WorksheetsAmerican Revolution quiz #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
PICK TWO: The French and Indian War was a conflict between which two countries?
United States
France
Canada
Great Britain
Why was the French and Indian War fought?
over taxes in the colonies
over taxes in Great Britain
over land in the Ohio River Valley
over land in Texas
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?
Colonist's had to pay more taxes
Native Americans lost land
France had to pay Great Britain
Colonist's got their freedom from Great Britain
The British government began ___________________________ in hopes of repaying the debt of the French and Indian War.
allowing colonists' to move west
providing colonists' representation in parliament
increasing taxes for the French
taxing the colonists
The ___________________________ placed a tax on important papers, such as newspapers, marriage licenses, and playing cards and upset the colonists because they thought the tax was unfair.
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
PICK TWO: Which is of the following is true about the slogan "No Taxation without Representation."
Used to protest The Stamp Act.
Colonists felt like they should have representation in Parliament.
Used to protest the French and Indian War.
Used by Native Americans to protest the French and Indian War.
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
8
5
3
6
__________________________ was a colonial lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
The event in which a secret group of men dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the harbor is known as the __________________________________.
The Boston Massacre
French and Indian War
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Boston Tea Party
What does the word parliament mean?
Colonists
government
taxes
refusal
What does the word militia mean?
taxes
millions
military
ships
____________was an inventor, a philosopher, a statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
King George III
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
A colonial tax placed on sugar and molasses was known as...
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Molasses Act
This document outlined the form of government of the new United States. (First U.S. Government)
Articles of Confederation
Articles of the U.S New Government
Declaration of Independence
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following documents was signed July 4, 1776?
U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
