WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 8 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists?
The king wanted colonists to return to Britain.
Britain needed money.
Britain thought colonists were to wealthy.
Britain wanted to give money to the colonists to expand their cities.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of colonists' protests of British taxes?
Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Burgesses.
The Sons of Liberty was formed.
Colonists boycotted British goods.
The Stamp Act was passed.
Who was one of the first to speak out against the Stamp Act?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Christopher Gadsden
What was the effect of British taxation on the colonies as a whole?
They became more divided.
They started to unite as Americans.
Many paid for British support.
Many colonists returned to Britain.
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Mercy Otis Warren
Benjamin Franklin
What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support the boycott of British goods?
gave speeches and drew political cartoons
gave speeches and attended rallies
made tea and wove cloth
handed out pamphlets and posters
Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
train express riders
share news among the colonies
keep in touch with Britain
unite the colonies in friendship
How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that many colonists did not like tea.
It showed that many colonists supported Mohawk causes.
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
It showed that the tea would remain in Boston.
Which of the following cause the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Massacre
First Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
Which of the following was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?
The colonists had to pay a tax on British imports.
The colonists had to feed and house British soldiers.
The port of Boston was closed.
Massachusetts was put under the control of a British general.
What was a Patriot?
colonists opposed to British rule
British soldier opposed to British rule over the colonies
colonists who agreed with British rule
British soldier who agreed with British rule over the colonists
Who offered to lead men in battle for the relief of Boston?
Paul Revere
Hugh White
Crispus Attucks
George Washington
Which Patriot warned of the British attack?
John Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
George Washington
Which event took place FIRST?
Battle of Concord
Battle of Lexington
British retreat to Boston
Paul Revere captured
Which battle began with "the shot heard 'round the world"?
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill
Lexington
Concord
Which brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
Concord
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill
Lexington
Who led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill?
John Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
William Prescott
