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American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the affect on Great Britain from the French and Indian War?

a)

They were tired.

b)

They fought Russia.

c)

They had a lot of debt.

d)

They were free from King George.

2.

A law that states colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Quartering Act

3.

The law that said colonists had to buy stamps for paper documents, thus paying more taxes.

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Intolerable Acts

4.

True or False: The Tea Act stated colonists had to buy tea from only one British tea company.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Angry colonists dressed like Indians and threw tea in the Boston harbor during the...

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

French & Indian War

d)

Continental Congress

6.

Parliament passed laws to punish the Bostonians for the tea destroyed. These Acts are called...

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Boston Tea Party

7.

What is a common nickname for the British soldiers?

a)

Bluecoats

b)

Redcoats

c)

Minutemen

d)

Sons of Liberty

8.

When colonists taunted British soldiers, a fight broke out and 5 people died. This is the...

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

French & Indian War

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

The Stamp Act

9.

What does 'intolerable' mean?

a)

awful, cruel, hard to live with

b)

loyalists

c)

food and housing

d)

kind, loving, to care for

10.

Why did the Sons of Liberty throw tea off the ships into the Boston Harbor?

a)

to declare independence

b)

to protest the Tea Act

c)

to protest the Stamp Act

d)

To run away

11.

Why did the Sons of Liberty meet at the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

to start drinking coffee instead of tea

b)

to complain about the lobsterbacks

c)

to write the Treaty of Paris

d)

due to the intolerable acts, they wanted to stop trade with Britain

12.

What did the Declaration of Independence state?

a)

Freedom from France

b)

George Washington would be king

c)

Colonies wanted freedom from Britain

d)

King George III was a good King

13.

This man, a Son of Liberty, warned the troops at Lexington & Concord: "the British are coming, the British are coming".

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Paul Revere

14.

This document stated that all British troops would be removed from the colonies.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

2nd Continental Congress

d)

Tea Act

15.

He took several weeks to draft the Declaration of Independence. His name is...

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Benjamin Franklin

16.

Colonists were angry at the British government for many reasons, most importantly...

a)

They made them follow their religion

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

They didn't like the fashion

d)

King George made them leave England

17.

What impact did the Treaty of Paris have on the 13 colonies?

a)

the king removed all troops from the colonies

b)

a new nation was created

c)

colonists left and moved to spain

d)

land owned by the colonies doubled in size

18.

Which group of people does this best support?


"England and the colonies have the same roots, a war against England is a war against us."

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

The President of the United Stated

d)

George Washington

19.

Why did patriot, Paul Revere, make and pass out this engraving of the Boston Massacre?

a)

He wanted to turn the public against the British

b)

He wanted the Patriots to stop protesting

c)

he wanted to make money

d)

He wanted to be a peacemaker

20.

Why did the British Empire impose taxes onto the American colonies? Select all that apply.

a)

to control trade between the colonies and Russia

b)

to pay for government officials for their loyalty

c)

repay debts gained by fighting in the French & Indian War

d)

to stop trade of goods smuggled from the colonies

e)

to pay troops to protect the colonies

21.

Which of the following were grievances stated in the Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply.

a)

Colonists not allowed to speak out against the King.

b)

Quartering Act force colonists to house troops.

c)

No trial by jury was promised.

d)

Colonists can not make too much money.