WorksheetsUnit 5/6: Revolutionary War
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
By controlling colonial economics and politics, England would _____________
a)
remain a world power.
b)
help colonists get their independence.
c)
prevent the slave trade.
d)
share power with the Continental Congress.
2.
When England passed the Navigation Act, it wanted to ______________
a)
monitor ships traveling to European countries.
b)
make the colonies trade raw goods for manufactured goods from England.
c)
tell France to stop trading fur in the Ohio Valley.
d)
tax the colonists.
3.
On the Triangular Trade Route, colonists traded rum for ______________ from West Africa.
a)
salt and gold
b)
manufactured goods
c)
cotton
d)
slaves
4.
After the French and Indian War, colonists were upset about paying taxes due to their lack of _______________
a)
money to pay the taxes.
b)
representation in Parliament.
c)
free trade with France and Spain.
d)
protection against Indian attacks.
5.
Who did the king appoint to govern the colonists and make sure they followed British laws?
a)
governors
b)
soldiers
c)
generals
d)
judges
6.
Since _____________ made laws for each colony, governors would monitor them.
a)
town meetings
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
legislatures
7.
During the Revolutionary War, who was an enslaved African who wrote poetry?
a)
Equanio
b)
Phillis Wheatley
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Molly Pitcher
8.
On the night before the Battle of Lexington and Concord, who made a daring ride to warn colonists that the British soldiers had arrived.
a)
Paul Revere
b)
John Adams
c)
Charles Cornwallis
d)
John Hancock
9.
Which two men helped the Sons of Liberty throw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes?
a)
Squanto and Samoset
b)
George Washington and John Adams
c)
Samuel Prescott and Ben Franklin
d)
Paul Revere and Samuel Adams
10.
Which colony did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?
a)
Maine
b)
Georgia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Pennsylvania
11.
During the Second Continental Congress, they decided to make _____________ Commander of the Continental Army just in case of war
a)
Charles Cornwallis
b)
George Washington
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Ben Franklin
12.
The first armed conflict or battle of the Revolutionary War was the _____________
a)
Battle of Saratoga.
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill.
c)
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
d)
Battle of Yorktown.
13.
Who were minutemen?
a)
Colonial militia men who had to be ready to fight
b)
Men keeping the church clock time
c)
Trained professional British soldiers
d)
men who ran the newspapers
14.
Another name for the British soldiers were the
a)
minutemen
b)
Redcoats
c)
Rebels
d)
Patriots
15.
Appointed governors were not well liked in the colonies. Many colonists _____________ the power of the governors.
a)
supported
b)
liked
c)
resented
d)
appreciated
16.
The colonists traded raw materials for __________ goods made in Great Britain.
a)
raw
b)
manufactured
c)
hand-made
d)
natural
17.
What proclaimed American Independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776?
a)
Proclamation Line
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
Declaration of Independence
18.
What are natural and inherent rights found in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Rights you are born with
b)
unalienable rights
c)
life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
d)
all of these
19.
Why do colonists feel they should be able to create a government?
a)
to protect a person's natural rights
b)
to tax themselves
c)
to be able to select their own king
d)
to give a government unlimited power
20.
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said a government gets its power from the ________
a)
king
b)
Parliament
c)
people
d)
Magna Carta
21.
The Continental Congress told King George III that it was the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that had ______________
a)
protected their rights.
b)
violated their rights.
c)
allowed them representation.
d)
listened to their grievances..
22.
The King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War was _____________
a)
King Charles I
b)
King James
c)
King George III
d)
King William
23.
General Washington was able to capture _____________ during the Siege of Yorktown.
a)
Comte De Grasse
b)
General Rochambeau
c)
General Cornwallis
d)
General Gates
24.
Who championed the cause of independence for the patriots?
a)
King George
b)
General Burgoyne
c)
Charles Cornwallis
d)
John Adams
25.
Which outspoken man gave his inspiring "give me liberty, or give me death" speech in Virginia?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
26.
Although he had help framing the Declaration of Independence, who was the main author?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
John Hancock
27.
Who helped frame the Declaration of Independence and get help from the French during the Revolutionary War?
a)
John Adams
b)
General Howe
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
28.
What was sent to King George III and parliament to declare the colonies free and independent from Great Britain?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
29.
Great Britain had to officially recognize American Independence at the signing of the _________________
a)
Declaration of Independence in 1776.
b)
Proclamation of 1763.
c)
Treaty of Paris of 1783.
d)
Olive Branch Petition of 1775.
30.
Which is not a colonial advantage against the British?
a)
strong leadership
b)
experienced soldiers
c)
defense of your principles and beliefs
d)
defending your own land
31.
After the success at the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans were able to get the full support of ______________
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
all colonists
32.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
a)
The colonists wanted to discuss the problems they were having with Great Britain and independence.
b)
The colonists wanted to declare war on Great Britain.
c)
They wanted to protest the Proclamation Line of 1763.
d)
They wanted to get colonists to stop boycotting and making the King upset with the colonies.
33.
Thomas Jefferson used many of the ideas of ______________ in the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Sir Isaac Newton
b)
John Winthrop
c)
William Bradford
d)
John Locke
34.
The British soldiers were marching to Concord, Massachusetts to get the colonist's _____________
a)
money to pay for the lost tea dumped into the harbor.
b)
guns stored in town.
c)
smuggled tea.
d)
letters of protest.
35.
What happened to the colonists in Boston after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.
b)
Boston Harbor was shut down
c)
The Massachusetts legislature was shut down.
d)
All of these
36.
What was the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?
a)
King George was afraid to let people settle the Ohio Valley for fear of a war with the Indians.
b)
King George was trying to make peace with the French.
c)
King George was trying to punish the Americans for not paying taxes.
d)
King George wanted to protect the Indians from the colonists.
37.
What type of battle happened at Yorktown?
a)
Divide and Conquer
b)
Guerrilla
c)
Siege
d)
Attack and Retreat
38.
Which colonists supported the King and Parliament?
a)
Patriots
b)
Rebels
c)
Loyalists
d)
Sons of Liberty
39.
Which government group makes laws?
a)
legislature
b)
King
c)
Governor
d)
Proprietor
40.
General Washington depended on the help of _____________ at the Battle of Yorktown.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
General Burgoyne
c)
the Spanish
d)
the French
41.
Which college football program has this awesome guy, named "Smokey", as their mascot?
a)
Dallas Cowgirls
b)
Hidden Valley Titans
c)
Tennessee Volunteers
d)
Chicago Cubs
42.
England imposed the Stamp Act on the English colonies in order to __________
a)
raise revenue to pay for the French and Indian War
b)
the English were in debt, and felt the colonies should help pay it off
c)
raise revenue to pay for troops to protect colonists from possible attacks from the French or Indians
d)
All of these
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