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Causes of American Rev. CC1 2021/22

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
2.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
3.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
4.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
5.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend 
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous
6.
"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?"
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
7.
"Britain cannot tax the molasses we buy just because they spent too much money fighting France!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act
8.
"The king and his government shouldn't have full legislative power over the colonies!"
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
The Proclamation of 1763
c)
Declaratory Acts
d)
Townsend Act
9.
What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?
a)
Babysitting
b)
Quartering
c)
Hospitality
d)
Kidnapping
10.
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
b)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
c)
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
11.
Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Parliament
12.
In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 
a)
get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
b)
raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
c)
get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
d)
raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products
13.
This is the theory that the colonies exist for the economic benefit for the mother country.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Free Enterprise
d)
Intolerable Acts
14.
What were the Writs of Assistance?
a)
Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships
b)
Rap Cd's
c)
Papers that they passed out
d)
Big ships that carried messages
15.
What was the British view of colonial taxes?
a)
They thought it was unfair because it was at night
b)
They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
c)
To raise money for protection of the colonies
d)
The Stamp Act collected very little money
16.
The policies shown in the illustration led to the
a)
outbreak of the French and Indian War
b)
expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
c)
start of the American Revolution
d)
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
17.
The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to
a)
allow American colonists greater self-government
b)
enable Great Britain to raise taxes and control trade
c)
encourage immigration to the colonies
d)
encourage Americans to trade with other European countries
18.
In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar act, stamp act, and the tea act. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?
a)
The colonists started taxing British goods.
b)
The colonists decided to trade only with France.
c)
The colonists voted for a new king. 
d)
The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests. 
19.
In 1753-1764, the _____________________ was fought between England and the French and it cost England a lot of money. 
a)
American Revolution 
b)
Battle of Trenton 
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Boston Tea Party
20.

Britain and France both wanted control of the _____.

a)

Great Lakes

b)

13 Colonies

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Ohio River Valley

21.

Why did the French want control over the Ohio River Valley?

a)

for agriculture (growing crops)

b)

for fur trade

c)

the land was better for building houses

d)

to prove they were more powerful than the British

22.

What officially ended the French and Indian War?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Constitution

23.

After the war, the ___ didn't allow the British to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Constitution

24.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
25.
Who created the Albany Plan of union, which was the first plan to unify the colonies?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Sam Adams
26.

The Albany Plan of Union was important because...

a)

It represented all the colonies

b)

The flag was shaped like the coast line

c)

It started the French and Indian War

d)

It was the first time that the colonists tried to unite

27.

This was Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies under one government to defeat France.

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

d)

Poor Richard's Almanack

28.

This was the famous cartoon drawn by Ben Franklin which encouraged the colonies to join in fighting the British during the French and Indian War.

a)

Poor Richard's Almanack

b)

Join, or Die

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

French and Indian War

29.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
30.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Hector

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

31.
Who is responsible for this rendering of the events on March 5, 1770?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Adams
d)
John Hancock
32.
Which well-known Patriot represented the British soldiers in a trial after the Boston Massacre?  It was not that he liked the British soldiers but he wanted to prove that even a British soldier could get a fair trial in America.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Adams
33.

This event occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Tea Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

riot

34.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

a)

prosecution attorney

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

jury

d)

clerk of courts

35.

What is a boycott?

a)

an enemy

b)

a tax King George created

c)

protest in which all the people only bought British products

d)

protest in which people refused to buy British products

36.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

5

d)

None

37.

What was the name of the group of women who helped support the activities of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Patriots

b)

Redcoats

c)

Calvary

d)

Daughters of Liberty

38.

Paul Revere's image of the Boston Massacre was used as . . .

a)

anti-British propaganda

b)

anti-Colonist propaganda

c)

pro-redcoat propaganda

d)

pro-redcoat propaganda

39.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
40.

How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

a)

They spread information quickly.

b)

They housed British soldiers.

c)

They voted to declare independence.

d)

The stole British goods.

41.

Who wrote plays and poems about British leaders and Colonial Boycotts? Was also a member of the Daughters of Liberty.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Abigail Adams

42.

Which of the following placed a tax on tea without the consent of the colonists?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Tea Act

43.

Which British laws were passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Stamp Act

44.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

b)

Patriots sat and had tea with King George

c)

Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

d)

King George had a sale on tea

45.

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the king sent ____ to Massachusetts.

a)
more tea
b)
more ships
c)
more Indians
d)
more soldiers
46.

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the King made the colonists ___ the tea.

a)
drink
b)
send back
c)
pay for
d)
unload
47.
Which colony was placed under British control under the Intolerable Acts?
a)
New England
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
48.

Which British law was passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Coercive or Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

49.
The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.
a)
Terrible
b)
Intolerable
c)
Hateful
50.

What was the other name for the Intolerable Act?

a)

Stamp act

b)

Coercive Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Military Act

51.

The refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Unalienable Rights

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Discrimination

52.

What is the central idea of "Civil Disobedience"?

a)

People must overthrow the government.

b)

Most government will do its best for its citizens.

c)

The fewer people who run the government, the better.

d)

Citizens should be willing to act on their own sense of right and wrong.

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