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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which 1st period student always braids people's hair before class starts?
a)
Ty
b)
Alexis
c)
Karlie
d)
Mahliyah
2.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
3.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
4.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter camp in 1776?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
5.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
6.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of Hessian mercenaries
7.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
8.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable Acts
9.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
10.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Battle of Saratoga
11.
What did the Americans do to protest British taxes?
a)
Send goods back
b)
boycotts
c)
cry
d)
yell at British soldiers
12.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" influenced many Americans to call for
a)
formation of Tory groups
b)
creation of capitalism
c)
independence from the British
d)
attacks on French held territory
13.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
14.
What is the correct order?
1 - Battle of Yorktown
2 - Battle of Saratoga
3 - Treaty of Paris
4 - Battle of Lexington and Concord
5 - Valley Forge
1 - Battle of Yorktown
2 - Battle of Saratoga
3 - Treaty of Paris
4 - Battle of Lexington and Concord
5 - Valley Forge
a)
4, 5, 2, 1, 3
b)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c)
4, 5, 1, 2, 3
d)
4, 1, 2, 5, 3
15.
One of the main purposes of the Declaration of Independence was to -
a)
list the many grievances the colonists had against the king
b)
create a new colonial government
c)
explain why the colonists ignored the Proclamation of 1763
d)
outline the future of the country
16.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... with unalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Which document includes this quote?"
Which document includes this quote?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Common Sense
d)
Declaration of Independence
17.
In 1773 patriots like the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and protested British trade policies and taxes on goods through the -
a)
Great Colonial Boycott
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Intolerable Acts
18.
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
19.
What act taxed printed material in the colonies?
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Intolerable Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Print Act
20.
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
21.
There are only 4 students in 2nd period - which one blows his nose the most?
a)
Richard
b)
Carlos
c)
Chapen
d)
Andrew
22.
Which 2 students in 3rd period were dancing the most at the beginning of class?
a)
Adriunna and Devin
b)
Chloe and Jecoby
c)
Lyzvette and Patrick
d)
Samantha and Kevon
23.
Who is the 4th period VIP?
a)
Irvin
b)
Hunter
c)
Josh
d)
Mary
24.
Which 6th period student loves unicorns the most?
a)
CJ
b)
Raven
c)
Quinton
d)
Katelynn
25.
Which 7th period student's favorite donut is an apple fritter?
a)
Emily
b)
Cameron
c)
Cade
d)
Kaden
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