American Revolution Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each question one by one and figure out the correct answers based on what we know about the American Revolution.

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Question 1: The Tea Act was passed by British Parliament. It said that...

We know the Tea Act of 1773 gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies — meaning only they could sell tea, and it was cheaper because they didn’t have to pay some taxes. But colonists still had to pay the tax under the Townshend Acts, which angered them.

Looking at the options:
- a. Colonists not allowed to drink tea? No — they could, but only from Britain.
- b. All tea must be bought from Britain? Close, but more specifically, from the East India Company.
- c. Tea can’t be transported by ship? Not true.
- d. Only the East India Company could sell tea to the colonies? YES — this is accurate.

✔ Correct answer: d

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Question 2: What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

This was when colonists, dressed as Native Americans (Mohawks), boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.

Options:
- a. Colonists wore a ship? That doesn’t make sense.
- b. Britain sank a ship? No.
- c. Colonists boarded ships and dumped tea? YES — exactly what happened.
- d. British attacked Mohawks? No — colonists pretended to be Mohawks.

✔ Correct answer: c

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Question 3: What were the Intolerable Acts?

After the Boston Tea Party, Britain punished Massachusetts with harsh laws called the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts). These closed Boston Harbor, changed Massachusetts’ government, etc.

Options:
- a. Designed to punish for Boston Tea Party? YES — that’s why they were passed.
- b. Encouraged drinking more tea? No.
- c. Keep colonies safe from Britain? Opposite — they made things worse.
- d. Unified colonies? Actually, they did help unite colonies against Britain, but that wasn’t their purpose.

✔ Correct answer: a

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Question 4: In April of 1775, British soldiers were on their way to Concord... to...

The British marched to Concord to seize colonial weapons and ammunition stored there. They also wanted to arrest leaders like John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

Options:
- a. Apologize? No.
- b. Arrest all colonists? Too extreme.
- c. Destroy military supplies? YES — that’s the main goal.
- d. Talk peacefully? No — they came with force.

✔ Correct answer: c

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Question 5: What did Paul Revere do when he saw the British crossing the Charles River in Boston?

Paul Revere famously rode to warn the colonists that “the British are coming!” so militias could prepare.

Options:
- a. Gather gun clubs? Not really his role.
- b. Tell colonists to fight? He warned them so they could get ready — close, but not quite.
- c. Distract British while others ran away? No.
- d. Warned colonists British were coming? YES — that’s his famous ride.

✔ Correct answer: d

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Question 6: The Second Continental Congress first met in...

The First Continental Congress met in 1774. The Second one met in May 1775 — after Lexington and Concord — to organize the war effort.

Options:
- a. 1770 → Too early
- b. 1775 → YES
- c. 1781 → Too late (Articles of Confederation ratified then)
- d. 1781 → Same as above

✔ Correct answer: b

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Final Answer:
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. b