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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?

a)

Texas

b)

Ohio Valley

c)

New Jersey

d)

Virginia

2.

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

a)

the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

b)

because the taxes were only for the rich people

c)

because they had no representatives in Parliament

d)

because the taxes came from France

3.

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

4.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Quartering Act

5.

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

a)

To pay the cost for new buildings

b)

To show colonists who is in charge

c)

To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

d)

To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

6.

Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

a)

“No taxation without representation”

b)

“The rights of Englishmen”

c)

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

d)

“Give me liberty or give me death”

7.

The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

a)

England and the Colonies

b)

England and France

c)

England and the Native Americans

d)

England and Spain

8.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

A group of loyalists who protested the Patriots

b)

The name given to Parliament by the colonists

c)

A group of women who gave water to men during battle

d)

A group of patriots who organized the Boston Tea Party

9.

Describe the Boston Tea Party using at least 3 sentences.

4 lines
10.

Which Act allowed only one company to see tea to the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

11.

What does it mean to boycott something?

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12.

Which of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?

a)

boycotting

b)

voting

c)

the colonists did not fight the taxes

d)

walk-outs

13.

Great Britain had an enormous ____ after the French and Indian War.

a)

debt

b)

land

c)

taxes

d)

boycott

14.

some items like glass, tea, paper, and lead were ______ to send the message of disapproval to the British Parliament

a)

boycotted

b)

tariff

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

customs