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Worksheets7th grade Revolutions in America and France
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is self-government?
a system in which citizens have a say in their government
a system in which citizens can do what they want
a system in which only certain people have a say in the government
a system in which citizens do not have a say in their government
The colonists strongly resisted the new laws and taxes imposed by the British government because:
They were used to self-governance, and also did not want "Taxation without representation."
They wanted to support the British economy.
They were in favor of increased taxation.
They had no interest in self-governance.
Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes.
True
False
The Sugar Act of 1764 was primarily aimed at increasing revenue from the American colonies by taxing sugar imports.
True
False
What was a primary reason the colonists opposed the Sugar Act?
It was a tax imposed without representation
It restricted the import of molasses
It prohibited the use of foreign sugar
It mandated the use of British ships for trade
Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?
Republicans
King George
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
What was the main reason colonists resorted to smuggling? (SS.8.A.3.1)
The English Bill of Rights
Taxes
The American Revolution
George Washington
This act placed a tax on all paper goods including playing cards. (SS.8.A.3.1)
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
What is a monopoly?
When a lot of businesses sell the same thing at the same time.
When only one business is allowed to sell a good or service, and nobody else can.
A cheeseburger with bacon and lots of ketchup.
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
all American colonists
British soldiers
Loyalists
Which describes the Intolerable Acts?
closed the Boston Harbor & forced the Boston colonies to pay for the dumped tea from the Boston Tea Party
forced the colonists to pay taxes on paper goods, paint, and tea
a law that stated England would no longer tax the American colonies
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
July 4, 1776
September 3, 1783
January 14, 1784
October 19, 1781
A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government is known as a...
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Rule Book
