Road to Revolution Worksheet
Explore the key events and causes that led to the American Revolution with this engaging Grade 6 social studies worksheet.
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1. What was the main reason for the British government imposing new taxes on the American colonies after the French and Indian War?
To punish the colonists for their role in the war
To pay off the debt incurred from the war
To fund new colonial expansion
To support the French economy
2. The Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to:
Provide housing for British soldiers
Pay a tax on all printed materials
Boycott British goods
Attend town meetings regularly
3. The cry of "No taxation without !" became a popular slogan among colonists protesting British policies.
4. The Act placed a tax on tea, paper, glass, and other imported goods.
5. The Boston Tea Party involved colonists peacefully protesting British taxes by refusing to buy tea.
True
False
6. The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
True
False
7. Briefly explain the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence.
Match each event on the left with its description on the right.
8. Quartering Act
a. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
9. Boston Massacre
b. Required colonists to house British soldiers
10. Boston Tea Party
c. British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists