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WorksheetsRevolution, Declaration, Mini-Review Game
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?
a)
Whigs
b)
Loyalists
c)
Royalists
d)
Democrats
2.
What was the name of the battle in which the Patriots finally defeated the British once and for all?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of New Jersey
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Valley Vorge
3.
What was the name for the colonial military force created to fight the British?
a)
mercenaries
b)
Redcoats
c)
Hessians
d)
Continental Army
4.
Who was the French nobleman who helped the Patriots fight the British?
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Baron von Steuben
d)
Lord Dunmore
5.
What action would a Loyalist have been least likely to take during the Revolution
a)
flee the colonies for England
b)
support the Olive Branch Petition
c)
oppose the Declaration of Independence
d)
join the Continental Army
6.
Which of the following events took place last?
a)
The Declaration of Independence was issued.
b)
The 2nd Continental Congress met.
c)
The battles of Lexington and Concord occurred.
d)
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place.
7.
Why was the Patriots' victory at the Battle of Saratoga so important to the American cause?
a)
It allowed the Declaration of Independence to be issued.
b)
It forced the British army to retreat from Boston.
c)
It convinced France to aid the colonies in their fight.
d)
It caused the British government to give up the war.
8.
The most brutal and destructive fighting of the war probably occurred...
a)
in the southern colonies.
b)
in Valley Forge.
c)
in New England.
d)
at Lexington and Concord.
9.
The Declaration of Independence's claim that people have a right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" shows the influence of what earlier Enlightenment thinker?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
10.
What actions did the First Continental Congress take?
a)
halted trade with England, drafted Declaration of Rights, prepared militias.
b)
halted trade with England, drafted Olive Branch Petition.
c)
continued trade with England, prepared militias, drafted Declaration of Rights.
d)
continued trade with England, drafted Olive Branch Petition, prepared militias.
11.
What actions did the Second Continental Congress take?
a)
created Continental Army, chose G. Washington to command, halted trade.
b)
Sent Olive Branch Petition, alerted militias.
c)
Elected G. Washington as President and commander of America.
d)
created Continental Army, chose G. Washington to command, sent Olive Branch Petition
12.
Why is July 4, 1776 a significant date?
a)
It's the date that America became independent.
b)
It's the date that the American Revolution started
c)
It's the date on which the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence
d)
It's the date on which the Declaration of Independence was written.
13.
In a democracy, the power to rule comes from
a)
God
b)
the King
c)
the People
d)
the Congress
14.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It was issued by King George III
b)
It deals with territory gained after the French and Indian War.
c)
It restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
d)
It allowed for westward expansion.
15.
What is treason?
a)
The crime of betraying one's country, such as overthrowing the government.
b)
The act of peaceful protest.
c)
The act of showing loyalty to one's country.
d)
Spying on the enemy of one's country.
16.
What were three important rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Life
b)
Liberty
c)
Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Pursuit of Speed
17.
Colonists who chose to fight for independence against Great Britain were known as...
a)
Loyalists
b)
Whigs
c)
Torries
d)
Patriots
18.
"Cruel and oppressive government or government rule" is the definition of...
a)
Democracy
b)
Capitalism
c)
Tyranny
d)
Friendship
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