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WorksheetsCh.5. Road to independence
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
What right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?
the right to a trial by jury
the right to choose the monarch
the right to bear arms
the right to self-govern
The Mayflower Compact is significant because it established ___________ in America?
divine oversight of government
tyranny
self-government
oligarchy
In the 1760s and 1770s, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts. What was the impact of these British policies?
Indian tribes were able to keep their lands.
Colonists began to think of becoming independent.
The British government was able to pay off its debt.
The French were defeated in the French and Indian War.
Which act required American colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
The diagram describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Which event completes the diagram?
British give up the attempt to tax the colonists.
British apply armed force against the colonists.
British agree to give the colonists their independence.
British grant the colonists representation in Parliament
How could the British government have possibly prevented the American Revolution?
By allowing King George III to be an absolute monarch.
By allowing colonists to elect Representatives to Parliament.
By forcing the colonists to accept the Stamp Act without protest.
By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?
the right to social equality
the right to personal liberty
the right to own property
the right to elect government officials
Which complaint against King George III is stated in the Declaration of Independence?
He has quartered his troops among the colonists.
He has forced the colonists to accept the practice of slavery.
He has required the colonists to trade with French merchants.
He has failed to defend the colonists in the French and Indian War.
Which grievance contributed to the American colonists' desire for independence?
The British government had refused to recognize the colonists' right to self-govern.
The British government had taxed the colonists without their consent.
British policies had made frontier lands too expensive.
The King had denied the colonists' ability to practice their religion.
Which phrase represented American colonists' opposistion to British taxes because they did not elect members of Parliament?
No Representation without Taxation
Taxation with Representation is Tyranny
No Taxation without Representation
Taxation and Representation are Tyranny
The passage below is from a historical document.
What is the main idea of this passage?
This act placed taxes on goods that were imported from Britain; such as paper, glass, paint, and lead.
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Tea Act
This act allowed Parliament to pass laws that applied to the colonies with obtaining their approval.
The Declaratory Act
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The ___________________________ Act was a tax on finished goods like glass, lead, and paper.
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Glass Act
Which act placed a tax on almost all printed materials?
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
The Delcaratory Acts
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts were a series of laws that did what?
Closed Boston Harbor
Forced the colonies to let British soldiers live among the colonists
Banned town meetings in Massachusetts
All of the above
What was the name of the conflict that caused the British to be in debt and to start taxing the Colonies..
The Taxation War
The Civil War
The Colonial War
The French and Indian War
The French and English War
This Act was a Tax on all paper goods such as mail, and stamps.
Townshend Act
The Mail Act
the Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
This Act forced the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Soldier Act
Quartering Act
A famous saying from the colonists was " No _____________ without ______________ in Parliament"
Laws, Discussion
Jail, Trials
Taxation, Representation
Quartering, Meetings
What event was a direct result of the colonist frustration with the Tea Act?
Boston Massacre
Gaspee Affair
The Olive Branch Petition
The Boston Tea Party
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Cesar Chavez
What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
All people are created equal.
Only women are equal.
All men and animals are equal.
Where do governments get their power?
from the president
from the constitution
from the people
What did the Declaration declare about the colonies?
The colonies need help from England.
The colonies are free and independent.
The colonies are states of England.
What rights are listed in the Declaration?
The right to life
The right to liberty.
The right to happiness.
All of the above.
Why did the British begin to confiscate the colonist's weapons?
The British heard the colonists were stocking up on weapons.
The British needed weapons.
The British were bored wanted to start a war.
What is one thing the First Continental Congress did in 1774.
Delegates placed bets on when the war would begin
Delegates sent a letter to the King asking him to give them more rights.
Delegates met in Washington D.C to elect a new president.
How did King George respond to all the protesting and boycotts?
He tweeted that they stop complaining.
He opened up Boston Harbor
He sent more redcoats to defend his rules.
What happened at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775?
The first shots were fired, the minutemen forced a British retreat.
The British arrested John Hancock and Samuel Adams
The British confiscated all the colonist's weapons.
Check anything that is included in the Declaration on Independence. (3)
Complaints against the king
Tax information
signatures of 56 delegates
all ties with Great Britain were broken, freeing the colonies to become independent states
In what year was the declaration of independence written?
1774
1775
1776
1777
Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men are created equal". Base on this statement, which group was granted the right to vote?
slaves
women
poor whites who did not own property
property owners
Which was NOT a reason King George was blamed for the problems leading to the Declaration of Independence?
King George ordered his troops to listen to colonists' grievances.
King George ignored the concerns of the colonists.
King George excessively taxed colonists.
King George did not allow colonists to have representation in Parliament.
Select the main two political groups that existed in the colonies in the 1770s.
loyalists
redcoats
minutemen
patriots
What happened at concord?
The Patriots fired on the Redcoats and caused the British to retreat.
The British were able to defeat the colonists and confiscated their weapons
The colonists and the British signed a treaty.
None of the above
What did the colonists do when King George refused to read their letter asking for more rights?
Colonists began attacking Redcoats at every opportunity.
The colonists formed an alliance with the indians.
The colonists wrote another letter to the King and had John Hancock deliver it himsel.
