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WorksheetsAMERICAN REVOLUTION (Key people & events)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?
a)
King James
b)
King Charles II
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
2.
Who won the French & Indian War?
a)
The French who wanted to increase its holding in North America.
b)
The Indians who wanted their land returned to them.
c)
The British who wanted to remain a world power.
d)
The Spanish who wanted revenge on the British.
3.
The Proclamation of 1763 restricted--
a)
colonists from moving back to Great Britain.
b)
the western movement of settlers.
c)
the control of colonial legislatures.
d)
the amount of tea imported from Europe.
4.
Colonists opposed taxes from Great Britain because the--
a)
colonies had no representation in Parliament.
b)
taxes were too high.
c)
British people had no representation in Parliament.
d)
colonists wanted American Indians and French to pay all the taxes.
5.
Paul Revere became famous as a patriot who--
a)
gained Spain's support for American independence.
b)
was a member of the Continental Congress.
c)
saved the lives of many patriots as a battlefield doctor.
d)
made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival in Lexington.
6.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress to which Georgia did not attend?
a)
To dismiss the current British King.
b)
To discuss the problems with Great Britain and promote independence.
c)
create new taxes for the British.
d)
appoint new colonial governors to collect the taxes.
7.
Who was a former enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Paul Revere
8.
Which famous Americans led their fellow patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes?
a)
George Washington & Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams & John Hancock
c)
Samuel Adams & Paul Revere
d)
Williams Dawes & Samuel Prescott
9.
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Lord Charles Cornwallis
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Samuel Adams
10.
What significant event happened at the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
End of the Revolutionary War.
b)
Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers.
c)
Site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.
d)
The French joined the American colonists in fighting the British.
11.
Benjamin Franklin was a prominent member of the Continental Congress who helped--
a)
warn the colonists of the British arrival.
b)
gain French support for American independence.
c)
secure money from Holland to finance the American Revolution.
d)
the British king fight against the American colonists.
12.
When did the Second Continental Congress sign the document creating "free and independent states."
a)
March 5, 1770
b)
December 16, 1773
c)
April 19, 1775
d)
July 4, 1776
13.
What battle that ended with an American victory was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Battle of Quebec
d)
Battle of Saratoga
14.
In which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Boston Massacre
15.
The major author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson. Which members of the Continental Congress helped him frame it?
a)
John Hancock & Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams & Benjamin Franklin
c)
Benjamin Harrison & Richard Henry Lee
d)
Thomas Stone & Philip Livingston
16.
What does the Declaration of Independence state people have a right to do if a government violates their personal rights?
a)
Replace the President with a king
b)
Re-write the Constitution
c)
Change the government
d)
Hold a new election
17.
What outspoken member of the House of Burgesses is shown here?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Patrick Henry
18.
Who was the Commander of the British at Yorktown that surrendered and marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
a)
General George Washington
b)
Lord Charles Cornwallis
c)
General Burgoyne
d)
Captain Daniel Morgan
19.
Great Britain eventually recognized American independence by signing the--
a)
Treaty of Paris in 1783
b)
Declaration of Independence in 1776.
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act of 1765
20.
Who published a pamphlet, "Common Sense," encouraging Americans to declare independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
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