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Causes of the American Revolution REVIEW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What treasures did France and Great Britain want from the American continent? 

a)

Power

b)

Gold

c)

People

d)

Land

2.

True or False: France had a stronger Navy with more experienced leadership; Great Britain had a better Army.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What sparked the beginning of the French and Indian War?  

a)

Both sides claimed the Ohio River Valley.

b)

Both sides wanted to absorb the other.

c)

The Indians attacked France in the Ohio River Valley.

d)

None of the choices.

4.

Where did the Virginia governor send Captain George Washington and his troops? What happened after they arrived?

a)

Fort Alcatraz; A battle.

b)

Fort Verde; A funeral.

c)

Fort Necessity; A battle.

d)

Fort Sumter; A funeral.

5.

What treaty ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Paris

6.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

7.

Georgia's western boundary was changed after the Treaty of Paris was signed. Where was Georgia's western boundary set at?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Savannah River

d)

St. Mary's River

8.

Who signed the proclamation of 1763?

a)

Henry Ellis

b)

Mary Musgrove

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

King George II

9.

Georgia's southern boundary was changed after the Proclamation of 1763 was signed. Where was Georgia's southern boundary set at?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Savannah River

d)

St. Mary's River

10.

After the Proclamation of 1763 was signed, Georgia settlers couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. Whom was the land reserved for?

a)

Slaves

b)

Malcontents

c)

Native Americans

d)

Trustees

11.

What did Great Britain experience after the French and Indian War?

a)

Debt

b)

Land

c)

Treasure

d)

Good fortune

12.

What was the Stamp Act?

a)

Placed import taxes on tea, paper, glass, and coloring for paints.

b)

Citizens of Massachusetts were forced to house and feed British troops at their own expense.

c)

Tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses

d)

Taxes on services.

13.

Georgia's Liberty Boys were a part of what larger group?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

SNCC

c)

NAACP

d)

BETA

14.

Where did Georgia's Liberty Boys meet?

a)

Taverns

b)

Loganville, GA

c)

Savannah, GA

d)

Tondee's Tavern

15.

What were the Townshend Acts?

a)

Tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses

b)

Taxes on services.

c)

Citizens of Massachusetts were forced to house and feed British troops at their own expense.

d)

Placed import taxes on tea, paper, glass, and coloring for paints.

16.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses.

b)

Placed import taxes on tea, paper, glass, and coloring for paints.

c)

Protest against the Tea Act in Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773. Members of the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, dumped 90,000 lbs. of tea into Boston Harbor.

d)

Citizens of Massachusetts were forced to house and feed British troops at their own expense.

17.

What was another name for the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townshend Acts

18.

What were the four major effects of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Closed Boston Harbor.

b)

British officials accused of a crime in Massachusetts were tried in Great Britain.

c)

Quartering Act was put into place.

d)

Canceled the Massachusetts Royal Charter.

19.

True or False: Thomas Paine's "Common Sense Pamphlet" encouraged colonies to break from Great Britain; sold more than 1,000,000 copies.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What occurred on August 2, 1776?

a)

The US was established.

b)

Great Britain won the French and Indian War.

c)

The Boston Tea Party.

d)

Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton signed the Declaration of Independence.