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American Revolution Causes Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

.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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

What does it mean to boycott something?

4 lines
7.

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

8.

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

a)

debt

b)

land

c)

taxes

d)

boycott

9.

The group of people that were loyal to the king were called...

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Fighters

d)

Minute Men

10.

Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

King George III

d)

Samuel Adams

11.

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

a)

Appalachian Line of 1769

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1767

d)

Colonial Border of 1763

e)

Treaty of Paris 1763

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Trenton and Princeton
14.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
15.

!How prepared do you feel for Friday's Quiz ?

a)

Very prepared, I don't even need to use my notes !

b)

Pretty prepared, I will still use my notes for the best grade.

c)

Kind of prepared, my weekly notes are done so I should do fine

d)

Not prepared at all