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WorksheetsThe Road to Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To promote the growth of the cottage industry
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To fund the establishment of new colonies
Which of the following best completes this diagram
Colonists sought military support to France
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence
Colonists duped tea into the Boston Harbor
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 during the Boston Tea Party
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.”
Why is the Boston Massacre viewed as propaganda
The events described are 100% accurate/truthful
The events described are not completely true
The King feels regretful about the event
The colonists wanted to remain loyal to the King
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
What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?
Plymouth
Ohio River Valley
Virginia
Florida
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
After the Boston Tea Party…British troops were forced to live with colonists. This phrase is called
Protest
Grievance
Quartering
Civil Disobedience
Term that describes Great Britain not enforcing most of its economic laws as long as raw materials kept being shipped and the colonists continued to buy British goods
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
Salutary Neglect
With which phrase is the Stamp Act most closely associated?
"the shot heard
'round the world"
"no taxation without representation"
"join or die"
"is it a setting sun or a rising sun"
Since salutary neglect meant the British were governing less, the colonists used ________________________ to make local decisions
Town Hall Meetings
State Assemblies
Local Parliaments
Town Managers
The 1st Continental Congress met in response to the:
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Which of the following is associated with the "shot heard 'round the world"?
Lexinton and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Cowpens
The 2nd Continental Congress sent this to King George III to request a return to peace and restoring the rights of the colonists
Declaration of Rights
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Writs of Assistance
