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WorksheetsThe American Revolution
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who told John Adams to "remember the women?"
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Dolly Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
What is this famous piece of propaganda describing?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Boston Marathon
d)
Boston Massacre
3.
In what event did Bostonians dress up as Mohawk Indians in protest of an unfair tax?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Stamp Act Riots
4.
What is the economic policy that trade generates wealth called?
a)
Socialism
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Communism
d)
Mercantilism
5.
Who spied on the British Army for the Colonial Army?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Armistead
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
George Washington
6.
Who was the French nobleman that commanded troops for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Rene La Salle
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Abigail Adams
7.
Who defended the British officers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
8.
Who was the first death of the American Revolution?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
John Adams
c)
Marqyuise de Lafayette
d)
James Armistead
9.
The Declaration of Independence calls "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" __________.
a)
Human Rights
b)
Legal Rights
c)
Self Sustained Rights
d)
Natural Rights
10.
Who drafted the final copy of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Robert Livingston
d)
John Adams
11.
Which group opposed the Revolution?
a)
French aristocrats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Women
12.
What was the name of the patriotic secret organization that fought against British tyranny?
a)
Liberty's Kids
b)
Join or Die
c)
Albany Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
13.
What document provided for no chief executive, no power to tax, and no standing military?
a)
Bill of RIghts
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
United States Constitution
14.
Which meeting approved the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Albany Congress
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Stamp Act Congress
15.
Where did General Washingtron camp during the bitter winter of 1777-78?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Cowpens
16.
Who was the most famous political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Stephen King
17.
This term means to refuse to purchase an item in protest.
a)
Boycott
b)
Strike
c)
Embargo
d)
Rage
18.
Who was the governor of Louisiana who assisted the Americans in their Revolution?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
Rene La Salle
d)
Pedro Phillippe
19.
What term means to approve
a)
Cede
b)
Secede
c)
Veto
d)
Ratify
20.
What law prevented settlers from crossing the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Line in the sand
d)
Quartering Act
21.
Who was the most famous pamphleteer of the Revolutionary period?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
James Armistead
d)
Thomas Paine
22.
What document was signed and ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Peace of Prague
d)
Versailles Treaty
23.
What battle is considered the turning point of the American revolution?
a)
Trenton
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
24.
What did Deborah Sampson do so that she could fight with the army?
a)
Became a nurse
b)
Disguised herself as a man
c)
Became a spy
d)
Disguised herself as a British woman
25.
A monopoly is when...
a)
a company makes goods with machines
b)
a company makes goods by hand
c)
a company takes control of a product or service
d)
government takes over a business
26.
What event does this image show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
27.
When people refused to buy certain goods:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
28.
To end, or get rid of:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
29.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
30.
Complete control of the entire market
a)
Boycott
b)
Propaganda
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
31.
This event was a result of the Tea Act
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Stamp Act Protests
d)
Pontiac's Rebellion
32.
What event does this image show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
33.
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
a)
General Horatio Gates
b)
General Lafayette
c)
General George Washington
d)
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
34.
Which country helped the Americans trap Cornwallis on the Yorktown Peninsula, blocking their escape route?
a)
Britain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
35.
In what chronological order did the battles occur?
a)
Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of York Town
b)
Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge
36.
Who was the British General for the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
John Stark
c)
George Washington
d)
John Burgoyne
37.
The battle of Saratoga was the _____ battle in the American Revolution.
a)
last
b)
winning
c)
first
d)
turning point
38.
First Battle of the American Revolution
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Yorktown
39.
OFFICIALLY gives colonists independence
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Yorktown
d)
2nd Continental Congress
40.
The French began to support the Americans after this battle
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Treaty of French
41.
Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter
a)
Paris
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Rio Grande Valley
d)
Yorktown
42.
What year does the American Revolution end?
a)
1776
b)
1783
c)
1607
d)
1738
43.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
44.
How did the former German General Baron von Steuban help the Americans?
a)
Shared British secrets
b)
Made a huge donation to the American Revolution cause
c)
Helped to form alliance with France
d)
Trained the soldiers to march and fire guns quickly
45.
Who were the Hessians?
a)
Women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the war
b)
The cooks in the Military
c)
Germans who fought for the British
d)
Another name for American soldiers
46.
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Benjamin Franklin
47.
When was America declared independent?
a)
October 26th, 2014
b)
July 31st, 1842
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
January 7th,1777
48.
Who helped secure France's help during the war?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Hancock
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Benedict Arnold
49.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
50.
Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
b)
The central government and state governments should have equal power.
c)
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.
d)
Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest.
51.
Which of these was NOT a result of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
America's borders were set.
b)
the war was officially over
c)
land west of the Mississippi was given to Spain
d)
the colonies became the United States
52.
Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafeyette
d)
Thomas Pain
53.
What 2 major battles did the Americans win?
a)
Trenton and Saratoga
b)
Philadelphia and New York
c)
New York and Saratoga
d)
Trenton and New York
54.
The Quartering Act stated that…
a)
British soldiers could stay in private colonial homes
b)
Colonists could stay in British forts
c)
King George could stay in any colonial home
d)
Colonist had to pay a quarter tax for a pound of tea
55.
James Armistead helped contribute to American victory at Yorktown by ____
a)
Leading French cavalry
b)
Spying for the Americans
c)
Reenlisting soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
Acquired French funding for the war
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