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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the Molasses Act of 1733?

a)

to protect the sugarcane farms in the British West Indies

b)

to make molasses harder to make

c)

to keep the colonist from buying molasses

d)

to help the colonist make more money

2.

The colonist were not happy about the Molasses Act of 1733 and started to smuggle molasses into the colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Writs of Assistance made its legal for British officers to search ships and buildings for smuggled good.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why did King George III pass the Townshend Acts?

a)

to get paid back for the French & Indian War

b)

to force colonist to let soldiers stay in their homes

c)

to force the British government to leave the colonist alone

d)

to make it harder to buy tea in the colonies

5.

Why did the colonists feel all these new taxes were unfair?

a)

they didn't have say in British Parliament

b)

they didn't have enough money to pay it all

c)

they wanted to keep fighting a war

d)

they had too many bills to pay and couldn't take anymore

6.

What caused the Boston Massacre?

a)

a colonist and Redcoat were arguing in the street

b)

a Redcoat went around shooting random people in Boston

c)

a colonist went around shooting the Redcoats in Boston

d)

a Redcoat threw a snowball at a colonist

7.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

the British government

b)

the Sons of Liberty

c)

the Redcoats

d)

the Native Americans

8.

The Boston Port Act...

a)

closed the Boston Harbor

b)

forced colonist to let Redcoats live with them

c)

allowed King George III to pick governors

d)

moved trials against the government to England

9.

The Quartering Act...

a)

closed the Boston Harbor

b)

forced colonist to let Redcoats live with them

c)

allowed King George III to pick governors

d)

moved trials against the government to England

10.

The Massachusetts Government Act...

a)

closed the Boston Harbor

b)

forced colonist to let Redcoats live with them

c)

allowed King George III to pick governors

d)

moved trials against the government to England

11.

The Administration of Justice Act...

a)

closed the Boston Harbor

b)

forced colonist to let Redcoats live with them

c)

allowed King George III to pick governors

d)

moved trials against the government to England

12.

Redcoats are...

a)

the British soldiers

b)

colonist who were reading to fight when needed

c)

colonist who were loyal to the King and England

d)

a secret group of colonist who planned protests against the King

13.

The militia was made up of...

a)

the British soldiers

b)

colonist who were reading to fight when needed

c)

colonist who were loyal to the King and England

d)

young, strong, well-trained men ready to fight at a moments notice

14.

A minuteman was...

a)

the British soldiers

b)

colonist who were reading to fight when needed

c)

colonist who were loyal to the King and England

d)

young, strong, well-trained men ready to fight at a moments notice

15.

The Continental Army was...

a)

the British soldiers

b)

colonist who were reading to fight when needed

c)

the first organized army for the colonies

d)

young, strong, well-trained men ready to fight at a moments notice

16.

A patriot was...

a)

a British soldiers

b)

a colonist who wanted to be independent from England and the King

c)

a colonist who stayed loyal to England and the King

d)

young, strong, well-trained men ready to fight at a moments notice

17.

The Sons of Liberty were..

a)

the British soldiers

b)

a colonist who wanted to be independent from England and the King

c)

a colonist who stayed loyal to England and the King

d)

a secret group of Patriots that planned protest against the King

18.

A loyalist is...

a)

a British solider

b)

a colonist who wanted to stay loyal to England and the King

c)

a colonist who wanted freedom from England and the King

d)

a colonial solider

19.

What was the First Continental Congress?

a)

Delegates from each colony met to discuss how they were going to handle the King

b)

the first time the colonies had a government

c)

the first organized army for the United States

d)

the British government