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WorksheetsThe American Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Britain did not enforce the Navigation Acts it was an example of _________.
a)
salutary neglect
b)
tax revenue
c)
sovereignty
d)
embargo
2.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
3.
What was the religious movement that helped unite the American colonies?
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Red Scare
d)
French & Indian War
4.
His beliefs about natural rights helped influence the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Locke
b)
King John
c)
Jawill Paige
d)
Abe Lincoln
5.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
6.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
7.
What law decreed that the colonist could not settle to the west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Intolerable Act
8.
Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet sold 500,000 copies and helped sway colonists towards independence
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
2 Treatise of Government
d)
Common Sense
9.
This secret society formed by Boston patriots stirred a protest movement to upset British policies.
a)
Sons of Anarchy
b)
The Secret Loyalists
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
The Continentals
10.
The Proclamation in 1763 made colonists angry because
a)
It blocked them from moving east
b)
It blocked them from moving west
c)
It blocked them from free trade
d)
It blocked them from setting their own taxes
11.
The man responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence was,
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
12.
This was a colonist who resisted British rule.
a)
redcoat
b)
loyalist
c)
Pippin
d)
patriot
13.
This person was a colonist who supported the King.
a)
Patriot
b)
Khan
c)
Loyalist
d)
Minuteman
14.
These were colonists who could prepare to fight in a very short period of time.
a)
Redcoats
b)
Lobster backs
c)
Minutemen
d)
Loyalists
15.
This event happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who fired into the crowd.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Intolerable Acts
16.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
17.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
18.
Which of the following was a result of the battle of Trenton?
a)
The British Army surrendered to Benedict Arnold
b)
George Washington surprised and defeated a group of Hessian soldiers
c)
The war ended
d)
The French decided to send aid to the Americans
19.
The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Parliament
c)
Continental Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
20.
The French nobleman who accompanied Washington for most of the war and lobbied for the French King to help the Americans
a)
Montcalm
b)
Lafayette
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Howe
21.
This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Phillis Wheatley
22.
This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Adams
23.
The location of what event is shown on this map?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
24.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Battle of Saratoga
25.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
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