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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 51mins

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Class
Date
1.
After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain
a)
was afraid the French would support the colonies.
b)
was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
c)
needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
d)
wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 
2.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp and Sugar Acts?
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“
3.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
4.
What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Charter of 1732
5.
Which of the following were taxed during the Stamp Act? 
a)
Glass and Gold 
b)
Playing Cards and Documents
c)
Eyeglasses and medicine
d)
Horses and farm equipment 
6.

What event was used as Anti-British Propaganda?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

French and Indian War

7.

This famous engraving/image shows the event that was called the

a)

Boston Party

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Brutality

8.

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

a)

Plymouth

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Virginia

d)

Florida

9.

What Civil Disobedient event occurred after Parliament passed the Tea Act?

a)

Colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence

b)

Colonists tarred and feathered Loyalists

c)

Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party

d)

Colonists created an alliance with France

10.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
11.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans  and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest  and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
b)
To celebrate 4th of July
c)
To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
d)
To protest against the Declaration of Independence
12.

How did the colonists resist British laws an taxes?

a)

Boycotts

b)

Protests

c)

Tarring and feathering tax collectors

d)

All of the above

13.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

"He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

b)

"For imposing Taxes on us without our consent."

c)

He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

d)

"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

14.

.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

15.

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