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WorksheetsRoad to the Revolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
What was the name of the pamphlet that became very popular and convinced people independence from England was the right thing?
Answers of Place
A Misunderstanding of Countries
Common Sense
Persuasion
2. Who wrote 'Common Sense'?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
James Madison
This event occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists who were throwing snowballs killing five men.
American Revolution
Tea Act
Boston Massacre
riot
What happened to the soldiers who shot the colonists?
They all returned to England without having to go to trial.
They were tarred and feathered by a colonist mob.
They remained in jail under after the Revolutionary War.
Six went free while two were found guilty of manslaughter.
What city did the British have the most trouble governing?
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Which of these did the British not put taxes on?
Lead
Salt
Glass
Sugar
The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.
paper and legal documents
plastic
paper bags
stamps
Which act said that British soldiers could be housed in the barns, hotels, and homes of the colonists?
Boston Port Act
Quebec Act
The French and Indian War
The Quartering Act
The Intolerable Acts were a
Tax on tea
Punishment for the Boston Tea Party
truce between Britain and the colonies
When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?
Destroying things
Refusing to buy things
Refusing to pay for things
Refusing to pay taxes
The "shot heard 'round the world" was the start of which battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Trenton
Why did Americans retreat from Breeds and Bunker Hill?
They were cowards.
They ran out of gunpowder and ammo
They lost all of their officers.
British warships bombarded the hills and pushed them off.
In the spring of 1775, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys planned an attack on _____________ which was controlled by the British.
Fort Ticonderoga
Boston Harbor
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
What did the Second Continental Congress Decide?
They declared independence
They asked England to stop taxing them
They offered to pay for the Boston Tea Party
It ended without deciding anything
