WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Study Guide
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French lost their land in North America to the British
b)
Conflicts between settlers and Native Americans increased
c)
The French began building forts in the Ohio Valley
d)
The British government exerted more power and control over the colonies
2.
Why did the British believe they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
The French wanted more money from Great Britian
b)
The British wanted more money from France
c)
The cost of war was too high
d)
The Native Americans wanted more money from Great Britian
3.
What is another reason for why the British government believed they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
They had to protect the colonists from attacks
b)
The French wanted money from Great Britian
c)
The Native Americans wanted more money from the French
d)
The British wanted more money from the French
4.
What is the final reason that the British government believed they had the right to tax the colonies?
a)
The French wanted more money from Great Britian
b)
The Native Americans wanted more money from Great Britian
c)
The British wanted more money from France
d)
The colonists weren't paying their fair share
5.
Which of the following is a result of The Stamp Act?
a)
British soldiers stayed in the homes of colonists
b)
Colonists boycotts British goods and engaged in some violence
c)
Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
d)
Colonists bought special stamps
6.
What caused the British to pass the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
a)
To pay for the French and Indian War
b)
The First Continental Congress
c)
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party
d)
Boston Harbor had been closed
7.
Why were the colonists so upset by the Tea Tax that they resorted to dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
a)
They were being taxed without representation
b)
They couldn't buy the type of tea they wanted
c)
Tea was too expensive
d)
There were too many companies selling tea
8.
Why did Great Britain make the Quartering Act?
a)
Colonists were getting violence
b)
Colonists were not following the rules
c)
Great Britain believed that since soldiers were there to protect colonists, they should help pay for them.
d)
Great Britain wanted to make the colonists' lives harder
9.
What did the British believe about who was in charge of the colonies?
a)
Both the British and the colonists should have a say in decisions
b)
Great Britain had the final say in all decisions
c)
The colonists had the final say in all decisions
d)
The colonists should make all their own decisions
10.
What was another reason the British believed about who was in charge of the colonies?
a)
If Great Britain was responsible for protecting the colonies, it should be able to make all the decisions
b)
The colonists should make all their own decisions
c)
Both Britain and the colonists should have a say in decisions
d)
The colonists should have the final say in all decisions
11.
How did the colonists feel about all the new taxes Great Britain was imposing on them?
a)
They felt they shouldn't have to pay them
b)
They believed that they should have to pay them
c)
They were willing to pay taxes if they had a say in them
d)
None of the above
12.
Who do you think was most likely to show this picture and why?
a)
Great Britain because it shows them shooting unarmed colonists
b)
The colonists because it shows Great Britain shooting unarmed colonists
c)
Great Britain because they are winning
d)
The colonists because they are attacking the soldiers
13.
Which of the following choices was NOT an outcome of the first continental congress?
a)
They created a statement of rights in the form of a petition
b)
They decided to go to war
c)
The delegates agreed to a boycott trade with Britain
d)
Delegates discussed the need to train militia
14.
What was the decision about independence that was agreed upon at the First Continental Congress?
a)
They wanted to go to war immediately
b)
They were not ready to go to war over independence
c)
They wanted to be treated fairly
d)
They wanted to boycott British products
15.
Who wrote a pamphlet about all the reasons the colonists should declare war on Great Britain?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
16.
Who gave speeches to inspire people to fight for independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
17.
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
18.
Who served as commander of the colonial army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
19.
What is one thing colonists did when they disagreed with the actions of the British Government?
a)
They boycotted British products
b)
They helped the British soldiers
c)
They saw themselves as Americans
d)
They declared their loyalty to Great Britain
20.
What is another thing colonists did when they disagreed with the actions of the British Government?
a)
They helped British soldiers
b)
They saw themselves as Americans
c)
They gathered weapons
d)
They declared their loyalty to Great Britain
21.
What is a final thing colonists did when they disagreed with the actions of the British Government?
a)
They saw themselves as Americans
b)
They helped the British soldiers
c)
They declared their loyalty to Great Britain
d)
They formed a militia and trained for battle
22.
Which was probably NOT a reason the colonists might have stayed loyal to Great Britain?
a)
They wanted the protection that Great Britain had to offer
b)
They wanted to be taxed more
c)
They wanted the manufactured goods that Great Britain had to offer
d)
They had family still living in Great Britain
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