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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________. The Sons of Liberty used the picture to convince colonists that British soldiers were dangerous.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Battle

c)

Cowboys and Indians

2.

The Townshend Acts put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and _____.

a)

cupcakes

b)

tea

c)

party hats

3.

Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

a)

place to sit

b)

snacks

c)

representation

4.

On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

a)

The Night of Tea

b)

The Night Tea was Wasted

c)

The Boston Tea Party

5.

Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

a)

war debt

b)

broken piggy banks

c)

taxes

6.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Shame on You Acts

c)

You're Grounded Acts

7.

What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?

a)

Texas

b)

Ohio Valley

c)

New Jersey

d)

Virginia

8.

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

a)

the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

b)

because the taxes were only for the rich people

c)

because they had no representatives in Parliament

d)

because the taxes came from France

9.

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

10.

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

a)

To pay the cost for new buildings

b)

To show colonists who is in charge

c)

To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

d)

To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

11.

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

a)

“No taxation without representation”

b)

“The rights of Englishmen”

c)

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

d)

“Give me liberty or give me death”

12.

The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

a)

England and the Colonies

b)

England and France

c)

England and the Native Americans

d)

England and Spain

13.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

A group of loyalists who protested the Patriots

b)

The name given to Parliament by the colonists

c)

A group of women who gave water to men during battle

d)

A group of patriots who organized the Boston Tea Party

14.

Which Act allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

15.

Which of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?

a)

boycotting

b)

voting

c)

the colonists did not fight the taxes

d)

walk-outs

16.

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers through this act.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

17.

Another way to describe the Intolerable Acts was-

a)

Declaration Acts

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Proclamation Acts

d)

Forced Acts

18.

A fight called the ____________ occurred between the British and the Colonists resulted in five Colonists being killed.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Stamp Act

19.

What were the Colonists throwing at the British during the Boston Massacre?

a)

snowballs

b)

knives

c)

eggs

d)

tea

20.

What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America?

a)

Civil War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

American War

21.

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Tea Act

22.

The first tax placed on the colonists that required them to pay a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Paper Act

23.

The secret organization formed in Boston to protest the Stamp Act.

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

24.

The event in which 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers.

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Boston Tea Part

c)

Boston Harbor

d)

Boston Massacre

25.

The very harsh acts passed by Parliament to force the colonists to submit to British authority.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Boston Act

d)

Stamp Act

26.

1. The British ______ made laws for all British people.

a)

king

b)

Parliament

c)

colonists

d)

courts

27.

Britain made the Proclamation of 1763 to avoid fighting with the....

a)

congress

b)

Native Americans

c)

French

d)

colonists

28.
Due to the widespread anger against the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, Parliament eventually ____________the laws.
a)
Returned
b)
Rewrote
c)
Repealed
d)
Returned
29.
Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?
a)
King George III
b)
King George I
c)
King Henry IV
d)
King Henry VIII
30.

Who was the well known Massachusetts lawyer who defended British soldiers after the British Massacre?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Chief Pontiac

d)

John Adams

31.

Define Boycott

a)

Not buying from or using certain products as a form of protest

b)

Only buying products from one company

c)

Listening to other's opinions

d)

Not being a good person