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Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary Standards Check

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What are taxes?

a)

money paid to the government

b)

money paid to another country

c)

money paid to the Sons of Liberty

d)

money paid to the colonists

2.

2. What does representation mean?

a)

a person or group acting on behalf of themselves

b)

a person or group acting on behalf of King George

c)

a person or group acting on behalf of Patrick Henry

d)

a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group

3.

3. What is the name of the British government?

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Government

d)

Supreme Court

4.

4. What was the protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor called?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Celebration

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Fiesta

5.

5. What is another word for liberty?

a)

Parliament

b)

Freedom

c)

taxes

d)

peace

6.

6. Who was the ruler of England during the American Revolution?

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

King George III

d)

Benjamin Franklin

7.

7. Who was an American intellectual, inventor, and politician who helped negotiate French support for the American Revolution?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Paul Revere

d)

King George III

8.

8. Who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

a)

King George III

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benjamin Franklin

9.

9. Who was a patriot who helped warn colonists that the British were coming?

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

King George III

d)

Patrick Henry

10.

10. Who agreed to serve on the defense for the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Johns Adams