WorksheetsCauses of the Revolution Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is mercantilism?
a)
the Stamp Act
b)
when the Mother Country (England) benefits off its colonies
c)
Policies that kept the colonists from housing British soldiers
d)
Merry's policies against British soldiers
2.
Colonists were dissatisfied with Great Britain because
a)
of the ecomomic policies imposed on the colonies following the French & Indian War.
b)
of Ben Franklin's Join or Die cartoon.
c)
of the interference in the slave trade.
d)
of consequences of the Great Awakening.
3.
What was the immediate effect of Parliament passing the Stamp Act of 1765?
a)
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
b)
Colonists loved the stamp act and purchased lots of newspapers.
c)
colonists started organizing militias.
d)
Colonists starting boycotting British goods
4.
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Quartering Act led to the start of the Revolutionary War because colonists...
a)
restricted trade with the native Americans.
b)
believed their rights were being violated.
c)
disliked King George's wig.
5.
____________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Thomas Paine
6.
Colonists disliked the Proclamation of 1763 because...
a)
it kept them from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
b)
it allowed them to settle West of the Appalachian mountains.
7.
What was the first example of taxation without representation in the colonies?
a)
intolerable acts
b)
boston tea party
c)
stamp act
d)
sugar act
8.
Parliament passed the Tea Act so Colonists dumped Tea into Boston Harbor. Because of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament punished the colonists by...
a)
appointing colonial representatives to Parliament
b)
passing the Intolerable Acts
c)
getting rid of all taxes
d)
declaring Independence from the colonies
9.
Who did the 2nd Continental Congress appoint as Commander of the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
10.
What is a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
complaints against King George III
b)
complaints against the colonists
11.
John Hancock demonstrated his commitment to liberty by signing the...
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Mayflower Compact
12.
Thomas Paine wrote
a)
the Bible
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
Common Sense
d)
the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
13.
The Declaration of Independence refers to the rights each human is born with that should not be taken away. What are these rights called?
a)
Human Rights
b)
Unalienable Rights
c)
Civil Rights
d)
Bill of Rights
14.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was created to keep the _____ with the Native Americans.
a)
love
b)
peace
c)
trade
d)
fur trapping
15.
What was the main reason colonists were unhappy with British government?
a)
for imposing taxes on them without their consent
b)
for refusing to let colonists fight with the British during the French & Indian war
16.
Life, Liberty & the pursuit of happiness are...
a)
Rights of the People
b)
Human Rights
c)
Civil Rights
d)
Unalienable Rights
17.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
a)
The lawyer of the soldiers in the Boston Massacre
b)
the first person killed in the Boston Massacre
c)
The colonists who died at Lexington
d)
The commander of the British army
18.
This was an act of civil disobedience (the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest) by the colonists.
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Declaration of Independence
19.
How did Propaganda play a role in influencing colonists during the Boston Massacre?
a)
Colonists started boycotting British goods
b)
Colonists firing on British soldiers at Lexington
c)
2nd Continental Congress declaring independence from Great Britain
d)
Works created by Paul Revere after the Boston Massacre created an uproar against British rule
20.
Thomas Jefferson borrowed the ideas of natural rights from ____________ when he drafted the Declaration of Independence.
a)
John Smith
b)
John Adams
c)
John Locke
d)
Benjamin Franklin
21.
Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation and housing?
a)
the Stamp Act
b)
the Quartering Act
c)
the Coercive Acts
d)
the Proclamation of 1763
22.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
c)
It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.
23.
Which Act allowed one company to sell tea to the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
24.
the law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
Proclamation of 2016
b)
Proclamation of Mrs. Soileau
c)
Indian Lands Proclamation
d)
Proclamation of 1763
25.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
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