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Causes of American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain and France

b)

Britain and Spain

c)

Colonists and Britain

d)

Indians and French

2.

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

a)

King Authur

b)

King Edward

c)

King George III

d)

King Charles II

3.

This tax was made for all paper products that the colonists bought from the British.

a)

Quarter Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

4.

What slogan was used by the colonists to explain their issues with the taxes Britain imposed on them?

a)

"We don't buy any of your British goods!"

b)

"The French are taking all of our money!"

c)

"Taxes are lame!"

d)

"No taxation without representation!"

5.

Why did the British begin taxing the colonists in 1764?

a)

The colonists were making too much money and they were jealous.

b)

The colonists asked them if they could pay more taxes.

c)

Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

d)

It was a social experiment.

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

What made the colonists mad about the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

they were not allowed to have weapons

b)

they had to allow soldiers in their homes

c)

they paid taxes

d)

it did not allow colonists to settle West of the Appalacian mountains

10.

How did the Colonists protest the Tea Act?

a)

They killed King George III

b)

They didn't protest the act

c)

They organized the Boston Tea Party

d)

The Colonists passed the Intolerable Acts

11.

Someone who supported independence from Britain.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Neutralists

c)

Patriot

d)

Generalist

12.

Someone who was against independence from Britain.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Neutralists

c)

Patriot

d)

Generalist

13.

What did the colonists think would happen to the American Indians after they arrived?

a)

The American Indians would die out.

b)

The American Indians would live like Europeans.

c)

The American Indians would fight against the French.

d)

The American Indians would help explore new territories

14.

The Boston Tea Party

 

This form of protest was most likely a reaction to ___. (4.05)

a)

British control over westward migration

b)

French support for local militias.

c)

French capture of merchant ships

d)

British control of colonial trade

15.

Why did the settlers surrender Fort Loudoun to the Cherokee?

a)

The settlers at the fort wanted to return to their homes in South Carolina.

b)

The settlers lost the fort in a battle as part of the French and Indian War

c)

The Cherokee surrounded the fort so the people inside could not get food.

d)

The settlers and the Cherokee signed a treaty giving the fort to the Cherokee.

16.

  Why did Benjamin Franklin suggest the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

to help the Iroquois work together

b)

to help train the colonial troops

c)

to help Pennsylvania form a government

d)

to help all of the colonies work together

17.

What act of protest was used against British tax collectors?

a)

letter writing

b)

tarring and feathering

c)

boycotting

d)

dumping tea into the harbor

18.

Which group of people was loyal to the king of England?

 

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriots

c)

Redcoats

d)

Minutemen

19.

    In which battle did the British surrender the war?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Trenton

20.

Who created America's first political cartoon?

a)

   Patrick Henry

 

    

b)

Thomas jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock