WorksheetsTaxes & Acts and the Sons of Liberty
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these taxes/acts put a tax on Stamps, legal documents, and many other paper products?
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Which of these taxes/acts banned colonist migration west of the Ohio River Valley?
Navigation Act
Navigation Act
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation Line of 1763
Which of these Taxes/Acts put a tax on sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Which of the Taxes/Acts allowed the British East India Company a monopoly on tea?
Navigation Act
Tea Act
Proclamation Line
Intolerable Acts
Which of these taxes/acts forced colonists to house British troops?
Proclamation Line
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Act
Quartering Act
Which of these Taxes and Acts restricted the colonists trade to just Britain?
Navigation Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Which of the following taxes/acts closed down the Boston harbor, placed Boston under martial law, banned town-meetings?
Townshend Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Which of the following Taxes/Acts taxed luxury items such as paint, lead, glass, and tea
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Which of the following taxes/acts was created to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party?
Intolerable Act
Proclamation Line
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Britain imposed taxes on the colonists help pay the debt of the
American Revolution
Civil War
French and Indian War
Spanish-American War
The main reason for conflict between the 13 colonies and Britain which led to the American Revolution
Trade with France
Taxation without representation
Open War with Colonies
Native American raids
The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Adams
Samuel Adams
___ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty based in Virginia and is known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
James Otis
George Washington
The main purpose of the Stamp, Sugar, and Townshend Acts was to –
Boycott British goods
Limit westward movement
Raise money through taxes
Feed and house British soldiers
Boycott refers to the act of-
Selling Stamps
Refusing to buy
Supporting British Troops
Buying Tea
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Organization of Loyalists that supported taxation
Organization of Loyalists that fought taxation
Organization of Colonists that supported taxation
Organization of Colonists that fought taxation
A _____________ was someone who was with King George and believed the taxes were good.
patriot
loyalist
follower
teacher
What were the original Sons of Liberty called?
The Loyal 9
The Anarchy 9
The 9 Men in Wigs
The Secret 9 Society
Check all that apply:
What tactics did the Sons of Liberty use?
Threats
Violence
Intimidation
Tar & Feathering
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and dumped Tea into Boston Harbor in what was known as the
Boston Tea Party
Boston Dump
Boston Boycott
Boston Upstanding
