WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?
Anger over British tax policies
Desire for greater religious freedom
Fear of attacks by American Indians
Immigration from countries other than Britain
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
Live free or die
All men are created equal
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
No taxation without representation
Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the taxes by doing what?
Taking military action against the British
Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain
Meeting with Parliament in England
Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts
The _______________ were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Navigation Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Acts
Final Acts
Why did the Britain begin to tax the colonists?
They wanted more money to make Britain look better
They needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
They needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
They hated the colonists' guts
What event had a small group of British soldiers firing into a crowd of protesting colonists?
Boston Massacre
Boston Rebellion
Boston Treaty
Boston Tea Party
Women also helped support the move for independence by creating homespun and boycotting British goods. They were known as the _______.
Women's club
Daughters of Liberty
Loyalists
Women of America
Colonists who wanted freedom from the king were called ________.
Loyalists
Patriots
Officials
supporters
Colonists who supported the king were called _______.
Patriots
supporters
Loyalists
Officials
What act forced colonists to buy tea from the British East India Company?
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Sugar ACt
Which battle is considered the start of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Bunker Hill
