WorksheetsRoad to the American Revolution
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 25mins
required colonists to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies
Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763
Quartering Act
Sons of Liberty
placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
"taxation without representation"
Quartering Act
place a tax on all legal and commercial documents (diplomas, contracts, wills, newspapers)
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
refusal to buy goods
Stamp Act
boycott
Sugar Act
Sons of Liberty
secret society that opposed British policies and organized protests
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act
Parliament
"taxation without representation"
conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which five colonists were killed
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
writs of assistance
committees of correspondence
the dumping of 342 chests into Boston Harbor in 1773 to protest the Tea Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
writs of assistance
committees of correspondence
search warrants
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
writs of assistance
committees of correspondence
a group of leaders in various towns/colonies that exchanged letters and shared information
committees of correspondence
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
writs of assistance
the first battles of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
militia
Loyalists
Patriots
those who supported the British/the King/Parliament
Patriots
Loyalists
militia
Lexington and Concord
those who sided with the rebels and wanted to break away from Britain
Patriots
Loyalists
militia
Lexington and Concord
wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the philosophy of John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
George of Washington
chosen as the commanding general of the Continental Army
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
document that said the colonies were free and independent
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they...?
hurt British trade and hurt British merchants financially.
lowered the prices of imported products.
left British troops short of supplies in the colonies.
allowed the Americans to start their own factories.
The Boston Massacre took place in the colony of Massachusetts in 1770. Which description of the event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?
conflict between soldiers and angry Boston residents resulted in 5 deaths
unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd taking five lives
British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense
a mob of angry Bostonians unlawfully confronted British soldiers, resulting in many deaths
The Engraving above shows the events known as the Boston Massacre. What group do you think published this engraving? How do you think the public reacted after seeing this image?
The image was published by the Sons of Liberty.
The public reacted with anger and disbelief that the British would fire into an unarmed crowd of citizens.
Which act allowed Parliament to tax all legal documents, including playing cards, newspapers, and calendars?
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Intolerable Acts
Declaratory Act
Which of the following describes the Quartering Act?
An act that was used to punish colonists in Georgia
An act that forced British soldiers to house colonists
An act that forced colonists to house British soldiers
An act that forced colonists to pay a three pound tax on tea
What was the main effect of the Intolerable Acts on the colonies?
Colonists grew discouraged and stopped boycotting and protesting Parliament
The city of Philadelphia's trade increased dramatically as it took in Boston's shipping
Many colonists began to move from the coastal cities into the mountainous regions of the Appalachians
The colonies came together and rallied around Boston, sending aid and money to Massachusetts
The Proclamation of 1763
banned all trade with France
banned colonists from settling in grounds west of the Appalachian Mountains
banned the training of colonial troops
banned interaction with natives east of the Appalachian Mountains
Which of the following resulted from the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Tea Act
Proclamation of 1763
When colonists opposed being taxed by Britain without their permission they used the slogan
"Rally together, stay together"
"No new taxes!"
"The British are coming!"
"No taxation without representation"
Laws that placed taxes on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea were called:
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Declaratory Act
Which of the following was NOT a tax placed on the colonists?
Intolerable Acts
Boston Harbor Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Who was king of England during the Revolutionary Era
Lord North
George III
John
William Pitt
A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods was called
Son of Liberty
Writ of Assistance
Quartering
Stamp Act Congress
This word means to stop buying or supporting something:
Duties
Taxes
Declaratory
Boycott
What items were being taxed with the "Stamp Act"? (Check all that apply)
Newspapers
Tea
Legal documents
Paint
Letters
True or False: "No taxation without representation" means the king should not tax the colonists if they are NOT being represented in parliament.
TRUE
FALSE
What were the "Quartering Acts"?
All colonists had to give a "quarter" of their food to the soldiers
Colonists were forced to provide food and shelter to the British Army
All colonists had to pay a quarter of their income to the king
All of the above
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
British troops fired on unarmed colonists
5 colonists were killed/ 6 colonists were injured
It happened in 1770
All of the above
The events at Lexington and Concord are consider the...?
First shots of the Revolutionary War
The reason to dump all the tea in the Boston Harbor
The cause for the Quartering Acts
The start of the French and Indian War
Who was asked to write the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
King George the III
What was the name of the group that many colonists began to join when heading towards independence?
Sons of Anarchy
Men against the government
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Sons of Liberty
Define Petition
A fight for human rights
To revoke or take back a law
An overthrow of government
A formal written request for a particular cause
To recall or do away with a law or an act
Appeal
Sappeal
Repeal
Deal
Who was the well known Massachusetts lawyer who defended British soldiers after the British Massacre?
Sam Adams
George Washington
Chief Pontiac
John Adams
"Give me liberty or give me death"
William Pitt
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
John Adams
Court order allowing officials to search anything without having to say why.
Minutemen
Committee or Correspondance
Warrant
Writ of Assistance
Shutting off entry by water to keep supplies from coming in.
petition
blockade
boycott
duty
Incident when British troops fired on and killed American colonists.
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
September 11, 2001
This PUNISHMENT was placed on the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Part
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Sons of Liberty
Group of men organized by Sam Adams to fight for independence.
Sons of the King
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of the King
Daughters of Liberty
Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax
An attack
A boycott
Taxation without representation
An expectation
The (a) Act required the colonists to house British Soldiers.
What city was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought near?
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Who helped the Americans to capture Fort Ticonderoga
George Washington
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
Benedict Arnold
