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Causes of the Revolutionary War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tax on lead, glass, tea, and oil

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

2.

Tax on paper products such as playing cards, wills, deeds, and other government documents.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

3.

Tax on sugar and molasses

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Sugar Act

4.

Act passed that mandated colonists must house, feed, and provide transportation for British Troops.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

5.

The war that started it all.

a)

World War !

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

World War II

d)

The Napoleonic Wars

6.

The _________________________ ______________________ was a turning point in aggression displayed between British Soldiers and Colonists outside off the Customs Building in Boston.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

French and Indian War

7.

The Proclamation of 1763 . ..

a)

Allowed the colonists to move into newly conquered territory from the French and Indian War.

b)

Gave the territory back to the Native Americans, the colonies denied having won it in war.

c)

Solved the dispute initiated by Pontiac's Rebellion. The Proclamation indicated that the colonists would not settled the area.

d)

All the above.

8.

In what ways did the colonists react to the Acts passed by Britain?

a)

rioting, destroying and setting fire to the Colonies.

b)

They refused and returned to England.

c)

Colonists boycotted, protested, and acted out againsts the taxes.

d)

None of the above

9.

What event was in response to the Tea Act?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Teacup Party

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Boston Toy Party

10.

Which acts were designed to punish Boston after the Tea Acts?

a)

The Townshend Act

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

all the above