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The Road to the American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following two countries claimed the Ohio Valley territory:

a)

France and Spain

b)

Spain and England

c)

France and England

2.

Who assisted the French in their attempt to maintain control of the Ohio Valley?

a)

Native Americans

b)

The Spanish

c)

The English

3.

When the French lost the French and Indian War, they surrendered all of their ___ in North America.

a)
territories
b)
alliances
c)
resources
d)
colonies
4.

Ben Franklin created a segmented snake in his primary source, “Join or Die,” to encourage the colonies to ___ together against the French.

a)
negotiate
b)
fight
c)
isolate
d)
unite
5.

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ___ that forbid colonists from ___.

a)

Lord Dunmore; settling west of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

King George III; settling east of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

King George III; settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

6.

The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War. Colonists did not want to pay the extra money for the tax on sugar. However, they were more angry about a larger issue. What were colonists so angry about?

a)
High taxes on tea only
b)
Desire for independence from Britain
c)
Support for the French government
d)

'no taxation without representation'.

7.

The Stamp Act was a tax on all ___ items.

a)
clothing
b)
paper
c)
food
d)
electronics
8.

True or False: Representatives from nine colonies met in the Stamp Act Congress to declare that the colonies should not be taxed without a record of what was said in Parliament.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Committees of Correspondence were formed to ___.

a)
promote British trade policies
b)
establish a colonial government
c)
create a military alliance with France
d)

communicate about colonial resistance to the British

10.

The first Committee of Correspondence was formed by ___.

a)

John Hancock

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

11.

The Townshend Acts placed taxes on the following items:

a)

glass, paper, tea, and fabric

b)

glass, tea, paper, and paint

c)

glass, paper, paint, and lumber

12.

How did colonists react to the Townshend Acts? Hint: Did they continue to purchase the taxed items?

a)
They accepted the taxes and continued purchasing taxed items.
b)
They boycotted all goods, including non-taxed items.
c)
They protested but still bought taxed items in secret.
d)

They boycotted the taxed items.

13.

The Boston Massacre was a clash between ___ and ___.

a)
British soldiers and American colonists
b)
French soldiers and British colonists
c)
American soldiers and Native Americans
d)
Spanish soldiers and French colonists
14.

On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into Boston Harbor in an act of rebellion. This act is now known as ___.

a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Colonial Tea Uprising
c)
Tea Tax Rebellion
d)
Boston Harbor Incident
15.

Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because England gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

England punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by creating the ___.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Coercive Acts

17.

Please list the parts of the Coercive Acts. One part has been filled in for you. 1. The Massachusetts Legislature was no longer allowed to meet. 2. ____________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________

a)
2. The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for. 3. The Administration of Justice Act allowed royal officials to be tried in Britain for crimes committed in the colonies.
b)
The Declaratory Act imposed taxes on all imported goods.
c)
The Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers.
d)
The Intolerable Acts granted independence to the colonies.
18.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial leaders. They sent a petition to King George III stating that ___.

a)

They were separating from England immediately

b)

Parliament’s taxation of the colonies without representation was unfair

c)

Colonists were no longer willing to be British citizens

19.

British soldiers were marching to Lexington and Concord for two reasons. First, they wanted to capture rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Second, they wanted to ___.

a)
secure a peace treaty with the colonists
b)
disrupt communication lines
c)
arrest loyalist sympathizers
d)
seize colonial military supplies in Concord
20.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the beginning of the ___.

a)

Battle Road

b)

American Revolution

c)

French and Indian War

21.

Describe the actions of the minutemen while the British were retreating (marching back) to Boston.

a)
The minutemen harassed the retreating British troops using guerrilla tactics, firing from cover and inflicting casualties.
b)
The minutemen set up a blockade to prevent the British from returning to Boston.
c)
The minutemen retreated to their homes and did not engage the British.
d)
The minutemen formed a formal army and marched in formation against the British.