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The Road to Revolution Worksheet with Key, Exercises of History

Revolution in America before 1865. 34 questions on road to revolution and a new nation of America.

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ROAD TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
TEST
1.
What was the group that symbolized the first time the colonies united against the mother country?
a)
Regulators
b)
Lords Proprietors
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
First Continental Congress
2.
Who was the British monarch leading up to the American Revolution?
a)
Anthony Ashley Cooper
b)
George Washington
c)
Charles II
d)
George III
3.
Goods brought into a country for sale
a)
Exports
b)
Cash Crops
c)
Imports
d)
Tariffs
4.
Why did Parliament choose to raise taxes on the American colonies beginning in 1763?
a)
To build a new home for the Royal Governor
b)
To buy a surplus of rice and indigo
c)
To help pay the French and Indian War Debt
d)
To increase subsidies to Indigo plantation owners
5.
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
A response to the Boston Tea Party
b)
To put a duty on lead, paint, and tea
c)
Prevent smuggling of French goods
d)
To allow colonists to move into the Cherokee Territory
6.
The colonist were upset with the British after the French and Indian War for all of the following
EXCEPT...
a)
The British gave up their policy of salutary neglect.
b)
The British started to enforce their mercantilist policies.
c)
The British became allies with the Cherokee against them.
d)
The British taxed them without giving them a voice in Parliament.
7.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the impact of the French and Indian War on South
Carolina? (8-2.1)
a)
South Carolina experienced a significant decline in population.
b)
The French and Indian War contributed to the Cherokee War.
c)
French settlers migrated out of South Carolina and back to their homeland.
d)
The Native Americans regained territory that was lost to the English settlers.
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ROAD TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

TEST

  1. What was the group that symbolized the first time the colonies united against the mother country? a) Regulators b) Lords Proprietors c) Sons of Liberty d) First Continental Congress
  2. Who was the British monarch leading up to the American Revolution? a) Anthony Ashley Cooper b) George Washington c) Charles II d) George III
  3. Goods brought into a country for sale a) Exports b) Cash Crops c) Imports d) Tariffs
  4. Why did Parliament choose to raise taxes on the American colonies beginning in 1763? a) To build a new home for the Royal Governor b) To buy a surplus of rice and indigo c) To help pay the French and Indian War Debt d) To increase subsidies to Indigo plantation owners
  5. What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts? a) A response to the Boston Tea Party b) To put a duty on lead, paint, and tea c) Prevent smuggling of French goods d) To allow colonists to move into the Cherokee Territory
  6. The colonist were upset with the British after the French and Indian War for all of the following EXCEPT... a) The British gave up their policy of salutary neglect. b) The British started to enforce their mercantilist policies. c) The British became allies with the Cherokee against them. d) The British taxed them without giving them a voice in Parliament.
  7. Which of the following statements best summarizes the impact of the French and Indian War on South Carolina? (8-2.1) a) South Carolina experienced a significant decline in population. b) The French and Indian War contributed to the Cherokee War. c) French settlers migrated out of South Carolina and back to their homeland. d) The Native Americans regained territory that was lost to the English settlers.
  1. Which of the following correctly identifies the sides during the French & Indian War? a) Spanish, French and Indians against the British b) French and Indians against British c) British against the Cherokee d) French against the Indians
  2. What caused an end to the peaceful relationship between the Cherokee and the British during the French and Indian War? a) the British failed to prevent the French from taking land from the Cherokee b) the demise of the fur trade between the British and Cherokee c) the British failed to protect the Cherokee from the French and its Indian allies when they attacked them d) the British forced the Cherokees back to Spanish Florida
  3. How did the colonists plan to address the problem of the Intolerable Acts? a) They begged the king for forgiveness b) They asked Parliament to rewrite the document c) Sent delegates to the Continental Congress d) They attacked British forts and began a war
  4. A tax that the British Parliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies. a) Stamp Act b) Townshend Duties c) Continental Congress d) Sugar Act
  5. This struggle between the British and the French in the colonies of North America was part of a worldwide war known as the Seven Years' War a) Civil War b) War of 1812 c) American Revolution d) French and Indian War
  6. In 1774, what did the colonists establish to govern the colonies instead of the Royal Governor? a) Asked the Lord Proprietors to resume control of South Carolina b) Held and election for President c) Appointed representatives to the Committee of 99 d) Elected their own Royal Governor
  7. To refuse to buy products, goods or use the services of a merchant or country. a) Smuggle b) Mercantilism c) Picket d) Boycott
  8. A tax on imported goods, also known as a tariff a) Boycott b) Duty c) Subsidy d) Tariff
  1. What led to the repeal of the Stamp Act? (8-2.2) a) The King of England was forced to focus his efforts on a war with Spain. b) Parliament was disrupted by a change in leadership. c) The governor wanted to reward the colonists for supporting taxes. d) Colonists boycotted and protested until the tax was removed.
  2. What problem did the British have following the French & Indian War? a) The Natives were upset with the British treatment of them b) They were defeated by the French c) They had a large war debt d) They did not have any territory west of the Mississippi River
  3. How did the French and Indian War directly impact South Carolina? a) Officially raised the SC militia b) Caused the Cherokee War c) Provided training of SC for future wars d) Caused the Yemassee War
  4. What significant role did the Sons of Liberty have prior to the American Revolution? (8-2.2) a) They enforced boycotts through persuasion and intimidation. b) They created laws that forbid taxing imports. c) They formed and trained a militia. d) They drafted the Declaration of Independence.
  5. During the French and Indian War, which tribe of Native Americans were South Carolinians fighting? a) Edisto b) Cherokee c) Catawba d) Yemasse
  6. What happened to the relationship between the British and colonists after the French and Indian War? a) It strengthened their trading relationship. b) It became stronger. c) Tensions would escalate d) It grew distant.
  7. How did the French and Indian War indirectly cause the American Revolution? (8-2.1) a) Native Americans created an alliance against Great Britain. b) It was difficult for the British to control their newly acquired land. c) Americans believed they could overtake the weakened British army. d) The colonists began to rebel against the tax increases following the war.
  8. The French & Indian War was part of a larger war called a) The Seven Years War b) The Revolutionary War c) The American Revolution d) The Civil War
  1. Even though the Continental Congress established a non-importation and non-exportation agreement, South Carolina delegates successfully argued for what cash crop to be traded? a) Cotton b) Tea c) Rice d) Indigo
  2. How did the French and Indian War lead to tension between the Cherokee and British? a) British failed to pay for the land they purchased b) British exposed the Cherokee to smallpox c) British sold the Cherokee as slaves to the French d) British failed to protect the Cherokee
  3. Where did the French and Indian War take place? a) Africa b) England c) North America d) France