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WorksheetsCh.3 causes of the American Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
parliament
rules or actions related to managing the empire
assigned to a position
a body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
resistance to imperial policy
rules or actions related to managing the empire
imperial policy
appointed
taxes
trade
assigned to a position
taxes
appointed
trade
vote
a person chosen to express the thoughts and opinions of a larger group
Sons of Liberty
Sugar Act of 1764
representative
imperial policy
a short catchy phrase to express an idea or opinion
slogan
catch phrase
taxes
representative
corrupt
honest
dishonest
mean
happy
goods purchased from another country
shipping and handling
imports
orders
taxes
an illegal payment made to someone with authority in exchange for a dishonest action to benefit the payer
import
bribe
representative
taxes
a written request for a rule change signed by a large number of citizens to show their support for change
petition
form
imperial policy
trade
refusal to buy goods or services from a particular country or business due to it's actions or policies
representative
trade
boycott
Stamp Act
How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?
The Townshend Acts only taxed imports
The Townshend Acts only taxed exports
The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists.
The Townshend Acts were not collected by custom agents
How did the colonists react to British policies?
Pick TWO (2)
They wrote letters to each other to share ideas and information
They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar and Stamp Acts.
They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.
They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament.
Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonists’ anger over taxes?
Pick TWO (2)
allow colonists to vote on new taxes
replace the colonial governments with British-controlled government
give colonists representation in Parliament
issue more taxes
The Boston Massacre began when a group of ________ was bantering some British soldiers.
colonists
tensions
Parliament
Native Americans
When an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier _______________.
fired into the crowd
collected taxes
joined the colonists
told on the colonists to the king
Five colonists were __________ by British soldiers.
killed
taxed
recruited
sent away
The Boston Massacre increased the ____________ between the colonists and Great Britain.
strong relationship
taxed amount
tensions
trade
What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?
The Quartering Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
What slogan did the American colonists develop in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?
"Don’t tread on me.”
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
“No representation without taxation.”
“No taxation without representation.”
What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?
to end the revolutionary movement
to hurt Great Britain economically
to establish a colonial-formed government
to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain
How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
They resisted imperial policy and stayed in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.
They supported imperial policy and paid the new taxes the King ordered.
They resisted imperial policy and refused to pay the new taxes the King ordered.
They supported imperial policy and left areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Tea Act and anger over British taxes led to the __________.
The Stamp Act
Parliament
Boston Tea Party
Colonists not paying taxes
Who threw the tea into the Boston Harbor?
Sons of Liberty
The French
Native Americans
British soldiers
What are these two statements referring to?
-Colonists in all thirteen colonies were required to quarter British troops.
-Boston Harbor was closed, and town meetings in Massachusetts were ended.
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Which statement BEST explains why Patrick Henry made this statement?
He was angry about the Proclamation of 1763 and did not want to move back east.
He was angry about the Boston Tea Party and was ready to fight for the British.
He was angry about the tarring and feathering of custom agents and wanted to protect them.
He was angry about the Intolerable Acts and wanted colonists to arm themselves against Great Britain.
