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WorksheetsCauses of the American Revolution
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
What events angered the colonists and led to the American Revolution?
The French and Indian War
The Boston Massacre
The Stamp Act
The Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Who wrote a speech against the new tax and said it would take away the colonists' liberty?
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Jefferson
What group organized a boycott of British goods?
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Patriots
British Parliament
What was the meeting held in October 1765 where 9 colonies sent representatives to speak for them to Parliament asking them to repeal the stamp act?
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act Congress
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
What event involved colonists dressing as Native Americans and dumping tea into the harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act Congress
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
What were the laws passed by British Parliament to punish the people of Boston, Massachusetts?
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
What term describes the idea that American colonists did not have a say in the British government's taxes?
Taxation Without Representation
Oppose
Protest
Harbor
Who was the first African American to die for the colonists' freedom in the Boston Massacre?
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Jefferson
Who was Sam Adams? Choose ALL that apply.
Massachusetts governor
Helped form the Sons of Liberty
Strongly agreed with Great Britain's taxes
Strongly disagreed with Great Britain's taxes
Leader of the Patriots
Who were the Patriots and what did they believe?
Patriots were colonists who couldn't decide if they wanted to side with the king or the other colonists who opposed the king. They believed in self-government but were afraid to turn on the king.
Patriots were colonists who supported the cause of independence from Great Britain. They believed that the colonies had the right to govern themselves.
Patriots were the colonists who were loyal to the king. They believed the king should govern them.
Patriots were the colonists who fought against the Native Americans.
Who were the Sons of Liberty? Select ALL that apply.
groups who did not agree with the Stamp Act tax
groups who threatened the tax collectors
organized a boycott of British goods--no one bought goods from Great Britain
wrote speeches against the new taxes
groups who stayed loyal to the king
___________ and ___________ were part of the Patriots and they believed colonists should not have to ________ Britain's war debt through taxes.
Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, pay
Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, go to jail
Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, listen to the king
Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, protest
How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act? Select ALL that apply.
They protested.
They debated.
They created the Sons of Liberty.
They threatened the tax collectors.
They obeyed the king.
This act was Britain's response to repeal of the Stamp Act. It put a tax on items such as glass, lead, paint, paper, tea. This is the ___________________.
Declarable Act
Intolerable Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Act?
They paid the taxes.
They moved back to England.
They peacefully protested.
They chose to boycott British goods.
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
Government angered the colonists by making them pay higher taxes and refusing to let them settle on land given to the Native Americans.
Government angered the Native Americans by kicking them off their land.
Government angered the colonists by making them live with the Native Americans.
Government angered the colonists by making them house the soldiers and share land with the Native Americans.
What did the Stamp Act Congress cause to happen? Select ALL that apply.
They caused the British government to worry about the colonists teaming up together.
British merchants weren't happy because no one was buying their items because of the boycott.
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.
The colonists had to apologize to Parliament and pay back what they owe.
What happened in the Boston Massacre?
Soldiers began shooting at the colonists who were throwing rock-filled snowballs at another soldier.
Soldiers tarred and feathered the colonists.
Colonists boycotted British goods.
Colonists fought against each other.
What was the name of the protestors that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act?
The Tea Tax
Patrick Henry
The Sons of Liberty
The British Parliament
What was the name of the new laws that the Bristish imposed on the colonies, as a result of The Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Act
The Boston Tea Party
The First Continental Congress
What was the name of the Intolerable Act that declared the colonists to provide shelter, food, and weapons to the British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Administration of Justice Act
The Boston Port Act
Who was the person who said: "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
George Washinghton
Why do we celebrate July 4th?
That is when the Boston Tea Party happened.
It signifies the date that the colonies were free from British control.
Because it is summer and we can have cookouts.
The last day of school.
How did the colonists feel about the king and Parliament (Great Britain) BEFORE the taxes? Select TWO.
The colonists respected the king and Parliament and wanted to be a part of Great Britain.
They wanted to break up with Great Britain.
They agreed with most of the laws and decrees the king and Parliament made.
They were afraid of King George III and Parliament.
What was the First Continental Congress? Select ALL that apply.
A meeting of all the colonies except Georgia to discuss their common problems.
A meeting of all the colonies to write a thank you note to Parliament for ruling them so well.
A group of women who gathered to write a new set of laws.
Parliament meeting to give the colonists their liberties back.
What did the colonists create at the First Continental Congress?
They decided to end all the boycotts and begin to purchase British goods again.
They wrote the Declaration of Rights saying that they were still British citizens and deserved to have the same rights as every other British citizen who lived in England.
They wrote the Declaration of Independence at the First Continental Congress.
They wrote new laws so that the King would change his mind.
What was significant about the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
It was the last battle in the American Revolution.
It showed the colonists that the king really wanted to mend their relationship.
It was the first battle in the American Revolution.
It was a battle the colonists lost to the redcoats.
How did the colonists (Americans) prepare for war? Select TWO.
Farmers and townspeople trained to fight.
They decided to wait and see if they would need to fight in a war.
They ate well-balanced meals so that they would be in good health if they went to war.
They formed militias in each colony.
What were the colonial soldiers referred to as? Select ALL that apply.
Minutement
Militiamen
Patriots
Loyalists
Why did the British march to Lexington?
To give them all a chance to be loyal to the king again.
To warn them that the king was very upset with their actions.
To confiscate their weapons and ammunition.
To capture the Patriots' leaders - Sam Adams and John Hancock
Why did General Gage want his soldiers to head to Concord?
He wanted to join the Patriots.
To train with the Minutemen
To steal the colonists weapons and ammunition that he found out about
To capture the leaders of the Patriots, John Hancock and Sam Adams
How did the Sons of Liberty prepare for the British’s attack at Lexington and Concord??
Patrick Henry gave them a speech to get them excited to fight.
They had practice battles.
William Dawes and Paul Revere spied on the British and warned to colonists when the British were on their way.
They lifted weights.
Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
French
Native Americans
Minutemen
Redcoats
Why was the Second Continental Congress important? Select TWO.
The delegates (representatives) wrote a petition requesting once more that the king give the colonists their rights back.
Thomas Paine handed out his pamphlet on Common Sense
They chose George Washington to be the leader of the Continental Army.
John Adams offered to be the general of the Continental Army.
How did the American colonists view themselves BEFORE this battle?
They believed they could defeat the British even though they had the most powerful army in the world.
They believed they were not capable of working with other colonies.
They believed that they could not defeat the British because the British were one of the most powerful armies in the world.
They believed they had the most powerful army in the world.
Who won the Battle at Bunker Hill?
American colonists
Redcoats
French colonists
Loyalists
How did the American colonists view themselves AFTER the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They believed the Red Coats were going to destroy them.
They believed they could possibly defeat the British army.
They believed the king was changing his mind about revoking their rights.
They believed they were unprepared for a real war.
Colonists who supported the British king were called
The man who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense to encourage colonists to break away from Great Britain.
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
__________________ was one of the major authors of the Declaration of Independence.
King George
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Oliver
1. On _________________, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.
January 1, 1776
December 15, 1776
July 4, 1776
October 31, 2020
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
American Colonist were declaring independence from Britain.
The American people had the right to govern their own people.
Americans believed people are born with certain rights and freedoms that cannot be taken away.
All the above
