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WorksheetsRoad to the Revolutionary War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
3. In 1767, Parliament passed an ambitious series of laws that became known as the _______________________________ .
TOWNSHEND ACTS
SUGAR ACT
4. The revenue from the Townshend Acts would go to pay the salaries of ________________________ that the colonists were already providing housing and supplies for.
TROOPS AND OFFICERS
STAMP COMMISSIONERS
6. ______________________ organized protests, secret societies, and Committees of Correspondence.
SONS OF LIBERTY
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
7. ________________________ held spinning bees to create American-made clothes.
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
SONS OF LIBERTY
The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______
molasses
tea
clothes
The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.
cheap
expensive
long
Who did the King feel should pay for the war?
British
colonists
Spain
What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?
Ain't nobody got time for that
No Taxation without Representation
Free the people
British people SMELL
The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.
paper
plastic
pollution
To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.
Boycott
Repeal
Petition
Preamble
To cancel an act or law.
Boycott
Repeal
Petition
Preamble
American colonist who favored American independence.
Loyalist
Patriot
Propaganda
Rebellion
American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
Loyalist
Patriot
Propaganda
Rebellion
Why did the British begin to tax the colonists?
The British felt the colonists should pay more than those living in England
The British did not like the colonists
The British were greedy
The British were in debt from supporting the colonists during the French and Indian War
Why did the Stamp Act, and other taxes, upset the colonists?
The colonists were too poor to pay taxes
The colonists believed the British government should not tax them since they had no representation
The colonists believed taxes by the British were illegal
The colonists believed only the rich should pay taxes
What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?
Tea, paper, gunpowder
Paper, paint, pearls
Paint, paper, spices
Glass, tea, paper
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To help England defeat the French
To protest British policies
To protest the First Continental Congress
To help collect taxes
What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?
Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Trading with India
Quartering British soldiers
Drinking tea
Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?
Penny Act
Quartering Act
Food Act
Tea Act
What does smuggle mean?
To refuse to buy something
To send a document making a demand
To make a top secret group
To sneak goods in or out
What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?
No taxation without representation
No tea without the sea
We make noise till you hear our voice
No acts without the facts
A life sized puppet is called an...
debt
congress
repeal
effigy
Another word for a tax is a...
debt
tariff
repeal
boycott
____________ was king of Great Britain and supported the idea of taxing colonists.
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George III
George Washington
British Parliament
Charles Townshend
