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Unit 4- Revolutionary War Review (2019)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
The colonists said they were free and independent states.
b)
King George said that all lands west of the Appalachian mountains belonged to Native Americans.
2.
What items did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
imported goods
b)
paper documents
c)
mail delivery
d)
exported goods.
3.
What does treason mean?
a)
taking sides in a conflict
b)
making a formal group statement
c)
forcing people to do something
d)
working against oneś own government
4.
How did many colonists protest the Townshend Acts?
a)
They boycotted British imports.
b)
They forced British soldiers to leave the colonies.
c)
They formed militias.
5.
Who came to help the men camped at Valley Forge?
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
6.
What was the LAST battle of the Revolutionary War? The Battle of:
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Cowpens
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
7.
What was the physical feature (mountains, rivers...) that formed the Western Boundary of the United States when it became an official nation in 1783?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Pacific Ocean
8.
Why did Congress sell and give away western lands after the Revolutionary War?
a)
to reward Native Americans
b)
to raise money to pay soldiers for their military service.
9.
Paul Revere made a famous illustration of which event?
a)
Battle of Lexington
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
10.
What did Thomas Paine want to happen when he wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.
a)
an end to the French and Indian War
b)
better treatment for Native Americans
c)
independence from Brtiain
11.
What was the countryś first plan of government called?
a)
the Bill of Rights
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Articles of Confederation
12.
Why was the idea of no taxation without representation so important to the colonists?
a)
They did not think people should have to pay taxes without having a voice in the government.
b)
They wanted to elect the king.
13.
Why were the shots fired at Lexington and Concord referred to as ¨the shot heard round the world¨ ?
a)
It ended the war.
b)
This started the first real battle in the Revolution. It was important in world history.
14.
What were some hardships that Americans faced in their daily lives during the Revolutionary War?
a)
lack of money, shortages of supplies and food, death
b)
land was poor for farming, the climate was too hot to survive, Native Americans were constantly attacking.
15.
What might have caused some Native American groups to form alliances and to fight on both sides of the Revolutionary War?
a)
to get all their old land back
b)
to control lands and trade and they hoped that the promises made to them would be kept.
16.
How did Congress pay some soldiers of the Revolutionary War?
a)
They were paid with land since the US government did not have enough money to pay them.
b)
They were paid with food since the US government did not have enough money to pay them.
17.
What are two effects of the British winning the French and Indian War?
a)
1. Colonists were happy with Parliament.
2. The Boston Tea Party
b)
1. France lost most of its land in North America
2. Only Native Americans could live west of the Appalachian Mountains
18.
What are two effects of Parliament passing the Stamp Act?
a)
1. Colonists boycott British goods.
2. colonists are angry about taxation without representation.
b)
1. Colonists start fighting eachother
2. Colonists start fighting the British
19.
What are two causes of the 13 colonies declaring independence from Britain?
a)
1. Colonists would rather be part of France.
2 Britain has been kind and generous to the colonists.
b)
1. colonists are angry about imperial policies
2. British reject colonists'petitions for peace.
20.
What are two effects of Americans defeating the British in the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
1. Americans win the Revolutionary War.
2. The United States becomes a nation.
b)
1. The Articles of Confederation are written.
2. The French get more land in North America.
21.
Which country claimed land in Louisiana in 1745 and which country claimed land in 1763?
a)
Spain; Britain
b)
France; Russia
c)
France; Spain
22.
Which countries claimed land between 1754 and 1763?
a)
Russia and Britain
b)
Spain and Britain
c)
France and Spain
23.
Which country lost ALL of its land in North America between 1754 and 1763?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Spain
d)
Britain
24.
Who did King George III reserve the Ohio Valley for in 1763?
a)
Spain
b)
Russia
c)
Native Americans
d)
France
25.
Which war happened due to conflicts between Britain and France in the Ohio Valley?
a)
The French and Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Powhatan War
d)
French Revolution
26.
What are two causes of the United States government passing the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
1. Native Americans are losing land.
2. The British soldiers move west.
b)
1. Many settlers move west after the war.
2. There is not plan for settlement in the Northwest Territory.