WorksheetsRevolutionary Era
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
Great Britain grew wealthy and powerful through its practice of:
a)
salutary neglect
b)
mercantilism
c)
writs of assistance
d)
wars with European countries
2.
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point because:
a)
France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the US
b)
General Cornwallis surrendered his army
c)
Parliament withdrew its support for the war
d)
Washington lost 1/4 of his army
3.
The pamphlet "Common Sense" argued that:
a)
taxation without representation was tyranny
b)
the colonies gained nothing by remaining under British rule
c)
It's better to be a "summer soldier" than a "sunshine patriot"
d)
George Washington should lead the Continental Army
4.
The American Revolution began at:
a)
Yorktown, VA
b)
Trenton, NJ
c)
New York, NY
d)
Lexington, MA
5.
Which of these was NOT a British advantage in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Large army and navy
b)
Detailed knowledge of American geography
c)
Control of major colonial cities
d)
Loyalist support from wealthy southern landowners
6.
Ben Franklin played an important role in the American war effort by:
a)
serving as US ambassador to France
b)
writing "Common Sense"
c)
serving as an advisor to George Washington
d)
financing the Continental Army
7.
Boycotts of British products was an effective colonial protest against the:
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Boston Massacre
8.
Which event of the Revolutionary Era is associated with Crispus Attucks?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
winter at Valley Forge
9.
Who hoped that the new American government would "remember the ladies"?
a)
Martha Washington
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Betsy Ross
10.
Assistance from France was a critical part of the:
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
2nd Continental Congress
11.
Which former slave worked as a servant for British officers while secretly spying for George Washington?
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
James Armistead
12.
Which British law restricted colonial settlement in the west?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Treaty of Alliance
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Intolerable Acts
13.
Which founding father wrote about the colonists' rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Samuel Adams
14.
Patrick Henry is most associated with the phrase:
a)
"the shot heard 'round the world"
b)
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
c)
"Taxation without representation is tyranny!"
d)
"I'm not throwing away my shot!"
15.
The last American battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at:
a)
New York, NY
b)
Charleston, SC
c)
Princeton, NJ
d)
Yorktown, VA
16.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet and author, wrote which phrase to describe the first shot of the American Revolution?
a)
"Give me liberty, or give me death."
b)
"We must all hang together, or assuredly, we will all hang separately."
c)
"The shot heard round the world."
d)
"I have not yet begun to fight."
17.
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
a)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c)
angering colonist who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d)
punishing colonist for resisting the authority of Parliament
18.
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
a)
The invention of the steam engine
b)
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture
c)
The development of the factory system
d)
The establishment of protective tariffs
19.
Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
b)
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
c)
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
20.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it —
a)
prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
offered all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to British nobles
c)
banned colonial trading with the American Indians
d)
surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada
21.
This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Treaty of Pairs
d)
Declaration of Indepedence
22.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?
a)
“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
b)
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
c)
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
d)
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
23.
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
24.
Which of the following was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Canada and the Ohio River Valley were returned to France.
b)
Britain recognized American ownership of all territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
c)
The British recognized American self-government and the Americans acknowledged the King’s authority over them.
d)
The Americans agreed to grant citizenship rights to Native Americans.
25.
Which document created the first US government structure without the executive or judicial branches?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
The Bill of Rights
26.
Which document declared the American colonies to be free from British rule?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
The U.S. Constitution
27.
What was the argument that government cannot impose taxes without the consent of citizens?
a)
Taxation Without Representation
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Parliamentary Rule
d)
Declaration of Sovereignty
28.
In what battle did General Cornwallis surrender?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Lexington
c)
Concornd
d)
Yorktown
29.
In what battle did General Cornwallis surrender?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Lexington
c)
Concornd
d)
Yorktown
30.
What does boycott mean?
a)
to sell goods only to England
b)
to refuse to buy goods
c)
to trade only with England
d)
to buy cots for boys
31.
What was the first act of civil disobedience in American history?
a)
The Boston Tea Party
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Intolerable Acts
d)
Tar and feathering
32.
In what document did Thomas Jefferson write that all men are "endowed...with certain unalienable rights...?"
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Declaration Of Independence
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
The Articles of Confederation
33.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
1775
b)
1776
c)
1781
d)
1901
34.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
35.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
36.
The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...
a)
a strong government
b)
poverty
c)
free press
37.
The event that convinced many that the Articles of Confederation were too weak to be the basis of an effective government was..
a)
The Revolutionary war
b)
Shay's Rebellion
c)
The Constitutional Convention
38.
What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?
a)
Mississippi Territory
b)
New England Territory
c)
Spanish Territory
d)
Northwest Territory
39.
The Sons of Liberty was an organization of colonists whose purpose was to fight taxation from the British and protect the rights of the colonists. Who was the founder of this group?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Paul Jonew
40.
What does "ordinance" mean?
a)
a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
b)
a change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
c)
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
41.
What was NOT an effect of this ordinance?
a)
Division of Land
b)
Public Land Sales
c)
Ban of Slavery in the South
d)
Decrease in taxation
42.
The Northwest Ordinance provided a pathway for territories to apply for
a)
statehood
b)
federal funding
c)
infrastructure grants
43.
Jefferson stated that people have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is included in the Declaration of Independence to state what?
a)
power of the king
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
natural rights
d)
1st amendment
44.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain _______, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
a)
unalienable rights
b)
equalities of opportunity
c)
duties and responsibilities
d)
repeated injuries and abuses
45.
How did John make a difference?
a)
giving people help
b)
did nothing (not this one)
c)
helped people believe in life, liberty, justice, and their rights
d)
helped people live a nice life
46.
What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Lobsterbacks
d)
Patriots
47.
Captain John Paul Jones is best known for:
a)
commanding the Minutemen at Lexington, MA
b)
commanding a victory at sea by defeating the British warship Serapis
c)
leading a bayonet charge at Yorktown, VA
d)
training the Continental Army at Valley Forge, PA
48.
Spanish governor of Louisiana; kept the British from using the ports of New Orleans.
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marques de Lafayette
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
John Paul Jones
49.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre.
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
50.
What era have we been studying?
a)
Revolutionary Era
b)
Colonial Era
c)
Republican Era
d)
War Era
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