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Review of Vocab & Causes of Amer. Revolution

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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.

Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?

a)

To help open jobs

b)

To punish the colonists

c)

To help pay their war debt

d)

To help with trading

4.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in the Ohio River Valley.

b)

Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

5.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
6.
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"
7.
What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?
a)
Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
b)
Declared the Proclamation of 1763
c)
Passed the Stamp Act
d)
Gave the colonies back to the French
8.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

a)

by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

b)

by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

c)

by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

d)

by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

9.

The cartoon printed in 1760 was most likely a protest against

a)

pirates

b)

food safety

c)

British taxes

d)

cruelty of British soldiers

10.

Why did American colonists resent British taxes?

a)

American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.

b)

Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties .

c)

Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.

d)

Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.

11.

What was the MAIN purpose of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?

a)

to formalize a military alliance between France and Spain against Great Britain

b)

to formalize trading rights between the European powers and American Indians

c)

to end the Revolutionary War by recognizing the independence of the United States

d)

to end the French and Indian War and divide the colonial territories in North America

12.

(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

King Philip's War

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

13.
Define boycott.
a)
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
b)
import tax
c)
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
d)
to surrender
14.

Rebellious

a)

agreeing with your mom ALL the time

b)

going with the flow

c)

the state of going against set rules

d)

disengagement

15.

A country that is considered very strong by other countries is referred to as a (a)  

16.

To force taxes on people

a)

oppose taxes

b)

depose taxes

c)

repose taxes

d)

impose taxes

17.

Ms. B, Mrs. Milcarek and Mrs. Moore started a side business selling baked goods at school. From their side business, they earn (a)   .

Hint: Remember the words from the Vocab list!

18.

Hampered

a)

the thing you put your laundry in

b)

to make difficult

c)

to make easy

d)

to make simple

19.

"Common Sense," written by Thomas Paine is a ____.

a)

play

b)

piece of garbage

c)

musical

d)

pamphlet

20.

Prominent

a)

very high

b)

egregious

c)

well known or important

d)

unknown

21.

The ________ of happiness is a line written in the Declaration of Independence.

a)

pursuit

b)

reality

c)

gains

d)

importance

22.

Inherent rights are rights that one is born with --- what an inherent right that YOU have?

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23.

King George III __________ the colonists' trust when he taxed them so much.

a)

agreed

b)

engendered

c)

disagreed

d)

violated

24.

When you tease or make fun of someone you are (a)   them.

25.

In the musical 'Hamilton,' George Washington ______ Alexander Hamilton and 'gives him a command' before the Battle of Yorktown.

a)

demotes

b)

promotes

c)

fires

26.

The act of following or going after

a)

pursuit

b)

agreeing

c)

against

d)

running

27.

The Patriots were ____________ against the British and King George.

a)

supportive

b)

angry

c)

obedient

d)

outspoken

28.

Ms. B, Mrs. Milcarek and Mrs. Moore are ________________ of their baked goods business.

a)

privateer

b)

proprietor

c)

profiteer

29.

The war between the British and the French, that lasted until 1763 is called (a)   .

30.

The British governing body is called (a)   .

31.

Liberty

a)

life

b)

the pursuit of happiness

c)

the right to enjoy various freedoms

32.

Philosophy

a)

ruthless

b)

an argument

c)

an accepted idea or belief

d)

wisdom

33.

Why do you think England imposed strict control over trading in the 13 colonies?

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34.

Check ALL of the reasons England wanted to control the American Colonies:

a)

England desired to remain a world power

b)

England needed tax $$$$ to pay for the redcoats stationed in the colonies

c)

England needed the tax $$$$$ to pay for their war debts

35.

Were the colonists able to elect Colonial governors?

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