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Unit 3: Road to Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

French

b)

Spain

c)

England

2.

Who were the main allies of the French in the French and Indian War?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Colonists

d)

Native Americans

3.

What do you call colonists who believed that they had the right to govern themselves?

a)

Neutralists

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

4.

What were colonists who were loyal to England called?

a)

Neutralists

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

5.

Which of the following statements are true about the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Settlers were required to stay East of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

Native Americans had the lands West of the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

Settlers had already started settling on lands West of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

All of the above

6.

This law required all colonists to pay a tax for every important piece of paper they used.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

7.

This protest group sometimes took violent action against tax collectors.

a)

Militia

b)

Minutemen

c)

Sons of Liberty

8.

This conflict took place in Boston. Patriots were throwing snowballs and rocks at British Troops. Five people died.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Battle of Trenton

9.

The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and dumped 90.000 lbs. of tea into the harbor.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Battle of Trenton

10.

Why were Colonists upset about the Tea Act?

a)

British Tea company had bad tasting tea.

b)

British Tea company basically had a monopoly on tea

c)

Colonists preferred coffee.

11.

What is the meaning of this image?

a)

The snake was cut into pieces and died.

b)

Colonies separated so they wouldn't be killed.

c)

If the colonists didn't unite, they would fail (or die).

12.

Which battle(s) are considered to be the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battles at Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Yorktown

13.

When individuals refuse to do business with a person, group, or company it is called a(n):

a)

Boycott

b)

Monopoly

c)

Ally

d)

"taxation without representation"

14.

What do you call a person, or country that joins with another to work towards a common goal?

a)

Boycott

b)

Monopoly

c)

Alliance

d)

"taxation without representation"

15.

The British Tea Company's total control over the sale of tea in the colonies was a :

a)

Boycott

b)

Monopoly

c)

Alliance

d)

"taxation without representation"

16.

Colonist fought taxes because they had no say in government.

a)

Boycott

b)

Monopoly

c)

Alliance

d)

"taxation without representation"

17.

Who was Crispus Attucks?

a)

An indentured servant

b)

The first person killed in the Revolutionary War

c)

A well known criminal

18.

In what year did the French and Indian War begin?

a)

1640

b)

1754

c)

1770

19.

Why did the British begin taxing the Colonists?

a)

The British had a lot of debt from the war and started taxing the Colonists.

b)

The Parliament wanted raises.

c)

England wanted to buy more lands.

20.

What were the French and British fighting over in the French and Indian War?

a)

Shipping routes

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Partnership with the Natives