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Causes for American Revolution

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 The stamp act was imposed on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
3.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
4.
Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
6.
Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?
a)
To help open jobs
b)
To punish the colonists
c)
To help pay debt from the Seven Years' war
d)
To help with trading
7.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
8.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
All the colonists
b)
Sons of liberty
c)
The British
d)
Mr. Macias class
9.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
d)
Cupcakes and Twinkies
10.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
11.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
12.
Who Founded the sons of Liberty?
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Christopher Gadson
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Hercules Mulligan
13.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend 
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous
14.
Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?
a)
He wanted more money to make England look better
b)
He needed money to pay off war debts
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
15.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Boston Massacre
16.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of liberty
c)
The British
d)
King Charles III
17.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
d)
King Charles II
18.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
19.
The Sons of Liberty dressed as _______ when they raided the ship during the Boston Tea Party.
a)
circus clowns
b)
grizzly bears
c)
Red Coats
d)
Mohawk Indians
20.
What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?
a)
Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
b)
Declared the Proclamation of 1763
c)
Passed the Stamp Act
d)
Gave the colonies back to the French
21.
"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?"
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
22.
"Britain cannot tax the molasses we buy just because they spent too much money fighting France!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act
23.
"Not another tax! I will not pay for a stamp on my newspaper!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act
24.
"I will not pay a duty on glass, paint or paper imported here. That is just another way for Britain to tax us."
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Townsend Act
d)
Declaratory Act
25.
"The East India Company will not get my money if I have to pay a duty. I don't car how low its price goes!"
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Acts
d)
The Proclamation of 1763
26.
"We will not pay for tea dumped in the Boston Harbor. And we will not give up our political rights. We will prepare for war!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Townsend Acts
d)
Intolerable acts
27.
"The king and his government shouldn't have full legislative power over the colonies!"
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
The Proclamation of 1763
c)
Declaratory Acts
d)
Townsend Act
28.
What was one cause of the American Revolution? 
a)
The writings of prominent Loyalists 
b)
The Olive Branch Petition 
c)
Dispute over the Ohio River Valley 
d)
No taxation without representation
29.
What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Proclamation of 1963
b)
Proclamation of 1973
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Proclamation of 1873
30.
Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom?
a)
Phyllis Wheatley
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Paul Revere
31.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of liberty
c)
The British
d)
King Charles III
32.
What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?
a)
Babysitting
b)
Quartering
c)
Hospitality
d)
Kidnapping
33.
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
b)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
c)
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
34.
Power of the government is restricted by laws
a)
Limited Government
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Shared Powers
d)
Individual Rights
35.
Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
a)
the stamp Act
b)
the Quartering Act
c)
the Coercive Acts
d)
the Proclamation of 1763
36.
A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called
a)
Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists
37.
Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Parliament
38.
In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 
a)
get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
b)
raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
c)
get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
d)
raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products
39.
Unalienable Rights are natural human rights, what are they according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
peace, land and bread
b)
liberty, equality, and fraternity
c)
justice, tranquility and common defense
d)
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
40.
This is the theory that the colonies exist for the economic benefit for the mother country.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Free Enterprise
d)
Intolerable Acts
41.
What were the Writs of Assistance?
a)
Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships
b)
Rap Cd's
c)
Papers that they passed out
d)
Big ships that carried messages
42.
What was the British view of colonial taxes?
a)
They thought it was unfair because it was at night
b)
They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
c)
To raise money for protection of the colonies
d)
The Stamp Act collected very little money
43.
How did Parliament respond to protests against the Stamp Act? 
a)
It sent troops to enforce the law.
b)
It allowed a representative from the colonies to attend its sessions.
c)
 It repealed the law.
d)
It passed the Tea Act.
44.
English philosopher John Locke influenced the colonists with his writing by
a)
 Establishing the framework for a King
b)
Promoting the idea of natural rights
c)
Convincing them to raise taxes
d)
Arguing that they should remain loyal to England
45.
The policies shown in the illustration led to the
a)
outbreak of the French and Indian War
b)
expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
c)
start of the American Revolution
d)
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
46.
The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to
a)
allow American colonists greater self-government
b)
enable Great Britain to raise taxes and control trade
c)
encourage immigration to the colonies
d)
encourage Americans to trade with other European countries
47.
The phrase "consent of the governed" means that... 
a)
the people should be the source of power in a government 
b)
the people should have very little power in a government 
c)
a king can only make decisions in a government 
48.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
Closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
49.

The French and Indian War was between...

a)

The French and Natives

b)

The British and Natives

c)

The French and the British

d)

The French and the Colonists

50.

What happened as a result of the French and Indian War? (2 correct answers)

a)

The British government had large amount of debt

b)

The British government started passing new laws and taxes to pay for the war

c)

The British gave up control of the 13 Colonies

d)

The British lost control of the midwest

51.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

To recover the cost of defending the colonies in war

d)

To fund the establishment of new colonies

52.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

"He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

b)

"For imposing Taxes on us without our consent."

c)

He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

d)

"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

53.

