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SS8H3a Events Leading to the American Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What law did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Stamp Act of 1765

d)

Tea Act of 1763

2.

Which of these was NOT taxed by the Stamp Act?

a)
Legal documents
b)
Newspapers
c)
Playing cards
d)
Tea
3.

Why did Britain impose taxes on the colonists?

a)

to create new buildings in colonial cities

b)

to punish colonists for drinking tea

c)

to pay the debts they had from the French & Indian War

d)

to bring more enslaved people to the colonies

4.

The French and Indian War The Boston Massacre The Boston Tea Party  The Intolerable Acts .          

Which is the BEST title for this list of events?

a)

Causes of the War of 1812

b)

Results of the American Revolution

c)

Major Events During Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

d)

Events that Led to the American Revolution

5.

What two countries were fighting in the French and Indian War?

a)

France and Spain

b)

France and Indian Nation

c)

France and England

d)

England and Spain

6.

How did the French and Indian War impact Georgia?

a)

Georgia was the battle grounds for the French and Indian War causing many Georgia colonists to lose their lives.

b)

Georgia was given to the French in exchange for the lands in the Ohio River Valley.

c)

Although the other thirteen colonies were taxed to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War, Georgia colonist were not required to pay the taxes.

d)

Although Georgia was not near the fighting, after the war they did gain more land.

7.

What did the the Proclamation of 1763 require of the colonists?

a)

Colonists could not purchase any supplies made of paper.

b)

Colonists could not settle in current day Florida. Those who did would no longer be considered English colonist but Spanish colonist instead.

c)

Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. Those who had already settled west of the Appalachians were required to come back east.

d)

Colonists could no longer trade with Indians.

8.

What cause of the American Revolution is being described below?

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Siege of Savannah

9.

As a show of resistance to the new laws and taxes, what group was developed in Georgia?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Liberty Boys

d)

Statues of Liberty

10.

Why did Georgia experience little impact from the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Georgia colonists were so loyal to England they wished to please them in every way.

b)

The colony of Georgia was still small, and most Georgia colonists still lived close to the Atlantic coast.

c)

Georgia was no longer an English colony but had already declared their independence.

d)

Georgia colonists had no desire to trade with Indians. They felt England sufficiently met all their needs.