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Road to the Revolutionary War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

3. In 1767, Parliament passed an ambitious series of laws that became known as the _______________________________ .

a)

TOWNSHEND ACTS

b)

SUGAR ACT

2.

4. The revenue from the Townshend Acts would go to pay the salaries of ________________________ that the colonists were already providing housing and supplies for.

a)

TROOPS AND OFFICERS

b)

STAMP COMMISSIONERS

3.

6. ______________________ organized protests, secret societies, and Committees of Correspondence.

a)

SONS OF LIBERTY

b)

DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY

4.

7. ________________________ held spinning bees to create American-made clothes.

a)

DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY

b)

SONS OF LIBERTY

5.

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

a)

molasses

b)

tea

c)

clothes

6.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

7.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

8.

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

a)

Ain't nobody got time for that

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

Free the people

d)

British people SMELL

9.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

10.

To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.

a)

Boycott

b)

Repeal

c)

Petition

d)

Preamble

11.

To cancel an act or law.

a)

Boycott

b)

Repeal

c)

Petition

d)

Preamble

12.

American colonist who favored American independence.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Propaganda

d)

Rebellion

13.

American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Propaganda

d)

Rebellion

14.

Why did the British begin to tax the colonists?

a)

The British felt the colonists should pay more than those living in England

b)

The British did not like the colonists

c)

The British were greedy

d)

The British were in debt from supporting the colonists during the French and Indian War

15.

Why did the Stamp Act, and other taxes, upset the colonists?

a)

The colonists were too poor to pay taxes

b)

The colonists believed the British government should not tax them since they had no representation

c)

The colonists believed taxes by the British were illegal

d)

The colonists believed only the rich should pay taxes

16.

What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?

a)

Tea, paper, gunpowder

b)

Paper, paint, pearls

c)

Paint, paper, spices

d)

Glass, tea, paper

17.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

To help England defeat the French

b)

To protest British policies

c)

To protest the First Continental Congress

d)

To help collect taxes

18.
The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams
19.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?

a)

Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Trading with India

c)

Quartering British soldiers

d)

Drinking tea

20.

Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?

a)

Penny Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Food Act

d)

Tea Act

21.

What does smuggle mean?

a)

To refuse to buy something

b)

To send a document making a demand

c)

To make a top secret group

d)

To sneak goods in or out

22.

What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

No tea without the sea

c)

We make noise till you hear our voice

d)

No acts without the facts

23.

A life sized puppet is called an...

a)

debt

b)

congress

c)

repeal

d)

effigy

24.

Another word for a tax is a...

a)

debt

b)

tariff

c)

repeal

d)

boycott

25.

____________ was king of Great Britain and supported the idea of taxing colonists.

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a)

George III

b)

George Washington

c)

British Parliament

d)

Charles Townshend