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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the effect of the French & Indian War on the British government?
a)
They were tired
b)
They fought with Russia
c)
They had a lot of debt
2.
A law that states colonists had to provide food and housing to the Redcoats
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Quartering Act
3.
The law that said colonists had to buy stamps for printed documents, thus paying more taxes
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
4.
True or False: The Tea Act stated colonists had to buy tea from only one British tea company
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Angry colonists dressed like Indians and threw tea in the Boston harbor during the...
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Continental Congress
6.
Parliament passed laws to punish the Bostonians for the tea destroyed. These Acts are called...
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
The Battle of Lexington
7.
What is a common nickname for the British soldiers?
a)
Blue Coats
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Redcoats
d)
Indians
8.
When colonists taunted British soldiers, a fight broke out and 5 people died. This is the...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
French & Indian War
d)
The Stamp Act
9.
What does 'intolerable' mean?
a)
awful, cruel, hard to live with
b)
food & housing
c)
loyalists
10.
Why did the Sons of Liberty throw tea off the ships into the Boston Harbor?
a)
to protest the Stamp Act
b)
to protest the Tea Act
c)
to declare independence
11.
Why did the Sons of Liberty meet at the 1st Continental Congress?
a)
due to the Intolerable Acts, they stopped trade w/ Britain
b)
to write the Treaty of Paris
c)
to complain about the lobsterbacks
d)
to start drinking coffee instead of tea
12.
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Hillary Clinton
13.
What did the Declaration of Independence state?
a)
Freedom from France
b)
Colonies wanted freedom from Britain
c)
George Washington would be king
d)
King George III was awesome
14.
This man, a Son of Liberty, warned the troops at Lexington & Concord: "the British are coming"
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
15.
This document stated that all British troops would be removed from the colonies, now called USA
a)
Treaty of Peace of Paris
b)
2nd Continental Congress
c)
Declaration of Independence
16.
True or False: The first battles were The Battles of Lexington and Concord
a)
True
b)
False
17.
He took about 2 weeks to draft the Declaration of Independence. His name is...
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
18.
Colonists were angry at the British government for many reasons, most importantly...
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
They didn't like the fashion
c)
They made them follow their religion
19.
This country helped the colonists win the French & Indian War
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Philippines
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