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7th grade Revolutions in America and France

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is self-government?

a)

a system in which citizens have a say in their government

b)

a system in which citizens can do what they want

c)

a system in which only certain people have a say in the government

d)

a system in which citizens do not have a say in their government

2.

The colonists strongly resisted the new laws and taxes imposed by the British government because:

a)

They were used to self-governance, and also did not want "Taxation without representation."

b)

They wanted to support the British economy.

c)

They were in favor of increased taxation.

d)

They had no interest in self-governance.

3.

Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Sugar Act of 1764 was primarily aimed at increasing revenue from the American colonies by taxing sugar imports.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was a primary reason the colonists opposed the Sugar Act?

a)

It was a tax imposed without representation

b)

It restricted the import of molasses

c)

It prohibited the use of foreign sugar

d)

It mandated the use of British ships for trade

6.

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

a)

Republicans

b)

King George

c)

Daughters of Liberty

d)

Sons of Liberty

7.

What was the main reason colonists resorted to smuggling? (SS.8.A.3.1)

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

Taxes

c)

The American Revolution

d)

George Washington

8.

This act placed a tax on all paper goods including playing cards. (SS.8.A.3.1)

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Stamp Act

9.

What is a monopoly?

a)

When a lot of businesses sell the same thing at the same time.

b)

When only one business is allowed to sell a good or service, and nobody else can.

c)

A cheeseburger with bacon and lots of ketchup.

10.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

all American colonists

c)

British soldiers

d)

Loyalists

11.

Which describes the Intolerable Acts?

a)

closed the Boston Harbor & forced the Boston colonies to pay for the dumped tea from the Boston Tea Party

b)

forced the colonists to pay taxes on paper goods, paint, and tea

c)

a law that stated England would no longer tax the American colonies

12.
Document signed on July 4, 1776 where the American colonies officially separated from the British Empire and formed a new nation.
a)
grievances
b)
inalienable rights
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
none of the above
13.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
14.

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

September 3, 1783

c)

January 14, 1784

d)

October 19, 1781

15.

A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government is known as a...

a)

Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Rule Book