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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who would colonists tar and feather?

a)

The King

b)

Parliment

c)

Tax Collectors

d)

Patriots

2.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
3.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
4.
What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?
a)
They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
b)
They wanted the ships to leave
c)
They thought the tea was priced too high
d)
They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government
5.

A protest/snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Party
d)
Boston Parliament
6.
A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called
a)
Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists
7.

What was the name of the group that met to discuss what the colonists should do about unfair laws like the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The Boston Tea Party

8.

How did the colonists resist British laws an taxes?

a)

Boycotts

b)

Protests

c)

Tarring and feathering tax collectors

d)

All of the above

9.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
10.
To protest the Tea Act the Sons of Liberty organized the ...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Boston Tea Party
11.
What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Charter of 1732
12.
When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....
a)
boycott
b)
rebellion
c)
Colonist
d)
tax
13.

This Act placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products.

a)
Tea
b)
Stamp
c)
Sugar
d)
Coffee
14.

Which two groups were fighting in the French and Indian War?

a)

French Vs. the Indians

b)

Spanish Vs. British

c)

British Colonist vs. The French and Indians

d)

Spain Vs. Indians

15.

What Act placed a tax on all paper items in the colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

16.

Identify the series of laws intended to punish the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party:

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Intolerable Acts

17.

What set of laws were in response to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Quartering Acts

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Stamp Act

18.

Which Act required colonist to house British soldiers?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Sugar Act

19.

What event was used as Anti-British Propaganda?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

French and Indian War

20.

A message used to persuade the viewer/reader is called

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Protest

c)

Representation

d)

Propaganda

21.

Why is the Boston Massacre viewed as propaganda

a)

The events described are 100% accurate/truthful

b)

The events described are not completely true

c)

The King feels regretful about the event

d)

The colonists wanted to remain loyal to the King

22.

I wrote the Declaration of Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

Which phrase/motto become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

a)

"No Taxation without Representation"

b)

"The rights of Englishmen"

c)

"Remember the Alamo!"

d)

"Give me liberty or give me death"

24.

Someone who supported independence from Britain. Supported the Colonies.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Neutralists

c)

Patriot

d)

Generalist

25.

Someone who was against independence from Britain. And loyal to the King.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Neutralists

c)

Patriot

d)

Generalist

26.

Search Warrants

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Committees of Correspondence

27.

A group of leaders in the colonies that exchanged letters and shared information.

a)

Writes of Assistance

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Committees of Correspondence

28.

The Battle of Saratoga was

a)

a total American loss

b)

A victory which persuaded allies to join the Americans

c)

The last battle in the war

29.

The Battle of Yorktown was

a)

Not important and should be forgotten

b)

A British victory

c)

Fought only with ships

d)

The final battle which helped end the war

30.

What was the last battle of the revolution?

a)

Lexington

b)

Yorktown

c)

Georgetown

d)

Saratoga

31.

What document ended the American Revolutionary War?

a)

battle of Trenton

b)

battle of Yorktown

c)

battle of Princeton

d)

Treaty of Paris

32.

Where did about 2,000 troops die without fighting in the war?

a)

Fort Sam Houston

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Ohio River Valley

d)

Fort Sumter

33.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Lack of food
b)
Lack of good shelter
c)
Disease
d)
All of the above
34.
Who was the main commander of Valley Forge?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
d)
Baron von Steuben
35.

This document declared independence from Great Britain

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Bill of Rights

36.

Chosen as the commanding general of the Continental Army

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Benedict Arnold