WorksheetsCh. 5 & 6
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the
Louisiana Territory
Ohio River Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes
The British government tried to stop smuggling with the
Stamp Act
Molasses Act
Sugar Act
Trade Act
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Iron Act
Hat Act
Who opposed any compromise with the American colonists?
William Dawes
George III
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Gage
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
To search a colonist’s house, a British customs officer presented a(n)
search warrant
writ of assistance
letter from the king
an arrest warrant
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”?
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Declaratory Acts
The “shot heard ‘round the world” refers to the actions of the minutemen at
Bunker Hill
Breed’s Hill
Lexington and Concord
Boston
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes as a good reason for rebellion?
Separatists
Nationalists
Patriots
Loyalists
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American Independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Separatists
Nationalists
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
Saratoga
Trenton
Germantown
Philadelphia
Where did the Patriot forces endure the winter of terrible suffering?
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Yorktown
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at
Saratoga
Trenton
Philadelphia
Yorktown
King George III agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at
Saratoga
Yorktown
Vincennes
New York
The French nobleman who became Washington’s trusted aide was
Francis Marion
Thomas Paine
Marquis de Lafayette
Benjamin Franklin
The British promised to withdraw all troops from the American territory in the
Treaty of Great Britain
Treaty of Patriots
Treaty of America
Treaty of Paris
After the war, George Washington
moved to New York
ran for political office
became a senator
returned to Mt. Vernon
Which act was passed first?
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
What was the final result of the British trying to raise taxes?
The Boston Tea Party occurs
The American Revolution begins
The Boston Massacre occurs
British pass Intolerable Acts
When looking at the chart, which act was passed last?
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
How many years elapsed from the Stamp Act to the American Revolution?
7
8
9
10
Why were Colonists angered by the new taxes placed on the colonies following the French and Indian War
They believed their taxes were being wasted by King George III
They felt that they should have representation in Parliament
The issue of taxing colonists had never before been raised
The British policy of Salutary Neglect was being enforced
What did colonists shout after the passing of many of Britain's Acts/Taxes?
We will fight!
No taxation without representation!
Too late to Apologize
Dump the Tea!
What were the main reasons the colonists were so angry over the tax laws passed by Parliament?
The taxes were so high and hurt the colonists' business?
The taxes had to be paid or all the seaports in the colonies would be closed.
The colonists did not have representatives in Parliament to help decide the tax laws.
Parliament threatened death to smugglers who made it easy for colonists to stop paying taxes on imported goods.
Passage of the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, & Townshend Acts all contributed to start of the American Revolution by...
Restricting colonial trade with other nations
Raising the price of Spanish goods shipped into the colonies
influencing the colonists to rebel against British taxation
limiting the power of colonial legislatures
Why did the British government impose taxes on the American colonies?
To pay for the colonies' defense
To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
To fund the King's palace renovations
To pay off debts from the French and Indian War
What was the main reason for the Boston Tea Party?
To celebrate a new shipment of tea
To protest against the Tea Act imposed by Britain
To welcome British soldiers to Boston
To start a new tea company in America
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To support British laws and taxes
To organize tea parties
To protest against British taxation without representation
To train the Continental Army
Colonists responded to the Stamp Act and Sugar Act by
Executing British officials
Boycotting British goods
Buying only Austrian imports
Going on strike and refusing to work
