WorksheetsUS2 - Revolutionary America Period
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
2.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
3.
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
4.
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
5.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
6.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
7.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
8.
The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?
a)
Colonial militias
b)
Marines
c)
Continental Army
d)
Navy
9.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
10.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
11.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
12.
Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
13.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
`damage
14.
What group was created as a response to the Stamp Act?
a)
Sons of liberty
b)
The patriots
c)
The red coats
d)
The loyalists
15.
"It is essential to the freedom & security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives."
- The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the...
- The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the...
a)
Political debates that took place at the Albany Convention.
b)
Interference of Great Britain in the slave trade.
c)
Economic consequences of the Great Awakening.
d)
Economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War.
16.
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.
17.
"Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of _____ renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world."
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt?
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt?
a)
Trenton
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Concord
18.
"America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain - Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran troops to support them."
- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, Dec. 19, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, Dec. 19, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
a)
The American Victory at the Battle of Yorktown
b)
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats
c)
The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga
19.
Unalienable Rights
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -
a)
established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.
b)
defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
c)
established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
d)
defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.
20.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?
a)
"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people"
b)
"For imposing Taxes without our Consent"
c)
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
d)
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."
21.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..."
Declaration of Independence, 1776
This excerpt refers to the rights that people -
Declaration of Independence, 1776
This excerpt refers to the rights that people -
a)
earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government.
b)
receive by becoming citizens of a country.
c)
have as a result of being human.
d)
are granted after enlistment in the military.
22.
In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?
a)
Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British Invasion
b)
Preparing the strategy for the American Victory at Yorktown
c)
Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental Army
d)
Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy
23.
"That all men are... equally free & independent, & have certain... rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or remove their future generations; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety." - Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider -
In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider -
a)
granted to citizens by their government
b)
natural and possessed at birth
c)
protected under religious doctrine
d)
defined by the courts
24.
The American colonists used the slogan, "No taxation without representation," to express their belief in the need for -
a)
economic interdependence
b)
the consent of the governed
c)
mercantilism
d)
Parliamentary supremacy
25.
"I challange the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat, not a single advantage is derived..."
- Thomas Paine, 1776
In this statement, Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
- Thomas Paine, 1776
In this statement, Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
a)
negotiate an end to the conflict with England
b)
Form an alliance with England
c)
Declare Independence from England
d)
Boycott goods from England.
26.
Which document included the idea first suggested by John Locke that people have a right to overthrow a government that oppresses them?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Proclamation of 1763
27.
The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by...
a)
John Locke's Social Contract Theory
b)
Cotton Mather's sermons of religion
c)
King George's belief in divine right
d)
William Penn's views on religious toleration
28.
Which statement is most consistent with the views of Samuel Adams?
a)
Taxation without representation is tyranny
b)
Colonists should be grateful to be part of the British Empire
c)
Citizens, under British rule, should support King George III
d)
The English King deserves respect and loyalty from his subject.
29.
What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
De la Salle
d)
James Armistead
30.
"Common Sense" was written so that the common man, or the American Colonists, would support the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
George Washington
31.
Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Colonists throwing British Tea into Boston Harbor
b)
Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France
c)
Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors
d)
firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Mass.
32.
Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Long Island
33.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
34.
Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians?
a)
Trenton
b)
Savannah
c)
Princeton
d)
Boston
35.
What event did Paul Revere memorialize in a wood carving?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
36.
Who defended the Boston soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
James Otis
d)
John Adams
37.
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
38.
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
39.
Which American general was dissatisfied with his lack of credit and became an infamous traitor?
a)
Howe
b)
Gates
c)
Greene
d)
Arnold
40.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
41.
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
42.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
43.
What is the correct order of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Wrongs, Preamble, Natural Rights, Declaration
b)
Preamble, Declaration, Natural Rights, Wrongs
c)
Declaration, Wrongs, Natural Rights, Preamble
d)
Preamble, Natural Rights, Wrongs, Declaration
44.
Why did the British choose to move their army to the South?
a)
warmer climate
b)
followed the Continental Army
c)
larger population of Patriots
d)
larger population of Loyalists
45.
Organized a militia group of sharp shooters
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Daniel Morgan
c)
Henry Knox
d)
Lafayette
46.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
47.
What battle tactic involves the blockading and surrounding of an enemy?
a)
guerilla warfare
b)
siege
c)
jousting
d)
surrender
48.
Who led the first victorious assault on a British ship during the American Revolution?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
George Washington
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
The Swamp Fox
49.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
50.
The image above depicts the horrible night known to the people of New England as the?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Bloody Massacre
d)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
51.
All the events above are important events of what era?
a)
Revolutionary Era
b)
Exploration Era
c)
Colonization Era
d)
Civil War Era
52.
The actions in the table above were contributions to the Revolutionary War made by?
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Free African-Americans
d)
Slaves
53.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution?
a)
Limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Forced colonists to accept British troops into their homes.
c)
It imposed a series of new taxes on colonial merchants.
d)
They saw it as an unjustified intrusion into their affairs..
