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WorksheetsPre-AP: Chapter 4 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following placed taxes on paint, lead, tea, and paper?
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Townshend Acts
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Quartering Act
2.
All of the following are true of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT:
a)
it resulted in the deaths of five colonists
b)
colonists used the event to increase anti-British sentiment
c)
the colonists retaliated against British troops the next week in Lexington
d)
the event exposed serious tensions between colonists and British troops.
3.
The Battle of Trenton was a significant victory for the American colonists because
a)
it led the British to surrender
b)
it was the first battle of the war
c)
it exposed the poor leadership of many American generals
d)
it renewed faith in the cause of independence.
4.
Secret groups that led radical protests such as tarring and feathering tax collectors were known as
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Continental Congress
5.
Which of the following battles was a significant moral victory for the American colonists?
a)
Battle of Cowpens
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Monmouth
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
6.
All of the following are true of women during the American Revolution EXCEPT:
a)
some states gave women more rights at the end of the war
b)
women traveled with the army serving as nurses and cooks
c)
women took over farms and businesses during the war
d)
women were allowed to enlist in the army
7.
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances and the Olive Branch Petition did all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
call the English king a tyrant
b)
express loyalty to the English government
c)
attempt to reconcile with Britain
d)
list reasons why the colonies were protesting and defying laws
8.
Which law closed Boston Harbor as punishment for defiance of the law?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Coercive Acts
d)
Quartering Act
9.
Parliament asserted their power to make laws for the colonies in the
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Declaratory Act
10.
There was more religious freedom after the American Revolution because many states
a)
dropped religious requirements for holding office
b)
dropped church membership requirements for voting
c)
the war made people less religious
d)
states began abolishing official tax supported churches
11.
In the Treaty of Paris 1783, the new United States received
a)
land to the Mississippi River
b)
Canada
c)
Spanish Florida
d)
Louisiana
12.
American Patriots were also known as ___________
a)
Progressives
b)
Whigs
c)
Loyalists
d)
Tories
13.
When the colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation" they were objecting to Parliament's power to
a)
make any kind of laws at all
b)
place revenue raising taxes on the colonies
c)
enforce the Navigation Acts
d)
regulate trade within the British empire
14.
A "low point" for the Continental Army in which thousands of soldiers died of starvation or froze to death was
a)
Trenton
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Cowpens
15.
The purpose of the Stamp Act was to
a)
raise money to pay debt and fund troops
b)
reduce the number of printed documents in the colonies
c)
provide more income for tax collectors
d)
pay for the lavish lifestyle of the British Royal Family
16.
The final battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
17.
Colonists protested the Stamp Act in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
attacking soldiers sent to keep peace in the colonies
b)
boycotting British goods
c)
convening the Stamp Act Congress
d)
wearing homemade clothing and drinking homemade tea
18.
All of the following are true of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" EXCEPT:
a)
It convinced many colonists to support independence
b)
it claimed Congress was cowardly not to declare independence
c)
it called the king a tyrant
d)
it claimed Britain only cared about their own interests, not the colonists
19.
Which law was meant to save the British East India Company from bankruptcy?
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Quartering Act
c)
The Townshend Acts
d)
The Tea Act
20.
Which battle was a turning point in the war resulting in France become an American ally?
a)
Bunker HIll
b)
Trenton
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
21.
All of the following were advantages of the American colonists during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:
a)
strong military leadership
b)
the use of guerilla tactics
c)
familiarity with territory
d)
abundance of supplies
22.
Colonists opposed the Stamp Act because
a)
they did not think it would cover the debt fast enough
b)
it was very expensive
c)
it hit lower classes harder than upper classes
d)
Parliament passed the tax instead of colonial legislatures
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