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WorksheetsRevolutionary Era
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
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Class
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1.
Colonists rebelled against the British taxes because...
a)
they had no money to pay them
b)
they were not represented in the British Parliament
c)
the penalties for not paying them were severe
d)
tax collectors were corrupt
2.
The Declaration of Independence was written in...
a)
1803
b)
1790
c)
1787
d)
1776
3.
How did the boundary created by the Proclamation of 1763 affect the colonists?
a)
It prevented Native Americans from moving into the colonies
b)
it prohibited the colonists from moving west
c)
it allowed colonists to purchase land from Native Americans
d)
It kept the French from moving back into the colonies
4.
Colonists grew resentful of British mercantilism because it prevented them from...
a)
making their own goods and selling them to other countries
b)
buying goods from British merchants
c)
importing raw materials from Britain
d)
importing and taxing goods from other countries
5.
What roles did Samuel Adams and Mercy Otis Warren play in the American Revolution?
a)
They participated in the Boston Tea Party
b)
They served as soldiers in the first battle of the Revolution
c)
They organized militias to resist the British
d)
They led protests and boycotts to oppose the Stamp and Townshend Acts
6.
The commander chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army was
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Thomas Paine
7.
If particular care and attention not paid to the ladies we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
Based on the excerpt, which statement best explains what influenced Abigail Adams to write this letter to her husband?
Based on the excerpt, which statement best explains what influenced Abigail Adams to write this letter to her husband?
a)
Because women were supporting me in the Revolution, Adams believed women should have equal rights.
b)
English women had more rights than American women.
c)
As a leader of the Daughters of Liberty, Adams believed that women should be granted equal rights.
d)
The ideas that inspired the American Revolution caused others to question their own liberties and freedoms.
8.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from
a)
the consent of the governed
b)
elected representatives
c)
the military
d)
the U.S.Constitution
9.
The Treaty of Paris of 1783....
a)
was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain to end the Revolutionary War
b)
forced France to give its lands in North America to Great Britain
c)
allowed Native Americans to take back their lands west of the Mississippi River
d)
was an agreement between France and the United States to join forces in a war against Great Britain.
10.
The transatlantic triangular trade-route supported the economies of...
a)
Great Britain, the colonies, and West Africa
b)
the colonies, South America, and Canada
c)
Great Britain, West Africa, and Mexico
d)
West Africa, South America, and Great Britain
11.
The protection of people's rights and representative legislatures are two concepts in U.S. government that were borrowed from
a)
the Articles of Confederation and the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
the First and Fifth Amendment
c)
the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
d)
the French Constitution and the Mayflower Compact
12.
The Mayflower Compact
a)
was a plan for self-government
b)
included a bill of rights
c)
included a plan for a two-part legislature
d)
was a contract between the colonists and Britain
13.
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, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
These principles are outlined in which American document?
These principles are outlined in which American document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Preamble of the US Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
14.
What principle in the Declaration of Independence was addressed in the Bill of Rights?
a)
Personal liberties must be protected from abuse by the government
b)
the power of the state governments should be limited
c)
the needs of the government outweigh personal liberties
d)
All citizens should have the right to vote
15.
Unalienable rights
a)
guarantee powers to the state governments
b)
can be exercised only by the Supreme Court
c)
Can be taken away only by the national government
d)
belong to every human being regardless of gender, age, or nationality
16.
Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence best describes unalienable rights?
a)
"...just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."
b)
"...all Men are created equal...."
c)
"...Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
d)
"...they are endowed by their creator..."
17.
Which of the following is based on the principle of unalienable rights?
a)
freedom of religion
b)
the right to run for political office
c)
states' rights
d)
reserved powers
18.
The idea of natural or unalienable rights, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, was borrowed from...
a)
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
b)
James Madison and George Washington
c)
William Blackstone and John Locke
d)
King George III and Benjamin Franklin
19.
The Boston Tea Party is considered an act of civil disobedience...
a)
the colonists took action to protest what they saw as an unfair law.
b)
the British imposed a tax that they considered to be fair.
c)
the colonists wanted to take control of the British East India Company
d)
King George III ruled that the colonists were English citizens
20.
Which agreement allowed both Catholics and Protestants to worship freely in colonial Maryland.
a)
the Mayflower Compact
b)
the English Bill of Rights
c)
the First Amendment
d)
the Act of Toleration
21.
No parts of {England's Colonies} can be taxed without their consent...every part has a right to be represented. - from The Rights of the British Colonists, 1763
This statement expresses how the colonists felt about.
This statement expresses how the colonists felt about.
a)
taxes imposed by the American Government
b)
the War of 1812
c)
taxation without representation
d)
mercantilism
22.
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the lain, the weeping voice of nature cries "TIS TIME TO PART." - from Common Sense, 1776
Who wrote Common Sense urging colonists to fight for independence?
Who wrote Common Sense urging colonists to fight for independence?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Crispus Attucks
23.
Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that Americans at Lexington and Concord fired the "shot heard 'round the world." To which historic event was he referring?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the American Revolution
c)
the French and Indian War
d)
the War of 1812
24.
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," as stated in the Declaration of Independence, are considered..
a)
uniform rights
b)
civil rights
c)
sovereign rights
d)
unalienable rights
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