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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 17mins
According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?
The King
The People
The Pope
The President
Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?
Life
Liberty
Education
Happiness
In the Declaration, the creators made a list of grievances that puts the blame on _________ for tyranny (abuse of power) on the colonies.
Parliament
King George III
John Hancock
Loyalist
The Declaration of Independence can BEST be compared to which type of document?
A break up letter
A journal entry
A list of rules or laws
A how-to-guide for making a government
The war between the British and the French between 1754 and 1763 is known as the __________________________.
French and Indian War
King Philip's War
Bacon's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
What land were the British and French fighting for?
Ohio River Valley
Canada
British 13 colonies
All of the above
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Ended the French and Indian War
Announcement that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Announcement that allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Announcement that banned colonists from settling in Canada
How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
The colonists ignored King George III and kept settling west
The colonists obeyed the new laws proclaimed by King George III
The colonists began to follow the Proclamation, but stopped after a short period of time
None of the above
British Parliament (government that creates laws) passed a law that placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, and all printed materials. Which act was this called?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Samuel Adams was a member of the ________________________, a radical group who used extreme forms of protests such as burning British goods and tarring and feathering British tax collectors.
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Committees of Correspondene
First Continental Congress
In 1767, Parliament passed the _________________________ which put a tax on imported goods such as glass, paint, lead, and tea.
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
As a response to the Townshend Act, colonists threw snowballs and clubs at British soldiers. British soldiers opened fire killing 5 colonists. This event is known as the _____________________________.
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
The start of the American Revolution
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
In 1773, Parliament passed the ____________________ giving the British East India Company complete control over tea sales in the colonies. Colonies could only buy tea from Great Britain.
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act
As a response to the Tea Act, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Native Americans and threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as the ______________________________________.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts Tea Party
The British Tea Party
British Parliament passed a series of laws called the ______________________________, which punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
What were the punishments of the Intolerable Acts?
Renewed the Quartering Act
Closed the Boston Harbor
Placed a military governor in charge of Massachusetts
All of the above
