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Road to Revolution

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the long-term impact of the Proclamation of 1763 on British-colonial relations?

a)

Strengthened ties

b)

Led to increased tensions

c)

Had no impact

d)

Improved trade relations

2.

What did the Stamp Act require colonists to do?

a)

Pay a tax on all imported goods

b)

Pay a tax on all printed materials

c)

Serve in the British army

d)

Support British merchants

3.

What was the effect of the Stamp Act on the average colonist?

a)

It made them wealthier

b)

It turned them against taxes

c)

It increased their loyalty to Britain

d)

It improved their legal rights

4.

Effigies can also refer to what type of figures?

a)

Detailed portraits

b)

Crude figures or dummies, stuffed rag dolls looking like a person

c)

Abstract art

d)

Miniature models

5.

What did the people do with the effegies?

a)

Buried them

b)

Burned them or hung them from trees

c)

Decorated them

d)

Threw them into the river

6.

What was the main reason for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

High tea prices

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Lack of tea supply

d)

Poor quality of tea

7.

What was the Boston Tea Party's significance in American history?

a)

It was a minor protest

b)

It was the first major act of defiance against British rule

c)

It was a trade agreement

d)

It was a peace treaty

8.

This act was passed by Parliament and included taxes on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

9.

Which act taxed newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

10.

The act made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

11.

This act forced colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food and supplies

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

12.

These people were loyal to the Crown and supported the British cause

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutralists

13.

A colonist who wanted the American colonies to gain independence from Great Britain

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutralist

14.

This was a brawl that killed 5 colonists and helped spark the American Revolution

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Frolic

d)

The French and Indian War

15.

This act put a monopoly on a certain type of tea and ultimately lead to the Boston Tea Party

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

16.

Who dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped tea overboard in Boston?

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Night Riders

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

The British Soldiers

17.

Cliff is a member of the Sons of Liberty and helped with the Boston Tea Party. He is a...

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Neutralist

18.

Ann sees no reason for war because her family has always been taken care of by the British. She is a...

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutralist

19.

a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency

a)

Rebels

b)

Militia

c)

Boycott

d)

Sons of Liberty

20.

Series of Acts designed to punish Colonists for the Boston Tea Party

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Martial Law

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Tyranny

21.

This act required colonists to buy a stamp each time they registered a legal document, bought newspapers, pamphlets, and almanacs.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

22.

To refuse to buy goods from a certain source

a)

Boycott

b)

Tyranny

c)

Militia

d)

Townshend Acts

23.

War between England and France over North American territory

a)

French & Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Settler's War

d)

5 Years' War

24.

Which of these is the correct saying that protested Parliaments taxes?

a)

“No taxation without an explanation”

b)

“First Taxation, Next Extermination”

c)

“No taxation without representation”

d)

“Taxes stink and so does Parliament"

25.

When the Colonists in Massachusetts got super upset over the Tea Act, the anger eventually boiled over on December 16, 1773 in an event where a bunch of tea got ruined and dumped into the ocean.

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Coercive Acts

c)

Boycotting of stores

d)

The Boston Tea Party

26.

tax on household items such as glass and lead ​ (a)  

tax on all paper items ​ (b)  

tax on items such as molasses and sugar​ ​ (c)  

act requiring you to provide a bed/food/etc. to soldiers ​ (d)  

tax on tea​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Tea Act
27.
Who created this image as propaganda to support the Patriot movement?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Paul Revere
28.

The French and Indian War was fought between what 2 sides? ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
French and Indians
British
Just the French
Patriots
Dutch
29.

The French and Indian war was fought over disputed land. What was the land?

a)

The Ohio River Valley

b)

The Fur Valley

c)

The Ohio Valley River

d)

Boston Massachusetts

30.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

The Indians

b)

The Colonists

c)

The French

d)

The British

31.

Draw a picture of the Boston Tea Party.

32.

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Showing a preference for one or the other.

(a)  

33.

Which act stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make laws for the colonies?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Writs of Assistance

c)
Townshend Acts
d)

Proclamation of 1763

34.

Stated that officers do not need a warrant to search for smuggled goods

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Non-Warrant Act

35.

Categorize the following

Tax on all printed materials

Acts intended to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Lowered taxes on molasses

British merchants able to export tea untaxed

Stamp Act
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act
Tea Act
36.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Allowed officers to enter homes without a warrant

Prohibited colonists from settling west of the appalacian Mountains

Tax imported goods such as glass, tea, paper, and lead

Writs of Assistance
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
37.

Which events were causes of the American Revolution?

Select THREE correct answers.

38.

What Mountain Range was the boundary in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Range
d)
Appalachian Mountains
39.

Who was the surveyor who led the British during the French and Indian War. He proved to be leadership material and soon would lead the Patriots in the American Revolution.

(a)  

40.

Which 1766 British law that asserted Parliament's complete authority to make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever". Its purpose was to declare that the British Parliament had the absolute power to tax and legislate for the colonies, regardless of colonial objections or representation.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Proclatory Act

d)

Declaratory Act

41.

What was the primary purpose of the Quartering Act imposed by the British Parliament in 1765?

a)

To provide housing for British soldiers in barracks and public inns

b)

To impose direct taxes on the colonies for revenue

c)

To punish the American colonies for the Boston Tea Party

d)

To establish British military rule in the colonies

42.

Which of the following best describes the actions taken by Britain to recover the costs of war from the colonists?

a)

Britain decreased taxes to ease the financial burden on the colonists.

b)

Britain ignored the financial contributions of the colonists during the war.

c)

Britain imposed higher taxes on the colonists to recover war expenses.

d)

Britain offered financial incentives to the colonists for their loyalty.

43.

Law allowing British soldiers to look in homes for smuggled goods:

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Navigation Acts

44.

What were the British goals in issuing the Proclamation of 1763? (Choose 3)

a)

The British wanted to build forts along the proclamation line to defend the colonies and monitor trade.

b)

The British wanted to keep peace with the French traders and avoid another costly war.

c)

The British wanted to keep peace with the Native American tribes and nations to avoid another costly war.

d)

The British wanted to keep peace with the Native American tribes and nations to develop a profitable trade relationship.

e)

The British wanted to force the colonists to pay for British war debt.

45.

What term means to revoke or take back a policy or act?

a)

boycott

b)

repeal

c)

bias

d)

pouting in a corner

46.

This term means a refusal to buy goods from a certain source.

(a)