WorksheetsU2 - Causes of the American Revolution Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
a)
England in debt from war, now will tax colonists to pay for war debt.
b)
It turned the colonists against the King of England b/c of how he handled the war.
c)
It made the French mad at the colonists, so they wouldn't help us during the Revolution.
d)
It was used to kick the Indians out of all land east of the Appalachian Mountains.
2.
Define: Significance
a)
living area
b)
money
c)
give up
d)
important
3.
Define: Cede
a)
living area
b)
money
c)
give up
d)
important
4.
Define: Economic
a)
living area
b)
money
c)
give up
d)
important
5.
Define: Quarter
a)
living area
b)
money
c)
give up
d)
important
6.
Define: tyranny/tyrant
a)
dictator – take full control over
b)
feelings
c)
land
d)
governing body that makes the laws in England
7.
Define: sentiments
a)
dictator – take full control over
b)
feelings
c)
land
d)
governing body that makes the laws in England
8.
Define: geography/geographic
a)
dictator – take full control over
b)
feelings
c)
land
d)
governing body that makes the laws in England
9.
Define: Parliament
a)
dictator – take full control over
b)
feelings
c)
land
d)
governing body that makes the laws in England
10.
Define: regulate
a)
dictator – take full control over
b)
control
c)
land
d)
governing body that makes the laws in England
11.
A refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust thorough nonviolent ways
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Civic Virtue
c)
Patriotism
d)
Sectionlism
12.
boycotting goods, smuggling goods, Boston Tea Party
These are all examples of what?
These are all examples of what?
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Civic Virtue
c)
Patriotism
d)
Sectionlism
13.
Colonists that are against the king are called ?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Tyrants
14.
Someone that believed in Independence from Great Britain was called what?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Tyrants
15.
Colonists that are for the king are called ?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Tyrants
16.
Secret society created to help the colonists protest the king’s taxes are called ?
a)
Committee of Correspondence
b)
Parliament
c)
Sons of LIberty
d)
Continentals
17.
What event caused the sons of liberty to form?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
French & Indian War
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Stamp Act
18.
Telling of something from one side, and try to use just one side of the story to persuade people.
a)
Tyranny
b)
Propaganda
c)
Charters
d)
Militarism
19.
Boston Massacre engraving by Paul Revere, Plays by Mercy Otis Warren are both examples of what?
a)
Patriotism
b)
Militarism
c)
Propaganda
d)
Charters
20.
1st person killed during Boston Massacre (African American) - was left out of the Boston Massacre Engraving
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
21.
$$$ - He was a financier for the colonies during the Revolution. Helped US gov’t gain money from foreign countries so that it could fight against GB
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Haym Salomon
d)
Crispus Attucks
22.
This Patriot was a poet and playwright, wrote plays that made fun of British. The plays were used as of propaganda.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
23.
He did the same things as the “Midnight Riders” – Paul Revere and William Dawes, but didn’t receive credit his actions.
African American who rode through Massachusetts telling colonists the British were coming.
African American who rode through Massachusetts telling colonists the British were coming.
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Crispus Attucks
24.
Organizer of the Sons of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence.
a)
Cruispus Attucks
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Haym Salomon
25.
His famous sppech - “Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!” influenced colonists to join patriots. It meant that - “If I can’t be free, then I might as well be put to death, b/c freedom is worth fighting for.”
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Crispus Attucks
26.
Fought on British side - sent to fight French and Indians, attacked F & I and won, but later attacked and lost, however he learned British fighting strategies
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Haym Salomon
27.
What was the 1st battles of American Revolution? It was called the “Shot Heard Round the World” Because it was major news in the world (colonies fight against mother country) and England was the most powerful country in the world at that point.
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Fort Necessity
28.
Said colonists were required to house British soldiers. Soldiers could take your food, drink, bed, etc.
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Acts
29.
The act that closed port of Boston, canceled Massachusetts charter, move trials of colonial officials to England, allowed British troops to be quartered in all colonies. It was done to punish colonists that participated in the Boston Tea Party. It was the last act prior to start of American Revolution.
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Acts
30.
Colonists were unarmed being attacked by armed British. This event was used for Propaganda – to gain patriot support. Engraved by Paul Revere who was a Patriot, Sons of Liberty member.
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Tarring & Feathering
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Boston Massacre
31.
The King had no power to tax us (as English citizens) unless he allowed us the opportunity to have representation in Parliament. This idea came from James Otis (this is an idea in the English Bill of Rights)
a)
"No Taxation without Representation"
b)
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
c)
"Don't shoot til you see the whites of their eyes."
32.
Economic theory which stated the mother country should control trade with colonies so it could made the most money possible. By gaining gold and money from its colonies, mother country gain wealth and that means power!
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Socialism
33.
This was an imaginary line drawn by the king over the Appalachian Mts. Colonists could not settle west into the new lands won during the French and Indian War. The king was using this law to control the colonists.
a)
Line of Demarcation
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Equator
34.
The author of this Plan was Ben Franklin His plan was to get the Colonies to join together under 1 government against France if they wanted to survive and win the French & Indian War.
a)
Albany Plan of the Union
b)
Bonhomme Richard
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Mayflower Compact
35.
England in debt from war, now will tax colonists to pay for war debt. The two sides were Great Britain & 13 colonies VS./AGAINST the French & Indians. The French lost all land in North America.
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
Civil War
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