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WorksheetsRoad to Revolution (Causes of the American Revolution)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which of the following best explains why the French and Indian War resulted in conflicts between England and its colonies, leading to the American Revolution?
The size of the colonies more than doubled
England refused to protect its colonies
England try to recover from its debt by taxing the colonies
England gave defeated French soldiers citizenship and land
This was an act of Parliament which banned colonial settlements west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
This was an act of British Parliament which put an import tax on goods brought into the colonies, such as molasses.
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
An act of British Parliament which required colonists to house British troops and provide them with food and other
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
An act of British Parliament that required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities such as newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents.
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
This were legal documents that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled.
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
An act of British Parliament that taxed but also lowered the price of tea in the colonies. It also forced the colonists to buy only tea made by the British East India Company.
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
4 laws passed by British Parliament that closed the port of Boston, increased the power of Royal Governor in the colonies, abolished Massachusetts legislature, and cut the powers of citizens at town meetings.
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
Set up a government for Canada and gave religious freedom to French Catholics while extending borders to include the land between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
An event in reaction to the Tea Act, in which colonists raided a British ship and threw 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor, sparking outrage from the King of England
Writs of Assistance
Tea Act
Quebec Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
Olive Branch Petition
A Declaration of War
What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
Olive Branch Petition
A Declaration of War
An event in which a small group of British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists that had provoked them, leading to more protests against the British and the creation of Committees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Why were tax laws such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Townsend Acts passed by Parliament?
To help the colonists make a better life for themselves
To ensure that their self-government worked
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To show King George's power of the colonies
Which was a common complaint among the colonists against the British government?
No Quartering or Loitering!
No Proclamation without Documentation!
No Declaration without Speculation!
No taxation without representation!
What does "No taxation without representation," mean?
Which choices describe common ways in which colonists protested against the British acts of Parliament?
Boycott
Petition
Persecution
Censorship
A meeting of leaders from the 13 colonies to decide how to respond to British actions, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord
A group that wrote letters and pamphlets to keep the colonies informed about British Actions.
Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty and the Committee of Correspondence?
John Adams
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
Benjamin Franklin
Who is considered to be the first person killed in the American Revolution?
John Adams
Sam Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
Benjamin Franklin
A document created by the Continental Congress which stated that the colonists were loyal to the king and asked for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Massachusetts.
Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord
The name given to George Washington's military in the colonies was:
Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord
Armories near Boston that served as the settings for the first battles of the Revolutionary War:
Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Continental Army
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord
What was the primary cause of the 1st Continental Congress?
Intolerable Acts
Lexington and Concord
King George's Response to the Olive Branch
The death of Crispus Attucks
What resolutions were passed at the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress? (list 4)
Describe King George's response to the Olive Branch Petition. Then explain how the King's response affected the members of the Continental Congress.
What were the reasons for creating this image and distributing it to the colonists of Boston?
hat does the picture below suggest about the colonies attitude toward Britain and their future?
The colonists will fight and die for their natural rights
The colonies have become united
The colonies will seek peace with England
The Colonies will surrender to the British
Which of the following terms refers to a group of ordinary citizens trained to fight in the place of a professional army?
Continental Army
National Army
Militia
Platoon
Those colonists who remained faithful to the king were called:
Patriots
Loyalists
Sons of Liberty
Red Coats
Those who favored the war for independence against Britain were known as:
Patriots
Loyalists
Sons of Liberty
Red Coats
What was the primary argument in Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," and how did it impact the colonist's attitudes?
What was the significance of Thomas Jefferson at the Continental Congress?
He created Virginia's Resolution
He was president of the Continental Congress
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
He wrote the Olive Branch Petition
Who was the primary source of Thomas Jefferson's inspiration for writing the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Which statement from the Declaration of Independence relates directly to Enlightenment ideas of Natural Rights?
"...these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved."
"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world."
"....we have petitioned for redress in the most humble of terms."
"All men are created equal."
"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."
Which statement from the Declaration of Independence cites a grievance against the King of England?
"...these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved."
"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world."
"....we have petitioned for redress in the most humble of terms."
"All men are created equal."
"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."
Which statement declares independence from Britain?
"...these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved."
"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world."
"....we have petitioned for redress in the most humble of terms."
"All men are created equal."
"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."
What is the significance of the following date in American history?
July 4, 1776
Independence Day
The date of British Surrender
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
