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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
2.
A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Party
d)
Boston Parliament
3.
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Massacre
4.
American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying
a)
Patriots
b)
snowballs
c)
taxes
d)
boycott
5.
The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Boston tea Party
6.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
7.
The Quartering Act....
a)
Made colonists provide a home for soldiers
b)
Made colonists pay a quarter for every stamp
c)
Made colonists buy tea they didn't want
d)
Stopped colonists from spreading ideas
8.
Why did Britain decide to tax the colonists?
a)
Britain wasn't selling enough tea
b)
The colonists were making too much money.
c)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War
d)
Britain was afraid the colonists were giving money to the Indians
9.
What sentence tells why colonists did not like the taxes?
a)
"The French are taking all of our money!"
b)
We have the right to trial by jury!"
c)
"No taxation without representation."
d)
"We don't buy any of your British goods!"
10.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
11.
Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This caused colonists to protest in the form of the Boston Tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of the tea. 
b)
Colonists dressed as Indians destroyed the tea. 
c)
Colonists bought tea from other countries. 
d)
Colonists started growing their own tea. 
12.
As King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Neutrals
d)
Colonists
13.
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
14.

1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

a)

the monarch

b)

refunds

c)

taxes

15.

1. Colonists who supported the actions of the British

government were known as _____.

a)

neutral

b)

loyalist

c)

patriot

16.

1. Many colonists protested the Sugar Act with a _____ of

British goods.

a)

buyout

b)

boycott

c)

bungalo

d)

band

17.

1. Parliament ____ the Stamp Act when it heard that nine

of the colonies sent representatives to the

Stamp Act Congress

a)

doubled

b)

tripled

c)

quadrupled

d)

repealed

18.

What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America?

a)

Civil War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

American War

19.

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Tea Act

20.
In 1775, colonists met to discuss breaking free from England. This meeting was called  ___________________________________.
a)
The Second Continental Congress
b)
Boston Tea Party 
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Boston Massacre

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