WorksheetsResentment for Britain Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1- A formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people.
a)
telegram
b)
court order
c)
petition
2.
2- To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services.
a)
boycott
b)
positive review
c)
investment
3.
3- To cancel, remove from law.
a)
establish
b)
repeal
c)
enforce
4.
4- A legal document that allows British soldiers to inspect ships or homes without giving reason.
a)
Writ of Assistnace
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Peace
5.
5- The group of elected politicians who make the laws for England and their colonies.
a)
Assembly of Soldiers
b)
Congress
c)
Parliament
6.
6- Colonists successfully challenged British taxes by _____________ goods in from other countries.
a)
Stealing
b)
Smuggling
c)
Destroying
7.
7- What was the tax on all printed and paper materials?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Tree Tax
c)
Stamp Act
8.
8- The Quartering Act forced colonists to -
a)
Let British soldiers sleep in their homes and give them supplies
b)
Pay for everything using only quarters
c)
Pay a tax on all homes build in the colonies
9.
9- The phrase "no taxation without representation" means that the colonists
a)
only wanted to pay taxes on items they chose
b)
wanted clear labels on what goods would or would not be taxed
c)
did NOT want to be taxed without having a say in Parliament
10.
10- In response to the Navigation Act (only purchase items from England) the colonists responded by
a)
smuggling goods into the colonies
b)
celebrating how rich England was getting
c)
sailed to London and started riots
11.
11- The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and what other item?
a)
molasses
b)
tea
c)
brown sugar
12.
12- The Committee of Correspondence were a group of men who
a)
talking about how happy they were being English colonists
b)
wrote letters letting King George III know how angry they were about the new laws
c)
helped colonists build new homes and schools in the colonial towns.
13.
13- What was the name of the group of men who fought the new taxes and laws by rioting and physical violence?
a)
Daughters of the Revolution
b)
Freedom Fighters
c)
Sons of Liberty
14.
14- The group of women who began making their own goods after colonists boycott English goods were known as the:
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
Women's Rights Organization
c)
Lady's Freedom Fighters
15.
15- The King passed the Quartering Act so soldiers could 'protect' the colonists. What was it they were actually doing?
a)
Making sure colonists ate healthy foods each day.
b)
Required the children to go to school.
c)
Making sure colonists paid their taxes and followed the law.
16.
16- Which of the following acts eventually got repealed?
a)
Navigation Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Stamp Act
17.
17- The Declaratory act was written to remind colonists
a)
to pay their tea tax.
b)
be nice to the British soldiers.
c)
to follow all laws.
18.
18- Liberty is another word for
a)
Freedom
b)
Mutual
c)
Taxes
19.
19- Which of the following was NOT a way colonists treated tax collectors?
a)
Tar and Feathered
b)
Attacked their homes
c)
Put them in jail
20.
20- Which of these was a law requiring the colonists to only trade with England?
a)
English Trade Act
b)
Navigation Act
c)
India Shipping Act
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