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Road to Revolution (2021)

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Total control over a market or product

a)

monopoly

b)

boycott

c)

treason

d)

petition

2.

An agreement between nations to help one another

a)

monopoly

b)

boycott

c)

treason

d)

alliance

3.

To refuse to buy a product or service

a)

monopoly

b)

boycott

c)

repeal

d)

petition

4.

a formal written request to a government

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

treason

d)

petition

5.

An import tax

a)

repeal

b)

duty

c)

petition

d)

boycott

6.

citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight on short notice

a)

militia

b)

boycott

c)

volunteers

d)

minutemen

7.

to officially end- to take away

a)

repeal

b)

petition

c)

Congress

d)

boycott

8.

a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

a)

minutemen

b)

milia

c)

Congress

d)

legislature

9.

Colonists who favored independence

a)

loyalists

b)

patriots

c)

neutrals

d)

tyrants

10.

Colonists that remained loyal to Britain and the king

a)

loyalists

b)

patriots

c)

neutrals

d)

tyrants

11.

1. All of the following were a result of the French and Indian War EXCEPT


a)

Britain gained territory in the Ohio River Valley and Canada

b)

Britain began taxing the colonists

c)

The First Continental Congress met to organize a colonial government

d)

The Proclamation of 1763 was passed

12.

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that

a)

the sun never set on the British Empire

b)

colonists were forbidden from moving west of the Appalachians

c)

French settlers could settle in the Ohio River Valley

d)

Colonists must settle the frontier

13.

The Albany Plan of Union stated that

a)

Colonists must unite

b)

Colonist must swear allegiance to Britain

c)

The Iroquois would form an alliance with Britain

d)

Each colony would have its own militia

14.

What effect did Pontiac’s War have on the colonists?

a)

It opened up the frontier to British settlement

b)

Britain lost lands gained in the French and Indian War

c)

Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763

d)

Colonists signed a treaty with the leader of the Ottawa nation

15.

All of the following are examples of protest EXCEPT

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

formation of the Sons of Liberty

d)

Stamp Act Congress

16.

The infamous, “Shot Heard Around the World” took place in

a)

Breed’s Hill

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Boston

d)

Lexington

17.

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

Allowed the secret societies in different towns to communicate about British activities.

b)

They wrote letters to the King asking for assistance.

c)

They wrote letters to each colony hoping to stop the revolution and join the British

d)

They supported Parliament

18.

Fort Ticonderoga was captured by

a)

The colonists’ militia

b)

French during the French and Indian War

c)

British soon after Lexington and Concord

d)

Native rebels

19.

At what gathering was George Washington chosen as the commander of the Continental Army?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

The Second Continental Congress

d)

Albany Congress

20.

Who led the Green Mountain Boys in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

General Howe

21.

The colonists’ last attempt at peace was

a)

The Olive Branch Petition

b)

The Albany Plan of Union

c)

The Stamp Act Congress

d)

The Committees of Correspondence

22.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Crispus Attucks

23.

What was the result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

General Howe was killed

b)

The continental army proved that they were a force to reckon with

c)

Washington was killed

d)

Ethan Allen became commander of the American forces

24.

What banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

25.

What required colonists to pay tax on various documents?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

26.

What letter was sent to king expressing desire for peace?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Stamp Act

27.

What closed port of Boston, cut colonial legislatures, increased royal power?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Sugar Act

28.

What placed a tax on imports to the colonies?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Stamp Act

29.

What ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Declaration of Independence

30.

What allowed for court-ordered searches without warrants?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

writs of assistance

31.

Which of the following required colonists to house and feed soldiers in the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Acts