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American Revolution

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
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.
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
3.
To protest the Tea Act the Sons of Liberty organized the ...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Boston Tea Party
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.
When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....
a)
boycott
b)
rebellion
c)
Colonist
d)
tax
6.
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 
7.
* Charter was cancelled
* Harbor closed
* Governor had to approve meetings
The above are punishments on Boston because of what event?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Declaration of Rights
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Boycotting of British goods
8.

What Act placed a tax on all paper items in the colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

9.

Identify the series of laws intended to punish the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party:

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Intolerable Acts/The Coercive Acts

10.

What set of laws were in response to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Quartering Acts

c)

The Intolerable Acts/The Coercive Acts

d)

The Stamp Act

11.

Which Act required colonist to house British soldiers?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Sugar Act

12.

Who was among the casualties at the Boston Massacre?

a)

John Adams

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

George Washington

d)

Samuel Adams

13.

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

a)

Boston Party

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Brutality

14.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To promote the growth of the cottage industry

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

To fund the establishment of new colonies

15.

Which of the following best completes this diagram

a)

Colonists sought military support to France

b)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

c)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence

d)

Colonists duped tea into the Boston Harbor

16.

British colonists object/dislike the Proclamation Line of 1763 because

a)

It Forces English troops to live in their homes

b)

The Law doesn’t allow them to expand west

c)

Colonists Want less taxes

d)

Colonists want to trade with other countries

17.

Finish the phrase: NO TAXATION WITHOUT -

a)

REPRESENTATION

b)

LEGISLATION

c)

HESITATION

d)

MEDITATION

18.

After the Boston Tea Party…British troops were forced to live with colonists. This phrase is called

a)

Protest

b)

Grievance

c)

Quartering

d)

Civil Disobedience

19.
What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?
a)
They didn`t like the type of tea that was shipped to them
b)
They wanted the ships to leave
c)
They thought the tea was priced too high
d)
They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government
20.

What was the name of the group that met to discuss what the colonists should do about unfair laws like the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The Boston Tea Party

21.

The economic policy that made the "mother country" rich by not letting colonies trade with anyone else was known as...

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Free Market System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

22.

Navigation Acts

a)

A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

b)

In: goods coming into a country

c)

Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

d)

The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

23.

What was the British government's philosophy towards the colonies for many years?

a)

Salutary neglect

b)

Strict control

c)

Complete independence

d)

Colonial exploitation

24.
Colonists refused to buy British tea because
a)
England's Parliament was taxing them without representation
b)
they did not like the taste of British tea
c)
they did not agree with paying taxes at all
25.

The delegates at the First Continental Congress voted to ______ British trade.

a)

boycott

b)

increase the value of

c)

sell more

d)

all of the above

26.

George Washington became the __________________________ of the American army in 1775.

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

President

c)

Major

27.

"With England 3,000 miles away, political and legal matters couldn’t wait for word from England."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Self-Governing Colonies

28.

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

a)

The opportunity for trade with American Indians

b)

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

c)

The doctrine of the Church of England

d)

The economic system of mercantilism

29.

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”


Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

a)

The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

b)

Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

c)

The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

d)

Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

30.

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

The Townshend Acts

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Declaratory Act

31.

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

a)

The Quebec Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Declaratory Act

d)

The Quartering Act

32.

This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Coercive Acts

33.

These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Coercive Acts

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

Writs of Assistance

34.

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

To plan an attack on Fort Duquesne.

b)

For the British to join with the Native Americans against the French

c)

For colonies to unite under a central government and prepare for war

d)

For the New England colonies to unite with the Iroquois to fight the French

35.

What did Ben Franklin want the colonies to do during the French and Indian War with this drawing?

a)

join together to defeat the French

b)

help the Native Americans

c)

join together to defeat the British

d)

surrender to the French

36.
What was the fate of the "Join or Die" cartoon during the Stamp Act crisis?
a)
It was used as a symbol of colonial unity
b)
It was banned by the British government
c)
It was replaced by a new cartoon
d)
It was forgotten and never used again
37.
What was the main purpose of the "Join or Die" cartoon during the American Revolution?
a)
To unite the colonies against each other
b)
To unite the colonies against the Native Americans
c)
To unite the colonies against the French
d)
To unite the colonies against the British
38.

