WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 43mins
Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
Britain and Spain
Colonists and Britain
Indians and French
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
King Authur
King Edward
King George III
King Charles II
This secret organization formed in order to protest the Stamp act and later protested many acts imposed on the colonists.
Congress
Sons Of Liberty
Loyalists
Parliment
This tax was made for all paper products that the colonists bought from the British.
Quarter Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Why did the British begin taxing the colonists in 1764?
The colonists were making too much money and they were jealous.
The colonists asked them if they could pay more taxes.
Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.
It was a social experiment.
Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
Hector
Crispus Attucks
Sam Adams
John Adams
Who Founded the Sons of Liberty?
Hercules Mulligan
Benedict Arnold
Samuel Adams
Chrispus Attucks
British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indains
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
resent the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To fund the establishment of new colonies
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the-
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
economic consequences of the Great Awakening
economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists sought military support from France.
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
All the events listed above occurred during-
the era of westward expansion
the Era of Good Feelings
the Revoultionary era
the Jacksonian era
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 of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?
boycotting
voting
the colonists did not fight the taxes
walk-outs
What was the name of Britain's law making body?
Congress
Parliament
Mayflower Compact
Supreme Court
How did the Colonists protest the Tea Act?
They killed King George III
They didn't protest the act
They organized the Boston Tea Party
The Colonists passed the Intolerable Acts
Someone who supported independence from Britain.
Loyalist
Neutralists
Patriot
Generalist
Someone who was against independence from Britain.
Loyalist
Neutralists
Patriot
Generalist
Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...
explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act
influence more people to join the independence movement.
to join the Loyalist party
abide by the Intolerable acts
The author of Common Sense was...
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Paine
This famous engraving/image shows the event that was called the
Boston Party
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Boston Brutality
A message used to persuade the viewer/reader is called
Civil Disobedience
Protest
Representation
Propaganda
King George III/Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts because the colonists
Did not let soldiers stay in their homes
Destroyed property at the Boston Harbor
Kept taking westward land
The Book Common Sense spread ideas of revolution
Which quote best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in British Parliament?
“For imposing Taxes on us without our consent”
“For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for small offenses”
“He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
“He refuses to respect our necessary laws for public good.”
What did the Colonists call the laws that were passes as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Shameful Acts
What does representation mean?
A person or group acting on behalf of King George III
A person/group acting on behalf of themselves
A person or group acting on behalf of another person/group
British colonists object/dislike the Proclamation Line of 1763 because
It Forces English troops to live in their homes
The Law doesn’t allow them to expand west
Colonists Want less taxes
Colonists want to trade with other countries
A grievance is a
Compliment
Suggestion
Complaint
Tax
Finish the phrase: NO TAXATION WITHOUT -
REPRESENTATION
LEGISLATION
HESITATION
MEDITATION
After the Boston Tea Party…British troops were forced to live with colonists. This phrase is called
Protest
Grievance
Quartering
Civil Disobedience
Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?
Because they already paid high taxes such as income tax to the British government.
Because they thought they should not have to pay any taxes at all.
Because they were being taxed without any representation in the government.
All of the above.
.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.
Paper Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event that occurred when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crown of colonists.
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
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
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
This act required colonists to feed and shelter British troops.
The Sons of Liberty formed to
quarter the soldiers from Britain
to spy on the colonist
protect the rights of the colonists
A belief that a country’s security depended on selling more products than it bought (maintaining a positive trade balance); establishing colonies who would sell raw materials to the home country at low prices and who would in turn buy what they needed ONLY from the mother country
Navigation Acts
Mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
What is a raw material?
A completed product
A resources used to make a product
According to the economic policy of mercantilism, the colony existed for the benefit of
Native Americans
the mother country
the colonists & settlers
ALL answer choices
According to the economic policy of mercantilism, select the role of the colony.
provide raw materials
provide natural resources
exert governmental control over the mother country
serve as a market for manufactured goods
Used acts of civil disobedience to protest taxation
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
Why was the First Continental Congress called to meet?
They wanted to decide who would lead the American Army
The Delegates were responsible for writing the laws for America
It was in response to the Intolerable Acts and to decide what the colonists should do.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
was a remarkable man with a wide range of talents.
he was a simple man who lived with his parents
a carpenter
a good person
Wrote propaganda against the British
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
What did Patrick Henry do in the American Revolution?
Nothing
an orator
A water guy
A solider
Who was the person who said: "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
George Washinghton