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

a)

the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

b)

because the taxes were only for the rich people

c)

because they had no representatives in Parliament

d)

because the taxes came from France

54.

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

55.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Quartering Act

56.

This famous engraving/image shows the event that was called the

a)

Boston Party

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Brutality

57.

King George III/Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts because the colonists

a)

Did not let soldiers stay in their homes

b)

Destroyed property at the Boston Harbor

c)

Kept taking westward land

d)

The Book Common Sense spread ideas of revolution

58.

Why is the Boston Massacre viewed as propaganda

a)

The events described are 100% accurate/truthful

b)

The events described are not completely true

c)

The King feels regretful about the event

d)

The colonists wanted to remain loyal to the King

59.

What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the British soldiers in America?

a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
60.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
61.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united and all join the war
b)
Even if a snake loses its one part of its body, the other parts can be deadly
c)
Colonies need to be independent from Great Britain
d)
The colonies should divide and conquer to win
62.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans  and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest  and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
b)
To celebrate 4th of July
c)
To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
d)
To protest against the Declaration of Independence
63.

Which of the following best explains the reasoning of the King for passing the Intolerable Acts? (8.4A)

a)

"Those colonists want war...Then they will have it."

b)

"Those colonists are not going to be allowed to move past the mountains...I will not pay to protect them from the Native Americans."

c)

"They will pay for dumping my tea overboard...make them submit to my authority."

d)

"They are committing treason by signing that document."

64.

According to the graphic below the colonies were upset by the British-- (8.4A)

a)

practice of mercantilism that used the raw materials in the colonies and kept them dependent on finished products from Britain

b)

use of the free enterprise system which prevented the colonies from smuggling imports and exports

c)

limiting the westward expansion of the colonies by giving weapons to the Native Americans to use against the colonists

d)

requiring the colonists to give housing and supplies to all the British troops that were stationed in the colonies

65.

Which quote best explains the colonists' frustration with the theory of mercantilism? (8.4A)

a)

"We are tired of not having a voice in the representative houses of Parliament that make laws we must abide by."

b)

"Britain gets rich from making us buy the manufactured goods that they make with our raw materials."

c)

"Britain is taxing all the goods that we import from them, even such necessities of paper and tea."

d)

"The King has placed limits on our expansion, even though we fought and died to gain the territory past the Appalachian Mountains."

66.

The cartoon below reflects the colonists' frustration with-- (8.4A)

a)

having to pay to house British soldiers

b)

being forced to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

being taxed without any voice in government

d)

not being protected from the Native Americans

67.

What is mercantilism?

a)

Wars that start over money.

b)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

c)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

68.

"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?" Which of the following fits with this quote?

a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
69.

This Picture best describes what event?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Boycott

70.

What were the results of the French and Indian War?

a)

France lost

b)

Large debt for British

c)

The British now controlled land up to the Mississippi River

d)

Canada became part of the British

71.

What was the name of the mountains that were to serve as a border between Native Americans and colonists?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Himalayas

72.

Which was a major reason for the flow of the Transatlantic trade shown on the map?

a)

The Economic Demands of the Plantation System

b)

The Construction and needs of railroads

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

73.

What was the name of the geographic feature that the King used to prevent colonists from going west?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Himalaya Moutains

74.

Who benefited from Mercantilism?

a)

Africa

b)

The Mother Country (England)

c)

France

d)

Spain

75.

After the French & Indian War, why did England start to tax the colonies more?

a)

Because having land was more important

b)

England what to convert Indians to Catholic

c)

To pay off the debt incurred for the cost of defending the colonies.

76.

What is the name of the economic system that benefited the Mother Country by creating an unfair balance of trade?

a)

Communist System

b)

Federalism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Democracy

77.

The American Revolution was fought between what two countries?

a)

The Colonies and France

b)

The Colonies and England

c)

The Colonies and Spain

d)

The Colonies and China

78.

What were the two major effects of the French and Indian War? This question has 2 answers

a)

Britain has a lot of debt because they had to pay to defend the colonies from French and Indian attacks.

b)

Britain lost most of its colonial empire in North America.

c)

Britain gains control of the land from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River.

d)

Britain loses the war and the colonies become independent.

79.

What are some examples of colonial self-government?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

All of the Above

80.

The colonies could not participate in British Parliament.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townsend Acts were all examples of "Taxation without Representation"? True or False

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Colonists did not have a voice (lacked Representation) in Parliament and therefore felt like they did not have to pay taxes. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

83.

What did the colonists do right after the Stamp Act was passed?

a)

They Boycotted

b)

They did nothing

c)

They obeyed the law

84.

The incident were colonists were fired upon by the British Redcoats in Boston was called what?

a)

New York Massacre

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Jamestown Massacre

d)

Brooklyn Massacre

85.

Who was the first black sailor killed at the Boston Massacre?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Benjamin Franklin

86.

