WorksheetsThe American Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The stamp act was imposed on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
3.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
4.
Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?
a)
To help open jobs
b)
To punish the colonists
c)
To help pay debt from the Seven Years' war
d)
To help with trading
5.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
6.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous
7.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
8.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
9.
"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?"
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
10.
Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
Indians and French
b)
Colonists and Britain
c)
Britain and Spain
d)
Britain and France
11.
Which Act led to colonists boycotting British goods?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Boston Tea Party
12.
What group emerged to protest the economic policies of Britain?
a)
Boston Elite
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Colonial Army
d)
Gorilla Warfare
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