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WorksheetsSocial Studies Ch. 5 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
Which statement BEST explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?
a)
The Stamp Act was unfair b/c the colonists had no representation in Parliament.
b)
The Stamp Act taxed goods the colonists produced in America.
c)
The Stamp Act should also apply to Native Americans.
d)
The Stamp act taxed the colonists' land.
2.
Which of the following was something the colonists did to oppose the Stamp Act?
a)
urge Native Americans to attack British troops in Boston.
b)
capture British cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
c)
continue to settle in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
hang effigies of stamp agents and threaten them
3.
Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?
a)
France invaded and conquered Great Britain.
b)
Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay its war debts.
c)
The Stamp Act had caused Native American revolts.
d)
The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods.
4.
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The First Continental Congress
c)
The Townshend Acts
d)
The Sons of Liberty
5.
Which statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The Boston Tea Party celebrated the arrival in the colonies of a new type of tea from England
b)
Colonists boarded a British ship in the night. They threw chests of tea into the sea.
c)
Patriots convinced Native Americans to destroy a British ship and its cargo of tea.
d)
The colonists were happy b/c Great Britain had repealed the tea tax.
6.
Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response to the Boston Tea Party. What name did the colonists give to those laws?
a)
Common Sense
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Townshend Acts
d)
The Olive Branch Petition
7.
Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Trenton and Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga
d)
Savannah and Charleston
8.
What were two key actions of the Second Continental Congress?
a)
It declared war on Great Britain and sent the navy to attack British ships in Boston Harbor.
b)
It formed an alliance with France and sent the Patriot army to conquer the Spanish colony in Florida.
c)
It formed the Continental Army and sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.
d)
It arrested the Patriots who had taken part in the Boston Tea Party and it published the pamphlet Common Sense.
9.
Which statement BEST explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?
a)
France convinced the Congress to declare war on Great Britain.
b)
The Congress declared the colonies independent b/c Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.
c)
The Congress wanted to recognize Great Britain's dominion over the colonies.
d)
The Congress wanted to set up and American monarchy.
10.
What was a key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?
a)
The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave the city.
b)
The Patriot army was beaten badly.
c)
The Patriots gained control of all of the New York region.
d)
The German mercenaries switched sides to fight for the Patriots.
11.
What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
The Spanish invaded Great Britain.
b)
The Patriot army under Benedict Arnold fell apart.
c)
The French army joined with the colonies to fight the British.
d)
The British took control of the whole Hudson River valley.
12.
What did the Declaration of Independence say the people had the right to do when government did not respect their rights?
a)
They had the right to attack British soldiers at any time.
b)
They had the right to become a colony of another country.
c)
They had no rights in such a case.
d)
They had the right to end the government and create a new one.
13.
Martha Washington traveled with her husband during the war. Women who carried water to the troops on battlefields earned the nickname Molly Pitcher. Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, wrote poetry in support of the struggle for freedom against slavery. Which of the following main ideas BEST summarizes these details?
a)
Most American commanders took their wives with them into battle.
b)
Life on the battlefield was difficult.
c)
Woman played important roles in the Revolutionary War.
d)
Women had to fight against slavery.
14.
Which of these statements BEST describes the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Most enslaved African Americans chose to remain in slavery.
b)
African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort.
c)
Conflict broke out between African Americans and Native Americans as both groups fought to control the land.
d)
Slave owners in the South sent their enslaved African Americans back to Africa so that they could not help the British.
15.
What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
The surrender of the British army under General Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British.
b)
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by switching to the British side.
c)
General Nathaniel Greene led surprise raids against the British army. Those raids weakened the British.
d)
The colonies granted the French navy fishing rights in the Chesapeake Bay.
16.
What was one reason why some Native American nations chose to fight on the British side during the Revolutionary War?
a)
They wanted to become part of the British Empire.
b)
The British paid them with large amounts of gold.
c)
They British agreed to help them conquer other Native American nations with whom they were at war.
d)
They hoped that the British would stop the colonists from taking their land.
17.
Which statement is true about the British campaign in the Southern colonies?
a)
The British took control of all of Spain's settlements in Florida.
b)
The British stopped their campaign in the South after Nathan Hale's army defeated them in Atlanta.
c)
The campaign went well at first. The British captured Savannah and Charleston with the aid of Loyalists.
d)
With the help of Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the British took complete control of the Southern colonies.
18.
Which country helped the Patriots in the Battle of Yorktown by blocking British supply ships in the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Prussia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Holland
19.
Which statement BEST describes the ideas about government in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The government of the United States would be based on freedom, equality, and protecting people's rights.
b)
Only white male landowners would have rights.
c)
The U.S. would be a monarchy, like Great Britain.
d)
Government powers would be placed in the hands of a small group of wealthy British men.
20.
The Boston Massacre occurred while a group of colonists were arguing with British troops. Why were the colonists arguing with the troops?
a)
British troops forced colonists to do heavy manual labor for them.
b)
The colonists were making fun of the bright green coats the troops wore.
c)
The troops were yelling insults at the colonists.
d)
The colonists were angry b/c British troops were still in Boston.
21.
Great Britain taxed the colonies to repay its debt. Why was Great Britain in debt?
a)
It owed Spain money for building British ships.
b)
It owed France money b/c France sent soldiers to help the British control the colonists.
c)
It had borrowed money to fight the French and Indian War.
d)
It owed the colonists money for imports of raw materials.
22.
Why did the British send warships and troops to Boston Harbor in 1768?
a)
to subdue a Native American revolt
b)
to limit the colonists' protests against British taxes
c)
to deliver cargoes of enslaved Africans
d)
to bombard the city of Boston
23.
Which statement is NOT true about Washington's winter at Valley Forge?
a)
Hundreds of Washington's men died from disease, cold, and hunger.
b)
Friedrich von Steuben taught Washington's officers to train their own men.
c)
The British defeated his army in a surprise attack. Washington was forced to surrender.
d)
By spring, Washington's men had become a serious fighting force.
24.
Which statement is NOT true about European allies of the colonies in the Revolutionary War?
a)
France supplied troops, supplies, and funds to the colonies.
b)
Holland sent the Patriots arms and loaned them money.
c)
Spain provided money and supplies, and attacked the British in the South.
d)
Germany sent its large navy to help the colonies.
25.
Which of the following was a key part of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
Great Britain recognized new and expanded borders for the United States.
b)
The United States became a French colony.
c)
Great Britain refused to recognize the independence of the colonies.
d)
The United States adopted a monarchy.
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