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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?
Texas
Ohio Valley
New Jersey
Virginia
Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?
the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes
because the taxes were only for the rich people
because they had no representatives in Parliament
because the taxes came from France
.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?
To pay the cost for new buildings
To show colonists who is in charge
To build roads in the Ohio River Valley
To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?
“No taxation without representation”
“The rights of Englishmen”
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
“Give me liberty or give me death”
The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.
England and the Colonies
England and France
England and the Native Americans
England and Spain
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A group of loyalists who protested the Patriots
The name given to Parliament by the colonists
A group of women who gave water to men during battle
A group of patriots who organized the Boston Tea Party
Describe the Boston Tea Party using at least 3 sentences.
Which Act allowed only one company to see tea to the colonies?
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
What does it mean to boycott something?
Which of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?
boycotting
voting
the colonists did not fight the taxes
walk-outs
Great Britain had an enormous ____ after the French and Indian War.
debt
land
taxes
boycott
some items like glass, tea, paper, and lead were ______ to send the message of disapproval to the British Parliament
boycotted
tariff
Townshend Acts
customs