What was the name of the event were colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea in to Boston Harbor?

a)

The New York Tea Party

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Brooklyn Tea Party

87.

The Boston Tea Party was a form of Civil Disobedience? True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

88.

What did the Intolerable Acts do to the colonists in Boston?

a)

Closed Boston Harbor

b)

Prohibited colonial legislatures

c)

Stopped Trial by Jury in colonies

d)

All of the Above

89.

What area was fought over during the French and Indian War?

a)

Canada

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Florida

d)

The Mississippi River port of New Orleans

90.

Which of the following was not an effect of the French and Indian War?

a)

Colonists felt united among themselves

b)

France gained all lands west of the Mississippi River

c)

England was in a lot of debt

d)

Proclamation Line of 1763

91.

What caused Bacon's Rebellion?

a)

Natives murdering all farmers in the west

b)

Aristocracy owning majority of the Tidewater and Coastal Plain areas

c)

Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

Britain imposed a lot of taxes on the colonists

92.

Which of the following statements is true about the Proclamation Line of 1763?

a)

Invisible Line following the Appalachian Mountains

b)

instituted to stop conflict among colonists and natives

c)

upset the colonists who wanted to move west

d)

all of the choices are true

93.

Which of the following is not true about the Boston Tea Party?

a)

After the Boston Tea Party, the harbor was shut down

b)

After the Boston Tea Party, there was more British soldiers patrolling the streets

c)

After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Stamp Act

d)

After the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts were passed

94.

soldiers searching colonial homes without providing a reason why is known as...

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Writs of Assistance

c)

Libel

d)

Magna Carta

95.

How did word of the Boston Massacre spread quickly throughout the colonies?

a)

Newspaper

b)

Bon-Fire Signals

c)

Word of Mouth

d)

Internet

96.

Rights that cannot be taken away from you are refereed to as

a)

Libel Rights

b)

Liberty Rights

c)

Independent Rights

d)

Unalienable rights

97.

What are your unalienable rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, property

b)

Life, Freedom, Porperty

c)

Life, Liberty, Freedom

d)

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

98.

'consent of the governed' means that the government gets it's power from who

a)

the states

b)

the king

c)

the people

d)

the laws

99.

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Samuel Adams

100.

The Declaration of Independence ideas are majorly based on what 'movement'

a)

Enlightenment

b)

French Revolution

c)

Suffrage Movement

d)

Civil Rights Movement

101.

The colony of North Carolina produced this, in this document it stated that its delegates could vote for independence

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Halifax Resolves

d)

North Carolina Resolutions

102.

One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to:

a)

Establish a new monarchy for the independent states

b)

Convince the Parliament to prevent the start of the war

c)

Explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British rule

d)

Outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution

103.

What was the cause of the French & Indian War?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Indian Massacre

d)

Increased taxes

104.

What happened to French land holdings after the French & Indian War?

a)

they owned all land west of Mississippi River

b)

they owned all land east of Mississippi River

c)

they lost all land holdings

d)

they owned the Ohio River Valley

105.

What happens to Spanish land holding aster French & Indian War?

a)

they owned all land west of MS River

b)

they owned all land east of MS River

c)

they lost all land holdings

d)

they owned the Ohio River Valley

106.

What happens to all English land holdings after French & Indian War?

a)

they owned all land west of MS River

b)

they owned all land east of MS River

c)

they lost all land holdings

107.

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

a line that bans colonists' movement west

of the Mississippi River

b)

a line that bans colonists' movement west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

a line that bans colonists' movement into Canada

108.

What is the significance of this political cartoon?

a)

it urges colonists to unite against France

b)

it urges colonists to unite against Native Americans

c)

it urges colonists to unite against England

109.

Which of the following DID NOT contribute to Britain's win of the French & Indian War?

a)

a strong British navy

b)

the surrender of Quebec

c)

France's poor alliance with Spain

110.

What is the colonial policy after the French & Indian War?

a)

decreased representation

b)

increased taxes

c)

restricted immigration

111.

What did the Quartering Act do?

a)

required the colonists to pay taxes in quarters

b)

required colonists to quarter slaves

c)

required colonists to shelter and feed British soldiers

d)

required colonists to live in specific quarters in town

112.

Which of the following forms of protests means refusal to buy goods?

a)

boycott

b)

taring and feathering

c)

strike

d)

burning effigies

113.

"No taxation without representation" means...

a)

American colonists don't want to be taxed

b)

American colonists want to have a say in whether they are taxed

c)

American colonists don't want to pay for the French & Indian War

114.

Which American patriot created this image?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

115.

This image is problematic because

a)

it is not problematic

b)

it is Biased against the French

c)

it is biased against the Americans

d)

it is biased against the British

116.

Penelope Barker is best known for

a)

expanding the Sons of Liberty to North Carolina

b)

expanding the boycott on British tea to North Carolina

c)

expanding the House of Burgesses to North Carolina

117.

Which of the following acts increased taxes on paper products?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

118.

Which of the following acts did the British intend as a punishment for the Tea Act?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

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