American Revolution Review

American Revolution Review

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Multiple Choice

The main problem the colonists had with the taxes was __________.

• They didn't have a say in making the tax laws

• they just didn't want to pay taxes

• they didn't have any money

• they didn't mind paying taxes

Multiple Select

What does "boycott" mean?

• to refuse to buy goods or services from someone

• to pay taxes

• to sell things to other coutries

• to feel everything is good

Multiple Choice

This Act made colonists buy printed goods with stamps on them.

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the event where British troops fired on colonists?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Townshend Acts
• Sugar Act

Multiple Choice

In the proclamation of 1763, the king banned settlement past what mountain range?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Mount Everest

• Rocky Mountains.

Multiple Select

Which movement influenced society in the 1700s?

• The Renaissance

• The Great Awakening

• The Reformation

• The Enlightenment

Multiple Choice

This event cost England a LOT of money, and made King George III decide to impose taxes on the colonists to help them pay for the costs.

• The Civil War

• Westward Expansion

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

Multiple Choice

Who is the group who make the English laws?

• President

• Parliment

• People's Republic

• Congress

Multiple Choice

Which document began limiting the powers of government?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

Multiple Select

Which act limited the colonists ability to trade?

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Navigation Acts

• Quartering ACt

Fill in the Blank

Name the act that forced colonists to feed and shelter soldiers.

Poll

Which act more closely enforced the law and brought more soldiers to America?

• Stamp Act

• Currency Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

Open Ended

Why did the colonists call the Intolerable/Coercive Acts, intolerable?

Multiple Choice

Who said, "If this be treason make the most of it."

• Nathan Hale

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sam Adams

• Patrick Henry

Fill in the Blank

The British troops marched to Lexington and Concord hoping to capture __________.

Poll

What year did the first battle of the revolution happen?

• 1774

• 1775

• 1776

• 1777

Multiple Choice

Name the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.

• Commons Sense

• Common Ground

• Common Good

• Common People

Open Ended

Why do you think George III refused to open the Olive Branch Petition?

Multiple Select

Which was NOT a British strength?

• Experienced military

• Funding

• Superior weapons

• Good spy network

Open Ended

Name two strengths of the Americans.

Poll

These people supported the British.

• Patriot

• Loyalists

Multiple Choice

Who was not allowed to join the Continental Army in the beginning?

• Foreigners

• Native Americans

• Free Blacks/Slaves

Multiple Select

Who did the British hang as an American spy?

• Benedict Arnold

• James Armstead

• Nathan Hale

• Patrick Henry

Multiple Choice

Name the first battle that was a turning point.

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Trenton

Multiple Choice

Which battle convinced European countries to support the Americans?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Poll

Which one of these foreign men do you think played the most important role in the war?

• LaFayette

• von Steuben

• de Galavaz

• Rochambeau

Multiple Choice

Who trained and drilled the Continental Army?

• LaFayette

• Hamilton

• von Steuben

Poll

Were spies important to the war effort?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

What roles did women take during the war?

Multiple Select

Name the three countries who aided the Americans.

• France

• Spain

• Netherlands

• Canada

Multiple Choice

Which battle was the last major battle of the war?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

What year did the war "officially" end?

• 1773

• 1783

• 1793

• 1803