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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...
a)
Boycott British taxes
b)
Shoot British troops
c)
Remain loyal to King George III
d)
Declare independence from Britain
2.
This man proclaimed "Give me liberty or give me death!!"
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Adams
3.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
b)
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
c)
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
d)
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
4.
What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
John Adams
d)
James Armistead
5.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter camp in 1776?
a)
Princeton
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Valley Forge
6.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Trenton and Princeton
7.
What was the importance of the American victory at Saratoga?
a)
They won support of the French and prevented the British from dividing the colonies in two
b)
They were able to retake New York City and capture a large British Army
c)
John Paul Jones was able to escape from the British royal navy
d)
The British were so weakened by the loss that they began withdrawing from the war
8.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Sensation
d)
Representation
9.
Which describes one of Thomas Jefferson's contributions to the success of the American Revolution?
a)
He helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain
b)
He commanded troops at the Battle of Yorktown
c)
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
d)
He spent the winter with George Washington
10.
Which of these are the best definition of an "unalienable right"?
a)
any power that gives happiness to those who possess it
b)
a valuable privilege that is enjoyed by a particular social group
c)
any activity that encourages private citizens to participate in government
d)
an individual freedom that government should be unable to take away
11.
Which of the following describes Marquis de Lafayette?
a)
He took part in the British force that captured the French city of Quebec
b)
He led a boycott against British tea
c)
He became the first double spy in the American Revolution
d)
He trained and commanded American soldiers of the Continental Army
12.
What role did George Washington play during the American Revolution ?
a)
Helped organize the Boston Tea Party
b)
Diplomat to France
c)
The commander of the Continental Army
d)
Leader of the British Army
13.
Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for colonial settlements ?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River valley
c)
Great Plains
d)
Appalachian Moutains
14.
Historians generally view believe the Mercantilist system as one of the causes of the American Revolution becuase it demonstrated that ... .
a)
The mother country and the colonists had different views of colonial trade
b)
The colonies would never be profitable to the Mother country
c)
British earliest Navigation acts were impossible to enforce.
d)
The colonies could not be successfully defended from the French
15.
Colonists protesting the Tea act with the Boston Tea Party would be a example of...
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Choas
c)
Representative Government
d)
Civil Disobedience
16.
Which of the following was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Canada and the Ohio River Valley were returned to France
b)
Britain recognized American ownership of all territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi river
c)
The Americans agreed to grant citizenship rights to Native Americans.
d)
The Americans agreed to grant rights to all French and British immagrants
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