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Ch. 5 & 6

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Great Lakes

2.

The British government tried to stop smuggling with the

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Molasses Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Trade Act

3.

What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Iron Act

d)

Hat Act

4.

Who opposed any compromise with the American colonists?

a)

William Dawes

b)

George III

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Gage

5.

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

6.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

7.

To search a colonist’s house, a British customs officer presented a(n)

a)

search warrant

b)

writ of assistance

c)

letter from the king

d)

an arrest warrant

8.

Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Declaratory Acts

9.

The “shot heard ‘round the world” refers to the actions of the minutemen at

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed’s Hill

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Boston

10.

Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes as a good reason for rebellion?

a)

Separatists

b)

Nationalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

11.

Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American Independence?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Separatists

d)

Nationalists

12.

On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at

a)

Saratoga

b)

Trenton

c)

Germantown

d)

Philadelphia

13.

Where did the Patriot forces endure the winter of terrible suffering?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

14.

The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at

a)

Saratoga

b)

Trenton

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Yorktown

15.

King George III agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Vincennes

d)

New York

16.

The French nobleman who became Washington’s trusted aide was

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Benjamin Franklin

17.

The British promised to withdraw all troops from the American territory in the

a)

Treaty of Great Britain

b)

Treaty of Patriots

c)

Treaty of America

d)

Treaty of Paris

18.

After the war, George Washington

a)

moved to New York

b)

ran for political office

c)

became a senator

d)

returned to Mt. Vernon

19.

Which act was passed first?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Declaratory Act

20.

What was the final result of the British trying to raise taxes?

a)

The Boston Tea Party occurs

b)

The American Revolution begins

c)

The Boston Massacre occurs

d)

British pass Intolerable Acts

21.

When looking at the chart, which act was passed last?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Declaratory Act

22.

How many years elapsed from the Stamp Act to the American Revolution?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

23.

Why were Colonists angered by the new taxes placed on the colonies following the French and Indian War

a)

They believed their taxes were being wasted by King George III

b)

They felt that they should have representation in Parliament

c)

The issue of taxing colonists had never before been raised

d)

The British policy of Salutary Neglect was being enforced

24.

What did colonists shout after the passing of many of Britain's Acts/Taxes?

a)

We will fight!

b)

No taxation without representation!

c)

Too late to Apologize

d)

Dump the Tea!

25.

What were the main reasons the colonists were so angry over the tax laws passed by Parliament?

a)

The taxes were so high and hurt the colonists' business?

b)

The taxes had to be paid or all the seaports in the colonies would be closed.

c)

The colonists did not have representatives in Parliament to help decide the tax laws.

d)

Parliament threatened death to smugglers who made it easy for colonists to stop paying taxes on imported goods.

26.

Passage of the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, & Townshend Acts all contributed to start of the American Revolution by...

a)

Restricting colonial trade with other nations

b)

Raising the price of Spanish goods shipped into the colonies

c)

influencing the colonists to rebel against British taxation

d)

limiting the power of colonial legislatures

27.

Why did the British government impose taxes on the American colonies?

a)

To pay for the colonies' defense

b)

To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

c)

To fund the King's palace renovations

d)

To pay off debts from the French and Indian War

28.

What was the main reason for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

To celebrate a new shipment of tea

b)

To protest against the Tea Act imposed by Britain

c)

To welcome British soldiers to Boston

d)

To start a new tea company in America

29.

What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

To support British laws and taxes

b)

To organize tea parties

c)

To protest against British taxation without representation

d)

To train the Continental Army

30.

Colonists responded to the Stamp Act and Sugar Act by

a)

Executing British officials

b)

Boycotting British goods

c)

Buying only Austrian imports

d)

Going on strike and refusing to work