54.
The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, who ordered Jefferson to write it?
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
55.
Which of the following was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
It recognized the U.S. would be independent from Britain.
b)
Canada and the Ohio River Valley were returned to France.
c)
America would acknowledged the King’s authority over them.
d)
The U.S. agreed to grant citizenship to Native Americans.
56.
Which heading best completes the outline?
a)
Grievances in Declaration Independence.
b)
Causes of the French and Indian War
c)
Causes of the American Revolution
d)
Colonial Disputes against the British Parliament
57.
According to the Declaration of Independence, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are?
a)
Subject to the King’s will.
b)
Privileges enjoyed by the nobility.
c)
Unalienable Rights that belong to every citizen.
d)
Rights of freeborn Englishmen guaranteed by Magna Carta.
58.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of “mercantilism” system?
a)
Colonist could only trade with Britain.
b)
Colonist sent Raw Materials to Britain.
c)
Colonist sent Gold & Silver to Britain.
d)
Britain sent back cheap finished goods to the Colonies.
59.
Which set of events from the American Revolutionary War is listed in chronological order?
a)
(A)
b)
(B)
c)
(C)
d)
(D)
60.
Why did the Continental Congress write these articles while they were at war with Britain?
a)
They want to established a government separate from Britain.
b)
They wanted to prevent any state from joining the Britain.
c)
They wanted a new government just in case they lost the war.
d)
They thought Congress provided an adequate government.
61.
Using the descriptions of me above, who am I?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Armistead
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
62.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Paul Revere
63.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Paul Revere
64.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Paul Revere
65.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
James Armistead
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
Paul Revere
66.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
Haym Saloman
b)
Marquis de Lafayetten
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
John Paul Jones
67.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Esther de Berdt Reed
c)
Debra Samson
d)
Catherine Littlefield Green
68.
Using the description of me above, who am I?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Esther de Berdt Reed
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Catherine Littlefield Green
69.
Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Philadelphia
70.
Why did the British want to control Boston?
a)
They wanted to control the harbor, to receive supplies from ships.
b)
They were Red Sox fans.
c)
They found the colonies' supply of weapons there.
71.
William Prescott had the American army build a fort where outside of Boston before the British could?
a)
Breed's Hill
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Dorchester Heights
72.
Henry Knox led an expedition to get military supplies from what fort taken over by Ethan Allen to Boston?
a)
Fort LeBoeuf
b)
Fort Ticonderoga
c)
Fort Apache
73.
Which statement best describes the results of the Battles of Saratoga?
a)
The British army surrendered, causing a turning point in the war in favor of the Americans
b)
The Americans took over the fort, only to lose it later to the British
c)
The British army retreated to fight another day
d)
The Americans suffered a massive defeat nearly costing them the war
74.
What American general had a falling out with his commander Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
John Stark
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Enoch Poor
d)
John Burgoyne
75.
What country decided to provide military support to the Americans after they won the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Canada
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
76.
what was the nickname for General John Burgoyne?
a)
Big John
b)
Johnny Appleseed
c)
Ironman
d)
Gentleman Johnny
77.
How did the Continental Army fare in the early battles of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Poorly
b)
Well
c)
50/50
78.
The last battle of the American Revolution. The Patriots won. Unofficially ended the American Revolution.
a)
Battle at Saratoga
b)
Battle at Trenton
c)
Battle at Concord
d)
Battle at Yorktown
79.
William Prescott (a patriot) led his men to create a fort out of dirt on Breed's Hill. In the morning, the patriots were fired on by the British warships and soldiers advanced, retreated, advanced again, retreated again, and on the third advance, the British captured the hill.
a)
Battle at Bunker Hill
b)
Battle at Ticonderoga
c)
Battle at Trenton
d)
Battle at Saratoga
80.
The battle where the British arrived to capture weapons and found none because the women had hid them in fields and barns. The militia men from nearby towns came to Concord. After a brief battle that the Patriots won, the British were forced to make a 20 mile retreat to Boston.
a)
Battle at Ticonderoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle at Concord
d)
Battle at Saratoga
81.
The location of the first shot of the American Revolution. This was known as "the shot that was heard around the world."
a)
Battle of Lexington
b)
Battle of Ticonderoga
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Battle of Trenton
82.
What French Military Officer helped to strengthen an alliance between France and America?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Pepe Lepew
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Jean Girard
83.
The Americans lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because?
a)
They ran out of ammunition.
b)
Their soldiers did not have proper uniforms.
c)
Their soldiers did not have enough food.
84.
Who led the negotiations with France in seeking help for the Revolutionary War?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Ann Neilson
c)
George Washington
85.
At what battle did British ships run aground, and did their cannon balls become stuck in the Palmetto logs of a fort on Sullivan's Island in South Carolina?
a)
Battle of Charleston
b)
Battle of Cowpens
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Savannah
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