The colonists boycotted British goods again.
A ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair
minuteman
militia
tyrant
king
A group of people who are trained like soldiers
militia
minuteman
tyrant
redcoats
Nickname for certain men of the american militia who were ready for service "at a minutes notice"
minutemaid
minutemans
minutemen
minutelad
What was the Boston Massacre?
A battle where British soldiers were killed by colonists
A peaceful protest in Boston
An incident where British soldiers fired on and killed several colonists
The name given to the harsh winter suffered by the Continental Army
What was the purpose of the 1st Continental Congress?
To write the Declaration of Independence
To declare war on Britain
To address colonial grievances and organize resistance
To sign a peace treaty with Britain
Why did the colonists consider the Boston Massacre a massacre?
Because hundreds of colonists were killed
Because it was an unprovoked attack on peaceful colonists
Because it was used as propaganda to unite the colonists against Britain
Because it led to the immediate start of the Revolutionary War
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the
Louisiana Territory
Ohio River Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes
What document ended the French & Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of the Ohio River Valley
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of France & Indians
The proposal created by Benjamin Franklin to unite the American colonies was called _________
Bill of Rights
Albany Plan of Union
Confederacy of England
United States Constitution
Which act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported?
Writs of assistance
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Declaratory Act
Why did the Sugar Act anger the colonists?
It violated colonists' rights to be secure in their own homes
It took away colonists' rights to trial by jury
It allowed officials to seize goods without going to court
All of the above
Who created the group, "Sons of Liberty"?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
Ethan Allen
What was the name of the first colonist killed by the British during the Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Paine
What was Thomas Paine's opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?
The colonies should break away from British rule
The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain
The colonies should remain under British rule
The colonies should stop fighting the British
What did some colonists do to avoid paying taxes?
They resorted to smuggling
They argued for more taxes
They moved to the Atlantic Coast
They went to court
Colonists who favored American independence were known as _______
loyalists
separatists
patriots
nationalists
What happened as the British soldiers marched back to Boston from Concord?
crowds of children cheered
they fought a battle at lexington
they captured samuel adams and his cousin, John adams
militia fired at them from behind trees and fences
What event sparked the beginning of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston Tea Party
Suffolk Resolves
Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?
The British Congress
Parliament
The Royal Family
The House of Burgesses
if you were loyal to the British you are a ...
patriot
loyalist
what was common sense?
Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Right of the people to abolish an abusive government
What was one of the main slogans of the colonists during the protests against British taxes?
"No taxation without representation!"
"More taxes, more problems!"
"We want our stamps!"
"Tea for free or let us be!"
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
To spread news about British actions and unify the colonies
To organize parties like the Boston Tea Party
To write letters of support to the British King
To collect stamps from the Stamp Act
What did the Intolerable Acts result in?
Repeal of the Stamp Act
Start of the French and Indian War
Closure of Boston Harbor
Introduction of the Tea Act
What did the colonists do in response to the Tea Act?
They petitioned the king
They boycotted British goods
They threw tea into Boston Harbor
They paid the taxes quietly
Delegates means....
clearly true and requiring no proof; obvious
a person sent with power to act for another or others.
to agree or approve
to disagree
Each American colony had a representative assembly, much like Parliament in Great Britain, and the colonists were used to governing themselves.
True
False
Except for regulating trade, the British government generally left the colonies alone.
True
False
Most of the colonies were managed by a governor appointed by the king. The royal governor then appointed judges and other officials.
True
False
Who was the leader of the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonel William Prescott
General William Howe
General George Washington
What did colonists run out of during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
food
gunpowder/ammunition
clothes
Who was the leader of the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonel William Prescott
General William Howe
General George Washington
Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
Colonel William Prescott
General William Howe
General George Washington
When were colonists supposed to fire on the British during the battle?
When they could see the whites of their eyes.
As soon as they saw them coming up the hill.
They were not supposed to fire upon them.
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonists
British
No one
What did the Olive Branch Petition ask for from King George III?
war
peace
ammunition
Who wrote Common Sense, which stated that colonists should rule themselves?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
What was talked about in the preamble of the Declaration?
Grievances against the King
why the Declaration was needed
rights of the people
Who was the president of Congress that wrote his name big and bold on the Declaration to be sure the King knew it was him?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Why were the signers worried?
They weren't worried.
They were afraid the colonists wouldn't like the Declaration.
They were risking their lives by possibly committing treason.
What are three rights, as stated in the Declaration, that the government cannot take away? Pick 3
Life
Food
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Education
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
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.
How did the Enlightenment inspire American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence?
it abolished slavery in the colonies and ended the slave trade
it introduced the ideas of natural rights and government by agreement
it gave women the right to vote and own property
in inspired colonists to help others and start homes for orphans
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.
Why might a boycott be a good way for people to protest a law or other action they do not like?
boycotts are legal
boycotts are peaceful
a boycott hurts the government/company financially
All of the above.
Which colony opted out of attending the First Continental Congress?
In 1773, the British government passed the Tea Act.
The law gave the _______ _________ _________ the right to ship cheaper tea to the colonies.
British East India Company
_________- Written requests to the British government asking for change
Petition
