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4th Grade Study Guide: Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

Great Britain and Spain

b)

Great Britain and France

c)

France and Spain

d)

England and Germany

2.

Which act punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

3.

True or False: The Daughters of Liberty made goods instead of buying from England.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The _____ was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against unfair taxes placed on the colonists by King George III, they dressed as Native Americans and dumped tons of tea into the Boston Harbor to prove their point.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

British Imperial Policy

d)

Colonists

5.

The _____ is an incident where British soldiers fired into a crowd of unarmed colonists after they threw rocks and snowballs at them.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

British Imperial Policy

d)

Colonists

e)

Declaration of Independence

6.

What event occurred when member of the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into the Boston harbor?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Sugar Act of 1764

7.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

The British Parliament that issued laws that were unfair to the colonists

b)

tyrants from Great Britain

c)

secret organization who organized protests and boycotts

8.

What slogan did the colonists adopt to protest British taxes?

a)

"No Taxation without Representation"

b)

"We love taxes, we love taxes"

c)

"Let's be ruled by faraway England"

9.

Which country won the French and Indian War?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

10.

How many colonist died at the Boston massacre?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

7

d)

1

11.

What was the French in Indian war fought over?

a)

The Native Americans

b)

It was fought over land especially the Ohio River Valley

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Great Plains

12.

Select all of the men below that were part of the sons of liberty

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

John Hancock

e)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Who gave the famous speech “give me liberty or give me death”?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Samuel Adams

14.

This was taxes on glass, paint, paper, and tea.

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

15.

This act required colonist to pay taxes on paper goods like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Acts

16.

Why did England decide to tax the colonists?

a)

To help pay for the French and Indian war

b)

So they could get rich and make lots of money

c)

Because wanted the colonist to suffer

d)

Because they were poor