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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

a)

Anger over British tax policies

b)

Desire for greater religious freedom

c)

Fear of attacks by American Indians

d)

Immigration from countries other than Britain

2.

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 without representation

3.

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the taxes by doing what?

a)

Taking military action against the British

b)

Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain

c)

Meeting with Parliament in England

d)

Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

4.

The _______________ were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Acts

d)

Final Acts

5.
In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as:
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Riots
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Boston Market
6.

Why did the Britain begin to tax the colonists?

a)

They wanted more money to make Britain look better

b)

They needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War

c)

They needed money to pay for Boston soldiers

d)

They hated the colonists' guts

7.

What event had a small group of British soldiers firing into a crowd of protesting colonists?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Rebellion

c)

Boston Treaty 

d)

Boston Tea Party

8.

Women also helped support the move for independence by creating homespun and boycotting British goods. They were known as the _______.

a)

Women's club

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Loyalists

d)

Women of America

9.

Colonists who wanted freedom from the king were called ________.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Officials

d)

supporters

10.

Colonists who supported the king were called _______.

a)

Patriots

b)

supporters

c)

Loyalists

d)

Officials

11.

What act forced colonists to buy tea from the British East India Company?

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Sugar ACt

12.

Which battle is considered the start of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Lexington

c)

Battle of Germantown

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill