WorksheetsChapter 5, Lesson 1: The American Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. First and last name
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2.
3. What is the definition of "congress?"
a)
a large building
b)
a lawmaking body
c)
the name of a colony
3.
4. What is the word that means "you owe money?"
a)
allowance
b)
salary
c)
debt
4.
5. What is the Stamp Act?
a)
A law that was passed by Britain that taxed every piece of printed paper used by the colonists
b)
A movie about the Post Office
c)
The action of putting a stamp on a letter to mail
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6. Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a)
George Washington's children
b)
A groups of men organized to protest against the Stamp Act
c)
The ancestors of the men who made the Liberty Bell
6.
7. What is an example of a boycott?
a)
The colonists refusing to buy British products
b)
Chopping down trees for lumber
c)
Paying a tax on imports
7.
8. What were the Townshend Acts?
a)
The name of a new law that made colonists register their town name
b)
A one-act play put on by the Puritans
c)
A series of acts that placed tariffs on products coming into the colonies
8.
9. What is a tariff?
a)
Taxes on products coming into a country
b)
A torn piece of paper
c)
A type of wig worn by colonists
9.
10. As part of the Townshend Acts, they had a strict system of tax collections which was also called what?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Internal Revenue System (IRS)
c)
Customs
10.
11. Explain how these terms you just defined i n questions 2-10 lead to the American War. (this is optional)
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