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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Quartering Act was a British law that required colonists to...

a)

Buy tea from Britain.

b)

Pay additional taxes on paper goods.

c)

Pay a quarter for every item with a stamp.

d)

Provide housing and food for British soldiers.

2.

Many colonists didn’t want to pay taxes because...

a)

they thought the British had enough money.

b)

they thought the money from the taxes was being wasted.

c)

they had no representation in making the tax laws.

d)

they didn’t have any money.

3.
Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?
a)
King George III
b)
King George I
c)
King Henry IV
d)
King Henry VIII
4.
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 from the French and Indian War
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
5.

In response to being forced to buy British tea, colonists dressed up like Native Americans and dumped the British tea into the harbor. This event is known as...

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Tea Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Sons of Liberty

6.

What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

a)

Whether they supported independence from Britain.

b)

The colonial region in which they lived.

c)

Whether they paid British taxes.

d)

The country from which they or their ancestors came.

7.

The Sons of Liberty were...

a)

Sons of famous Americans (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry).

b)

A group of British soldiers who believed the colonists should be free from British rule.

c)

members from each of the colonies.

d)

A group of patriots who believed they should be free from British rule.

8.

The Boston Massacre started because...

a)

people wanted the British to supply soldiers to the Boston citizens.

b)

Parliament passed the Tea Act.

c)

John Adams took on the court case.

d)

a crowd of angry colonist yelled and threw snowballs at a British soldier.

9.
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
a)
Live free or die
b)
All men are created equal
c)
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
d)
No taxation with representation
10.
A patriot was a colonist who:
a)
was loyal to England
b)
was loyal to France
c)
wanted independence from England
d)
wanted independence from France
11.

1. The British ______ made laws for all British people.

a)

king

b)

Parliament

c)

colonists

d)

courts

12.
When people protest by refusing to buy a certain product, that is called a ....
a)
boycott
b)
rebellion
c)
Colonist
d)
tax
13.

1. Colonists who supported the actions of the British

government were known as _____.

a)

neutralists

b)

loyalist

c)

patriot

d)

representative

14.

Which BEST describes the beginning of the French and Indian War?

a)

French and British fight over the Ohio River Valley.

b)

British and Spanish fight over New Mexico.

c)

Spanish and French fight over Florida.

d)

French and Native Americans fight over the Great Lakes region.

15.

Which of the following was an Intolerable Act?

a)

Preventing the Massachusetts legislature from making laws

b)

Closing Boston Harbor

c)

​​​​​​Forcing colonists to quarter British soldiers

d)

All of these choices.

16.

Which act passed by Parliament directly led to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Intolerable Acts

17.

1. The Sugar Act angered many colonists because

it required them to pay a _____ on goods brought into

the colonies.

a)

tax

b)

quarter

c)

Knight Note

18.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

5

d)

None

19.

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

20.

.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

21.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution