WorksheetsThe Road to the Revolution F&C
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, or company. (a)
Choose from the below words
Loyalist
boycott
militia
rivalry
2.
A person, group, or country that joins with another to work toward a goal.
a)
Ally
b)
Enemy
c)
Patriot
d)
Loyalist
3.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
an agreement between the French and British giving all of North America to the British
b)
a boundary for the American Colonies stopping colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
a law that required all colonist to join state militias
d)
an order by the king to close all ports in the colonies until the tea from the Boston Tea Party was paid for
4.
Why did England have a need to raise taxes on the colonies?
a)
King George wanted to make the colonies pay for their rebellious behavior
b)
England needed money to pay for an upcoming war against the Spanish
c)
England was heavily in debt from the French and Indian War
d)
The cost of slaves had risen in England and the economy of England was failing
5.
What did the Stamp Act do?
a)
Taxed all paper products and required all printing to be done on “stamped” paper
b)
Required all new colonist to have a passport before leaving England
c)
Made it illegal to print newspapers without government approval
d)
Put duties on sending letters and packages to England
6.
What were the Townshend Acts?
a)
A number of offensive actions by Parliament designed to prove that the colonies served England
b)
A collection of laws that put control of colonial governments in the hands of England
c)
A group of letters sent from English leaders to colonial governors that offended colonist in Boston
d)
A series of taxes or duties placed on certain items imported from England such as glass, paint, paper and tea
7.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a)
a protest or riot that resulted in British Soldiers firing on unarmed colonist
b)
the mass executions of rebellious leaders in Boston
c)
a small battle between rebel leaders and red coats outside Boston
d)
the large explosion set off by a British navel attack on the Sons of Liberty
8.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
it was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable acts
c)
It was when the colonists dumped 342 chest of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston
9.
What was the name of the patriot leaders who led the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The Mohawks
b)
The Freedom Fighters
c)
The Sons of Liberty
d)
The Sons of the American Revolution
10.
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
to raise money to pay off war debts
b)
to give more rights to colonist
c)
to prepare for war with the French
d)
to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
11.
Which of these was not one of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
British soldiers are put on trial in the colonies
b)
Closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for
c)
Placed the government of Massachusetts under British control
d)
More British soldiers were sent to the colonies
12.
What was the result of the first Continental Congress?
a)
They wrote the Declaration of Independence
b)
They sent a letter to King George
c)
They created the United States Army
d)
They agreed to stop buying sugar from England
13.
Remained loyal to King George III
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
14.
Loyalists wanted...
a)
Independence from Great Britain
b)
To stay part of Great Britain
c)
To choose a new King
d)
To join forces with the British army
15.
Who jumped on the horse to warn the colonist that the British were coming?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
King George III
c)
John Adams
d)
John Hancock
16.
Where did the colonist hide their weapons?
a)
Boston
b)
Lexington
c)
Concord
17.
April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it?
a)
THe Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles at Lexington and Concord
c)
The election of George Washington as president
d)
The Boston Tea Party
18.
Who experienced more casualties (deaths) from the Battle of Lexington and Concord in the end?
a)
Minutemen
b)
British Redcoats
19.
How did the Americans feel after the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Defeated
b)
Like they actually stood a chance against the British
c)
Hurray! we won!
d)
I have no idea
20.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
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