WorksheetsSTAAR Road to and Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what colony were the first shots of the American Revolution?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Virginia
2.
Who was the main author of the Deceleration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Jefferson
d)
George Washington
3.
What punishment was given to the colonies because of the Boston Tea Party and the Sons of Liberty?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
4.
What is important about the Concord Hymn?
a)
It memorializes the first battle of the revolution
b)
it glorifies the proclamation line
c)
it highlights the soldiers bravery
d)
it honors the King
5.
What was the purpose of Thomas Pains pamphlet "Common Sense"
a)
Join the militia
b)
Declare independence for Britian
c)
Support the Proclamation Line
d)
Gain Iroquois support
6.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress?
a)
Apologize for dumping tea and Declare Independence 1*
b)
Declare independence and create a constitution
c)
express dislike of British policies and to break away from Britain
d)
To break away from the mother country and explain salutary neglect
7.
Who would say the following, "The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from the government"
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Neutralist
d)
Royalist
8.
African American spy, posed as a slave in the camp of Cornwallis. Smuggled information to Lafayette to help in the Battle of Yorktown.
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
James Armistead
9.
What event took place in the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Battle of Saratoga
10.
What major event happened in New York colony? Turning point of the American Revolution
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Yorktown
11.
In what colony did the final battle of the American Revolution happen?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Georgia
12.
What does this phrase mean? "Governments derive their power from the consent of the people"
a)
All me are created equal
b)
the King has taken their rights
c)
Power of the government is by the people
d)
Governments rule all people
13.
What would this image represent?
a)
the fight to end tyranny
b)
the patriots after the Boston Massacre
c)
destruction of private property
d)
acts of violence by the Sons of Liberty
14.
What is the purpose of the Concord Hymn?
a)
It symbolizes the fight for freedom and inspires others
b)
to support the British
c)
To show the bravery of Americans
d)
to glorify the revolution
15.
He was a Polish born, Jewish man and the money man or the financier of the American Revolution
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Haym Soloman
d)
Bernardo de Galvez
16.
The enforcement of taxes known a salutary neglect was the policy of the British before having to enforce taxes because.....
a)
British debt from the French and Indian War
b)
The cost of protecting colonist in America became too great
c)
Conflict with natives
d)
debt from war with the Spanish
17.
This political cartoon encouraged colonists to help the British to fight against the French in the colonies. Who was its author?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
18.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 angered colonists because...
a)
They were angry because they could no longer move west
b)
British soldiers could not protect colonists against Indian attacks
c)
that land was given to the French after the war
19.
This was a tax on all paper goods brought into the colonies
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Paper Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act
20.
One of the Sons of Liberty, creator of this engraving of the Boston Massacre. Warned patriots that "The British are coming"
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
21.
What was the MAIN complaint colonist had with British tax policies?
a)
Taxes are too high
b)
there was no colonial representation in Parliament
c)
There were too many taxes
d)
The taxes were mostly on the poor
22.
Which was not on of the ways that colonists protested British tax policies?
a)
Smuggling
b)
Boycotting
c)
Writing letters
d)
sending their representatives to vote in Parliment
23.
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that the Daughters of Liberty engaged in acts of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Making homespun clothing
b)
housing soldiers in their homes
c)
Boycotting British goods
24.
Which was not an issue addressed by First Continental Congress?
a)
boycotting British goods
b)
how to protect their rights
c)
drafting the Declaration of Independence
d)
Sending a letter to the King
25.
Why was any mention of slavery left out of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to gain southern support
b)
most people were slave holders
c)
it was implied with the document
d)
the British still supported slavery
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