WorksheetsUnit 1 American History
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He is known as the father of the Constitution
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
2.
What area was in dispute to help ingnite the French and Indian War?
a)
PA
b)
SC
c)
ME
d)
OH
3.
What ended the French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Treaty of Versialle
d)
Proclamation of France defeat 1763
4.
The French and Indian War was caused over trading rights in the Ohio River Valley.
a)
True
b)
Falso
5.
What caused Britain to tax the colonists?
a)
Debt from the F & I War
b)
They were poor
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
Proclimation of 1763
6.
Name one effect of the French and Indian War.
a)
France received tons of land.
b)
The Native Americans gave their land to the government.
c)
Great Britain had a lot of debt.
d)
The French beat the Indians.
7.
The Proclamation of 1763 made the colonists angry because
a)
The British taxed their tea.
b)
The Spanish started exploring the south.
c)
The British controlled the colonies and told the colonists what to do.
d)
They wanted more money from the British.
8.
The Stamp Act and Quartering Act were supposed to make the colonists help pay for
a)
stamps and quarters
b)
the Statue of Liberty
c)
British soldiers
d)
tea
9.
The Boston Massacre occurred because
a)
tension was so high between the French and the British soldiers
b)
tension was so high between the British soldiers and the colonists
c)
tension was high between the colonists and Native Americans
d)
tension was high between the loyalists and patriots
10.
Which is an example of Taxation without Representation?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Proclamation of 173
11.
The colonies were unified after the Intolerable Acts from this group's meeting.
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Town Hall meetings
12.
The Second Continental Congress had 3 tasks. Which of these is NOT one of their tasks?
a)
sign the Constitution
b)
organize the colonies for war
c)
appoint a leader for the army
d)
decide whether to declare independence
13.
If you were a Loyalist and Britian lost the war, what might be your fate?
a)
You might be hanged.
b)
You might become very rich.
c)
You might get a great seat in the government.
d)
You might have to leave the colonies.
14.
When Britain made new laws regarding the colonies, which colonists disagreed the most?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Neutralists
c)
Patriots
d)
Slaves
15.
Which army was more motivated to win?
a)
The British army because they wanted these rebellious colonists to behave!
b)
The Continental army because they wanted more power.
c)
The Continental army becuase they were fighting for and defending their home.
d)
The British army because they wanted to become rich.
16.
Which battle ended with the British surrender and consequently ended the war?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Yorktown
17.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
a)
James Madison
b)
Nathaniel Greene
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
18.
What was the religious movement that helped inspire Revolutionary thought in the colonies?
a)
The Great Sleeping
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
The Evangelical Movement
d)
The Crusades
19.
What was the religious movement that helped inspire Revolutionary thought in the colonies?
a)
The Great Sleeping
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
The Evangelical Movement
d)
The Crusades
20.
What did the Quartering Act do?
a)
A tax on coins; it made quarters more expensive
b)
It made it illegal to wear capri pants
c)
Made it so you had to let British soldiers sleep in your house and eat your food
d)
Made it so British Soldiers had to create their own quarters
21.
Which of the following is NOT a British weakness in the American Revolution?
a)
England was an ocean away, so news of battles came slowly.
b)
British soldiers ran out of supplies all the time.
c)
People in England did not want to pay for the war.
d)
England's General had never been to the colonies before the war.
22.
Which of the following is a British strength?
a)
British troops far outnumbered American troops.
b)
The British soldiers were very patriotic.
c)
The British had George Washington as their General
d)
The British were able to hide in the American frontier.
23.
Which of the following was NOT an American weakness during the Revolution?
a)
American troops were always running out of supplies
b)
American troops were untrained
c)
American troops did not have a General who motivated them
d)
American troops were outnumbered by British troops.
24.
Why was the Declaration of Independence important?
a)
The Declaration said that if England lowered taxes we would stay with them.
b)
The Declaration was the Founding Fathers officially saying we are our own country now.
c)
It made July 4th the official party day of the year.
d)
It was England saying that they didn't want us to be their colony anymore.
25.
Who is torturing the tax man in this picture?
a)
Loyalists
b)
The Sons of Liberty
c)
British People
d)
Darth Vader
26.
A Patriot was someone who supported...
a)
England
b)
American Independence
c)
Neither England nor America
27.
Where was the famous "Tea Party" where the Sons of Liberty threw 19,000 pounds of tea into the harbor?
a)
New York
b)
Chicago
c)
Providence
d)
Boston
28.
What effect did the pamphlet titled, “Common Sense” have on the American Colonists before the Revolutionary War?
a)
It convinced thousands of American colonists to fight against the “Royal Brute”, King George III and Great Britain.
b)
It convinced everyone to fight against the Native Americans.
c)
It made everyone think that George Washington was against the colonists.
d)
It convinced everyone to travel back to Great Britain and settle there instead.Answer- It convinced thousands of American colonists to fight against the “Royal Brute”, King George III and Great Britain.
29.
How did the the Continental Army end the war at the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
General Lord Cornwallis was killed by George Washington’s own hands.
b)
General Lord Cornwallis surrenders himself and the British Army to the Continental Army.
c)
George Washington surrenders himself and the Continental Army to the British Army.
d)
General Lord Cornwallis kills himself.
30.
What was the winter at Valley Forge like back then?
a)
It was a very cold region.
b)
Cold, wet, and snowy weather.
c)
Tons of soldiers were starving and died before spring.
d)
All of the above.
31.
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
to protect the colonists
b)
to punish the settlers
c)
to make money for the war
d)
to reward American Indians
32.
Which part of the British government passed acts?
a)
A. Parliament
b)
B. the royal family
c)
C. the British Congress
d)
D. the House of Burgesses
33.
The Townshend Acts taxed several goods that the colonies
a)
A. tried to sell in other countries
b)
B. manufactured for use at home.
c)
. raised on farms and plantations.
d)
brought into the colonies for sale.
34.
After many colonists grew angry about the Stamp Act, Parliament chose to____________________, or undo, the law.
a)
boycott
b)
protest
c)
tax
d)
repeal
35.
What battle is called the turning part of the war because it convinced countries like France to help the Americans?
a)
French and Indian Battle
b)
New York
c)
Princeton
d)
Saratoga
36.
What document declares American Independence from England?
a)
Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
37.
He is the author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
38.
System in which a mother country such as England controls the trade conducted by its colony for the purpose of making money for the mother country.
a)
Triangular trade
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Hedright System
39.
Trade conducted between England, Africa, the West Indies and the American Colonies.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Trianguar Trade
c)
four way trade
d)
Capitalism
40.
Series of Acts passed by parliament that limited the ability of the colonies to trade with home they desired. It said some things could be traded with only with England and some could only be bought from England. It also said all goods had to be sent on English Ships and had to pass through English ports,
a)
Mercantile Acts
b)
Navigation Acts
c)
Townsend Acts
d)
Freedom Acts
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