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Road to Revolution in North America

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Native Americans come from originally

(a)  

2.

Name a famous figure from English Renaissance

(a)  

3.

What did the French seek in North America?

(a)  

4.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and was known as the first martyr of the Revolution

(a)  

5.

What was the effect of the French and Indian War?

a)

The British colonists gained independence from Britain

b)

Britain gained all of the land in North America

c)

The war put the British in debt so they taxed the colonists

6.

Proclamation of 1763

a)

Told the Colonists the could NOT settle EAST of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Told the Colonists the could NOT settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains

7.

Group of patriots who formed a resistance group against British monarchy.

a)

Daughters of the King

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Families of the Future

8.

The Stamp Act was created to...

a)

collect taxes to pay for the French & Indian War.

b)

punish the patriots for the Boston Tea Party.

c)

pay for mail to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

9.

The Coercive Acts were also known as...

a)

the Intolerable Acts.

b)

the Sugar Act.

c)

the Stamp Act.

10.

Thomas Jefferson wrote this document July 4, 1776 -

a)

The Olive Branch Petition

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Declaration of Independence

11.

The Sons of Liberty were responsible for this protest -

a)

dumping crates of tea in the Boston Harbor

b)

tar and feathering of tax collectors

c)

removal of weapons hidden by the minutemen

12.

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

a)

To pass laws in Colonial America

b)

Meeting of representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies

c)

To create a treaty amongst the 13 colonies

13.

What was the outcome of the French & Indian War?

a)

Great Britain lost land and property to the "Indians"

b)

The British gained a lot of debt

c)

France defeated Spain

14.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
15.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
16.
What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
17.

The Spanish colonized southwestern North America.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The French colonized central North America

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The English colonized the east coast of America.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The Dutch created the city of New Netherlands.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

New Netherlands was taken over by the English and renamed New York.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Plymouth was located in Massachusetts

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Jamestown was located in Massachusetts

a)

True

b)

False