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WorksheetsCauses of the Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Forbade colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains
Forbade colonists from living east of the Appalachian Mountains
Forbade colonists from travelling along the Mississippi River
Forbade colonists from trading with the British
What is a boycott?
A violent protest
A written request
Refusal to buy or use goods and service
A product the British made better than anyone else
What does it mean to repeal something?
Approve
Cancel
Extend
Fight
What was the famous slogan colonists used to portray their unhappiness with Parliament?
It's My Money and I want It Now!
No Way Without a Say!
No Taxation Without Representation
The British are Coming!
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A patriot group formed to protest British taxes
A covert military group during the Revolution
A militia outfit
Women who wrote to newspapers anonymously
What did the Stamp Act do?
This was not an actual law that was passed
Taxed paper documents by requiring an official stamp be placed on them t be legal
Taxed paper documents not produced in Britain
Required farmers to "stamp", or label, their livestock and equipment
Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation and housing?
the Stamp Act
the Quartering Act
the Coercive Acts
the Proclamation of 1763
What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?
the Boston Massacre
the Intolerable Acts
the Quartering Act
the Stamp Act
What was the Boston Massacre?
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
King of England during the Revolutionary War era.
King George III
King Charles II
King George II
King Ferdinand
2. Which event caused the British to raise taxes on American colonists?
French and Indian War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
