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Road to Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prior to the French and Indian War which of the following countries claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley?

a)

Denmark & Belgium

b)

France & Spain

c)

Spain & England

d)

England & France

2.

What group of people assisted the French in their attempt to maintain control of the Ohio River Valley during the French & Indian War?

a)

Native Americans

b)

The Spanish

c)

The English

d)

The Portuguese

3.

When the French lost the French & Indian War, they surrendered all of their ​ (a)   in North America.

Choose from the below words
land
citizens
crops
allies
4.

Ben Franklin created a segmented snake in his primary source, "​ (a)   or Die," to encourage the colonies to unite together.

Choose from the below words
Join
Come Together
Bond
Fuse
5.

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement by ​ (a)   that forbid colonists from ​ (b)   west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Choose from the below words
King George III
settling
Prince Harry
trading
6.

The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War. Colonists did not want to pay the extra money for the tax on sugar. However, they were more angry about a larger issue. What were the colonists so angry about?

a)

They were tired of the Canadians telling them what to do

b)

Paying such a high price for sugar

c)

Taxation without Representation

d)

They wanted a steady supply of sugar and were willing to pay any price

7.

The Stamp Act was a tax on all ______ items.

a)

paper

b)

metal

c)

shiny

d)

liquid

8.

Representatives from nine colonies met in New York City in 1765 in a meeting called ​ (a)   . They declared that the colonies should ​ (b)   taxed by Parliament. The only ​ (c)   they would accept would have to come from the assemblies elected by the colonists themselves.

Choose from the below words
Stamp Act Congress
not be
taxation
Continental Congress
Battle at Fort Necessity
be
9.

The Committees of​ (a)   were formed to share information about what the colonies were doing to ​ (b)   the ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
Correspondence
resist
British
Letter Writing
French
help
10.

The first Committee of Correspondence was formed by ____?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

George Washington

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Hancock

11.

The Townshend Acts placed a tax on _____?

a)

glass, paper, tea, and fabric

b)

glass, tea, paper, paint

c)

lions, tigers, and bears....oh my!

d)

glass, paper, paint, lumber

12.

The Boston ​ (a)   was a clash between the British ​ (b)   and the ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
Massacre
soldiers
colonists
French
13.

On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion. This act is known as....?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The Boston Ship Attack

d)

The Boston Mohawk Tea Raid

14.

True or False: Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

England punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by creating the ____.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

16.

Match the following "Acts" on the Road to Revolution.

a)

Sugar Act

1.

the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the American Colonies

b)

Stamp Act

2.

required that a stamp must be purchased to be placed on many paper items

c)

Tea Act

3.

East India Company granted a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies

d)

Coersive (Intolerable) Acts

4.

Massachusetts Legislature no longer allowed to meet.

e)

Townshend Act

5.

placed a tax on items imported from England, such as paper, glass, paint, and tea.

17.

The Coercive (​ (a)   ) Acts had multiple parts. Fill in the blanks for these 3 parts.

1. Boston ​ (b)   was closed until payment was made for the tea destroyed by the colonists.

2. The Massachusetts Legislature was no longer allowed to ​ (c)   .

3. The ​ (d)   Act forced the colonists to house the British soldiers in their ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
Intolerable
Harbor
meet
Quartering
homes
18.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders. They sent a petition to King George III stating that ____.

a)

They were separating from England immediately.

b)

Parliament's taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair.

c)

Colonists were no longer willing to be British citizens.

d)

King George III was not nice (so take that King George).

19.

The colonists' new slogan was: "No ​ (a)   without ​ (b)   !"

Choose from the below words
Taxation
Representation
20.

British soldiers were marching to ​ (a)   and Concord for two reasons. 1) They wanted to capture rebel leaders John ​ (b)   and Samuel ​ (c)   . 2) They wanted to destroy colonial ​ (d)   .​

Choose from the below words
Lexington
Hancock
Adams
weapons
Washington
food supplies
21.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the beginning of the ____.

a)

Battle Road

b)

American Revolution

c)

French and Indian War