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The Road to the American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

something that is owed

a)

loyalist

b)

debt

c)

tax

d)

benefit

2.

Money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services

a)

slogan

b)

debt

c)

tax

d)

boycott

3.

The American Revolution was between

a)

French & the Native Americans

b)

British & the Colonists

c)

Spain & Australia

4.

The name of the war that caused King George III to start taxing the colonists.

a)

The war of the people

b)

Battle of York

c)

French & Indian War

5.

He imposed (forced) taxes unfairly on the colonists.

a)

King George III

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

George Washington

6.

The Stamp Act put taxes on_____________

a)

tea & coffee

b)

dice, cards, newspapers,..

c)

cars & motorcycles

7.

The French & Indian War was between the French & Native Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The name of the secret organization that spread the word about unfair taxes.

a)

Black Regiments

b)

minutemen

c)

Sons of Liberty

9.

The event that happened on March 5, 1770 between the British soldiers and unarmed colonists; where 5 colonists died.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Stamp Act

10.

After the Colonists found out about the tax on tea....

a)

They agreed to pay the tax on tea

b)

the colonists dumped tea in the harbor resulting in the Boston Tea Party

c)

They gave up and decided not to fight anymore

11.

He warned the Colonists that the "British were coming"

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

Patrick Henry

12.

King of England who forced the colonists to pay unfair taxes

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Paul Revere

13.
The Sons of Liberty were:
a)
the children of our Founding Fathers.
b)
a professional dance team.
c)
Patriots who protested taxes.
d)
the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.
14.

The fight that broke out between the colonist and British soldiers that resulted in the death of 5 colonist is also known as The _________ .

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Taxes

15.

The Sons of Liberty dressed as _______ during the Boston Tea Party.

a)

British soldiers

b)

tea workers

c)

members of the ship's crew

d)

Native Americans

16.

This event was when the colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor:

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Declaration of Independence

17.
This act put a tax on paper goods, such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
d)
Quartering Act
18.

a law the increased the price of sugar and molasses.

a)

stamp act

b)

sugar act

c)

townshend acts

d)

Patrick Henry

19.

placed a tax on imported paint, lead, glass, and tea

a)

stamp act

b)

sugar act

c)

townshend act

d)

proclamation of 1763

20.

Which statement best explains why the Sons of Liberty dumped the shipment of tea into the harbor?

a)

They didn't like the brand of tea that Britain was purchasing for them.

b)

They were protesting new taxes created without consent or permission from the colonies. 

c)

The tea was costing the colonists too much money to get shipped over. 

d)

They wanted to celebrate the Tea Tax because it provided more money to the clonists.

21.

 5 colonists killed by British soldiers, after insulting 3, throwing snowballs at them.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Stamp Act

e)

Boston Massacre