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Ch.3 causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

parliament

a)

rules or actions related to managing the empire

b)

assigned to a position

c)

a body of representatives that makes laws for a nation

d)

resistance to imperial policy

2.

rules or actions related to managing the empire

a)

imperial policy

b)

appointed

c)

taxes

d)

trade

3.

assigned to a position

a)

taxes

b)

appointed

c)

trade

d)

vote

4.

a person chosen to express the thoughts and opinions of a larger group

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Sugar Act of 1764

c)

representative

d)

imperial policy

5.

a short catchy phrase to express an idea or opinion

a)

slogan

b)

catch phrase

c)

taxes

d)

representative

6.

corrupt

a)

honest

b)

dishonest

c)

mean

d)

happy

7.

goods purchased from another country

a)

shipping and handling

b)

imports

c)

orders

d)

taxes

8.

an illegal payment made to someone with authority in exchange for a dishonest action to benefit the payer

a)

import

b)

bribe

c)

representative

d)

taxes

9.

a written request for a rule change signed by a large number of citizens to show their support for change

a)

petition

b)

form

c)

imperial policy

d)

trade

10.

refusal to buy goods or services from a particular country or business due to it's actions or policies

a)

representative

b)

trade

c)

boycott

d)

Stamp Act

11.

How were the taxes in the Townshend Acts different from the Sugar and Stamp Acts?

a)

The Townshend Acts only taxed imports

b)

The Townshend Acts only taxed exports

c)

The Townshend Acts were not popular with the colonists.

d)

The Townshend Acts were not collected by custom agents

12.

How did the colonists react to British policies?

Pick TWO (2)

a)

They wrote letters to each other to share ideas and information

b)

They accepted the Townshend Acts but not the Sugar and Stamp Acts.

c)

They tarred and feathered British customs agents as a form of protest.

d)

They asked the Sons of Liberty to represent the colonies in British Parliament.

13.

Which actions could British Parliament have taken to reduce American colonists’ anger over taxes?
Pick TWO (2)

a)

allow colonists to vote on new taxes

b)

replace the colonial governments with British-controlled government

c)

give colonists representation in Parliament

d)

issue more taxes

14.

The Boston Massacre began when a group of ________ was bantering some British soldiers.

a)

colonists

b)

tensions

c)

Parliament

d)

Native Americans

15.

When an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier _______________. 

a)

fired into the crowd

b)

collected taxes

c)

joined the colonists

d)

told on the colonists to the king

16.

Five colonists were __________ by British soldiers. 

a)

killed

b)

taxed

c)

recruited

d)

sent away

17.

The Boston Massacre increased the ____________ between the colonists and Great Britain.

a)

strong relationship

b)

taxed amount

c)

tensions

d)

trade

18.

What law forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Stamp Act

19.

What slogan did the American colonists develop in response to taxes issued by Great Britain?

a)

"Don’t tread on me.”

b)

“United we stand, divided we fall.”

c)

“No representation without taxation.”

d)

“No taxation without representation.”

20.

What was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty?

a)

to end the revolutionary movement

b)

to hurt Great Britain economically

c)

to establish a colonial-formed government

d)

to negotiate peace between the colonies and Great Britain

21.

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They resisted imperial policy and stayed in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

They supported imperial policy and paid the new taxes the King ordered.

c)

They resisted imperial policy and refused to pay the new taxes the King ordered.

d)

They supported imperial policy and left areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.

22.

The Tea Act and anger over British taxes led to the __________.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

Parliament

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Colonists not paying taxes

23.

Who threw the tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

The French

c)

Native Americans

d)

British soldiers

24.

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.

a)

Intolerable Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Tea Act

25.

Which statement BEST explains why Patrick Henry made this statement?

a)

He was angry about the Proclamation of 1763 and did not want to move back east.

b)

He was angry about the Boston Tea Party and was ready to fight for the British.

c)

He was angry about the tarring and feathering of custom agents and wanted to protect them.

d)
  • He was angry about the Intolerable Acts and wanted colonists to arm themselves against Great Britain.