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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?
Indians and French
Britain and France
Why did British economic policy change towards the colonies?
War debt due to the French and Indian War
Cash crops were needed in the colonies
Why did colonists disguise themselves as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
They were angry about the Tea Act.
They were angry about the Sugar Act.
Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?
To punish the colonists for the Boston Massacre.
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Who did the British defeat in the French and Indian War?
The French and the Native Americans
The Spanish and the Native Americans
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
reason and logic
money and fame
How did the Great Awakening change America?
It brought people from all over the colonies together for the first time
It led to people denying God
This act was a tax on everyday household items such as glass, paper, paint, & tea.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
a widespread refusal to buy goods as a form of protest is called a(n):
boycott
demand more
Taxes on commercial shipping occurred under the ___________ Act.
Tea
Stamp
to sneak goods into a country is called:
boycotting
smuggling
England's law-making group is called:
Parliament
House of Representatives
A meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to discuss British actions and what to do about them was:
First Continental Congress
Parliament
Who wanted freedom of religion?
Pilgrims
Puritans
both
Who sailed to the New World in the 1600's?
Pilgrims
Puritans
both
Who wanted to purify the Church of England?
Pilgrims
Puritans
both
What was the name of the second place that the Puritans settled?
Georgia
Boston
What did the Congress argue against in their petition to the King?
The King's right to rule Great Britain and the colonies
They said that Parliament did not have the right to tax them without representation
What did Congress threaten to do if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed by Parliament?
The colonists would boycott British goods
American colonists would attack British ships and take their tea
How did the British respond to the demands of the colonists?
The King granted their requests because he wanted peace
The British sent more soldiers to stop the growing rebellion
