Which BEST describes the beginning of the French and Indian War?

a)

French and British fight over the Ohio River Valley.

b)

British and Spanish fight over New Mexico.

c)

Spanish and French fight over Florida.

d)

French and Native Americans fight over the Great Lakes region.