What inference can be made about this image?

a)

The Boston Massacre was a major grievance where colonists got killed for protesting the taxes of the King.

b)

The Boston Tea Party was a message sent to the King by the colonists that they were sick of the King's taxes.

c)

The New York Massacre was caused by Colonists shooting at British soldiers.

d)

The British were attacking Indians who had been living in Boston.

39.

Why did the people in the 13 Colonies have a grievance with the Stamp Act.

a)

It put a tax on all the paper in the colonies.

b)

It put a tax on glass and lead in the colonies.

c)

It put a tax on tea and sugar.

d)

It forced the colonists to house and feed the King's soldiers.

40.

What does Grievance mean?

a)

A complaint

b)

An agreement

c)

A battle

d)

A compromise

41.

What impact did the Quartering Act have on the 13 Colonies?

a)

In forced colonists to house and feed the King's soldiers.

b)

It put a tax on all paper.

c)

It closed the port of Boston

d)

It ended the French and Indian War.

42.

What impact did the INTOLERABLE ACTS have on the 13 Colonies?

a)

The 13 Colonies sent representatives to the First Continental Congress to create a united message against the King.

b)

The 13 Colonies were divided and easily controlled by the King.

c)

The 13 Colonies created a army to defend themselves from king.

d)

Created a secret organization called the Sons of Liberty

43.

How did the Boston Tea Party show an act of DISOBEDIENCE against the King?

a)

The colonists were showing a message that they were not going to pay the tax on tea.

b)

The colonist were crossing the Proclamation Line and settling on Indian lands.

c)

The colonists boycotted paper to not pay the Stamp Act tax.

d)

The Colonist switched to orange juice instead of tea for breakfast.

44.

What famous Virginia representative stated, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

George III

d)

Robert E. Lee

45.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

46.

“For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:”

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

47.

"Sugar Act , Stamp Act 1765, Tea Act"

a)

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:”

b)

 

“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”

c)

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries."

48.

“For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world.”

a)

closing the ports of Boston and New York

b)

Tea Act

c)

Navigation Acts

49.

What is one of the grievances discussed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

depriving of trial by jury

b)

decreasing taxes on colonists

c)

favoring certain colonies over another colony

d)

colonists suffering cruel and unusual punishment

50.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

July 4 1776

b)

July 17, 1776

c)

July 4, 1774

d)

August 2, 1776

51.

Some of the ideas in the Declaration of Independence were based off of the teachings of which philosopher?

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Locke

d)

Benjamin Franklin

52.
a)

transferable

b)

legislated

c)

unalienable

d)

inheirited

53.
a)

granted to citizens by their government

b)

natural and possessed at birth

c)

protected under religious doctrine

d)

defined by the courts

54.

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are considered -

a)

transferable

b)

legislated

c)

unalienable

d)

inherited

55.

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness were -

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

were established by the ratification of the US Constitution

d)

defined by President George Washington in his farewell address

56.

Whose job is it to protect your unalienable rights

a)

Your Family

b)

Your Friends

c)

The Government

d)

Yourself

57.

Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

Natural Rights

58.

Which of these completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts

b)

King George III allows colonists to petition tax relief

c)

Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

d)

King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

59.

The colonists during the Boston Tea Party were disguised as __________.

a)

American Indians

b)

Bristish

c)

French

d)

None of the above

60.

Who was involved in the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Native Americans

b)

King George III

c)

British soldiers

d)

Sons of Liberty

61.

One effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the King closed Boston harbor.

a)
True
b)
False
62.

Which British law was passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Coercive or Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

63.
Which event was considered an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act Riots
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Smuggling Of Dutch Tea
64.
Who was the 1st colonial protester killed in the Boston Massacre?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Paul Revere