Worksheets13 Colonies, British Acts/Taxes, Vocabulary Test
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What colony is #5?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Massachusettes
c)
New York
d)
Delaware
2.
What is colony #11?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
Georgia
3.
What colony is #2
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Massachusettes
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
4.
What colony is #6
a)
New York
b)
Maryland
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Connecticut
5.
What colony is #12
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolinia
d)
Georgia
6.
To force or overthrow a government or social order in favor of a new one.
a)
Colonization
b)
Revolution
c)
Protest
d)
Boycott
7.
A group of delegates from the 13 colonies who came together. They issued the Declaration of Independence.
a)
The Continental Congress
b)
The Continental Army
c)
The Enlightenment
d)
The Redcoats
8.
Document sent to the British King putting forth their grievances and reasons for seeking independence.
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
9.
Colonists and government were forbidden to claim or buy any lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. This document came after the French and Indian War.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Ordinance of 1787
d)
Proclamation of 1763
10.
A country or area in complete control of another country.
a)
Colonist
b)
Colony
c)
Colonialist
d)
Mercantilism
11.
A person who rejected the British rule and fought for America.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Protest
d)
Boycott
12.
A ban that forbids relations with groups, policy, or goods as a form of protest
a)
Boycott
b)
Protest
c)
Loyalist
d)
Patriot
13.
A statement or action expressing disapproval
a)
Boycott
b)
Protest
c)
Loyalist
d)
Patriot
14.
The Quartering Act required colonists to provide _____________ and __________ for soldiers stationed in their town.
a)
food & shelter
b)
food & clothing
c)
Clothing & shelter
d)
Money & food
15.
The Stamp Act Required colonists to tax on all
a)
mail
b)
tea
c)
paper goods
d)
food
16.
Why did the Boston Tea Party take place?
a)
sell cheap tea to colonists
b)
place a special tax on tea
c)
outlaw tea in the colonies
d)
limited who colonists could buy the tea from
17.
Set a tax on molasses, and banned imports of French wine and rum.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Sugar Act
18.
Upset about the new taxes, colonists created the slogan "No ____________________ without representation."
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
democracy
d)
colonies
19.
British taxation of the colonies was a result of debt from the
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
French and Indian War
d)
First World War
e)
Option 3
20.
Why were the colonists UPSET about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It created a religious divide in the colonies
b)
It made them move west
c)
It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean
21.
Because the colonists threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor, the British Government told the colonists that they had to do what?
(a)
22.
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at
(a)
23.
What was the purpose of sending the Redcoats to Concord?
a)
Take over Concord
b)
Stop the riots
c)
Seize stockpiled weapons
d)
Arrest Washington
e)
Seize taxes from the colonists
24.
When the Redcoats got to Concord they could not find the weapons because
(a)
25.
Why did so many more Redcoats (247) die or get wounded, as opposed to the Americans (90).
4 lines
26.
Who is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
27.
The Declaration of Independence was officially accepted on what date?
a)
July 4, 1774
b)
July 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
July 2, 1774
28.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
Seek independence from France
b)
Seek independence from Great Britain
c)
Seek independence from Spain
d)
Seek independence from America
29.
Who drew the Bloody Massacre?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Paul Revere
e)
Paul McCartney
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