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WorksheetsUnit 2 - The Causes and Events of the American Revolution
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 36mins
The British used these to gain access into colonists’ homes who they thought were smugglers.
Proclamation of 1763
Writs of Assistance
Stamped Papers
Sons of Liberty
In this event, colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped more than 340 tea chests into Boston Harbor.
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
These laws were designed to punish the colonists in Boston for their actions against the British.
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
This group was formed as a result of the Stamp Act.
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Loyalists
Royalists
This took place when British Soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five colonists.
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Colonists were forced to provide housing and comforts to British troops.
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act
This was levied (placed) on paper, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets and playing cards by the British Parliament.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
This series of taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea along with the use of Writs of Assistance resulted in a boycott of all British goods by the colonists.
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 18=763
Stamp Act
This attempted to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, but was largely ignored.
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 18=763
Sugar Act
Considered the shot heard ‘round the world.
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
This region relied heavily on agriculture such as tobacco, rice, and indigo for their economy.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This region was known for religious tolerance.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This region’s economy heavily relied on trade, shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This region predominately relied on indentured servants for labor.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
In this region, church and state were not separated, as church leaders often ran communities
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
In this region, slaves were the primary source of labor.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
In this region, William Penn’s elected assembly served as an example for other assemblies.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This region’s short growing seasons and rocky soil caused a small demand for slave labor.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This region had a diverse economy including earning profits from agriculture, trade, and merchants and artisans.
New England
Atlantic
Middle
Southern
This was the tax levied in 1764 to help pay for the British standing army.
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
The other name for the French and Indian War is:
(a)
The territory in question between the French and British causing the French and Indian War was the:
(a)
What best describes the colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?
Colonials peacefully paid the tax.
Colonists protested and used violence.
Colonists sent delegates to England.
Colonists volunteered to collect taxes.
What effect did the French and Indian War NOT have on the colonies?
It doubled the size of British territory in America.
It caused Britain to have debt.
It caused the British to tax the colonists.
It allowed for a French alliance.
The Battles at Lexington and Concord started because:
Red Coats searched homes.
Bostonians threw snowballs at soldiers.
Gage tried to seize colonial supplies (and arms).
The continental congress met.
Colonial powers wanted to control waterways in North America, like the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, because that meant they could control:
(a)
As a result of the Treaty of (a) (1763), the French and Indian War ended, which gain Britain control of everything east of the Mississippi River.
Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?
Penny Act
Quartering Act
Food Act
Tea Act
The person who said this
is most likely a...
American strengths were...
They were fighting on their own turf to protect their own homes and families.
They were fighting for a cause that was popular among colonists: independence and freedom.
They had a large, well-trained and well-supplied veteran army.
They had the world's most powerful navy.
British strengths were...
They were well-prepared for the terrain in America due to their experience fighting on several fronts around the world.
They had a large, well-organized army filled with veteran soldiers.
They had the world's most powerful, technologically advanced and experienced navy.
British soldiers felt passionately about the cause they were fighting for.
How did geography prove an advantage for the Americans and a disadvantage for the British? Mark TWO answers.
The distance between England and America made it difficult for the British to send their troops and supplies.
The British had the world's most powerful navy.
To the British, American terrain was unusually rugged; the North was rocky and cold in winter, the South was swampy and hot in summer.
The Americans had far better map-making technology than the British and the star constellations in America were foreign to the British.
Aside from the physical challenges that plagued England during the war, there was another disadvantage they had...
Many in England were eager to please and shied away from confrontation.
The Whigs, a group of politicians, were too distracted by having to constantly adjust their wigs to pay close attention to the war effort.
England, much like many in present day America, was too apathetic to care much. They were like, meh...
Support in England for the war was low and a group of politicians denounced the war as unjust.
What nations joined the American cause?
France, Spain and the Netherlands
England, Canada and Prussia
Italy, Greece and Portugal
No other country helped; we did it on our own!
What was the importance of the support of the French.
They provided expertise in animal trapping and fur trading.
They provided money, military expertise and political support.
They were close to the British and when they left them, it really broke England's heart.
They provided baguettes and good aged cheeses.
The Appalachian Mountains
The Ohio River
The Mississippi River
The Missouri River
What is the term for a soldier who is paid to fight for another country?
Mercenary
Patriot
Loyalist
Redcoat
What made the Battle of Saratoga "the turning point" of the Revolutionary War?
It increased the morale of the Continental Army.
It showed France that the Americans could beat the British.
It was the battle at which the British surrendered.
It gave Washington control of 59 cannons.
In which location did Washington and the Continental Army suffer through a harsh winter with scarce food and a lack of warm clothing?
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Fort Ticonderoga
In which battle did General Cornwallis surrender due to being surrounded by the Continental Army and a French naval blockade?
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Trenton
What are key words for Proclamation of 1763?
Appalachian Mountains
French and Indian War
taxes
westward expansion
Chronology: Battles of the American Revolution
Concord and Lexington, Saratoga, and Yorktown
Lexington and Concord, Yorktown, and Saratoga
Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington, and Concord
Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington, and Concord
Which cause of the American Revolution is described in this excerpt?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Who defeated the British navy and is called the "Father of the American Navy"?
George Washington
Thomas Paine
John Paul Jones
Thomas Jefferson
What battle is known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
Bunker Hill
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
What battle proved to the British that the war would not be easy to win?
Bunker Hill
Winter at Valley Forge
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
At what meeting was the Declaration of Independence written?
1st Continental Congress
Albany Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Philadelphia Convention
What officially ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
The Americans are now independent
It established the borders of the U.S.
It officially ended the American Revolution
All of the above
Why the Americans won...
Better Leadership
Help from foreign countries
motivation to fight
a large and powerful navy
Home field advantage
What French aristocrat helped Washington train troops?
Bernardo de Galvez
Marquis de Lafayette
John Paul Johns
Wentworth Cheswell
