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DZ 5th American Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
2.
A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called
a)
Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists
3.

Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain

a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
4.
Colonists who supported the British king were called 
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
5.
"Short heard around the world" took place where?
a)
Virginia 
b)
Lexingtown and Concord 
c)
France
d)
Yorktown
6.
The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom? 
a)
taxes
b)
tariff
c)
liberty
d)
patriot
7.
The Proclamation of 1763 stated the colonist could not move _________ of the Appalachian mountains.
a)
East
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
8.
What could be the title for the list below?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party 
Intolerable Acts
a)
Common Sense
b)
Time will tell
c)
 The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Road to the Revolution
9.
What Act is listed:
Quartering British Soldiers
Banning town meetings
Boston harbor closed
a)
the Tea Act.
b)
the Stamp Act.
c)
the Intolerable Acts.
d)
Treaty of Paris.
10.
Which battles initiated the American Revolution?
a)
Saratoga and Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Yorktown and Valley Forge
d)
Valley Forge and Saratoga
11.
Principle author of the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
 George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson 
c)
Lord General Cornwallis
d)
John Adams
12.
to stop buying or using goods or services in protest
a)
repeal 
b)
boycott
c)
propaganda 
d)
quartering 
13.
Why did the colonist want to break away from Britain?
a)
The colonist had no representation in parliament 
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
To become a native american 
d)
They wanted a vacation
14.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
a)
The agreement that stated King George was an unfit king.
b)

the agreement signed by Great Britain and America that ended the war.

c)
The agreement that America would leave Britain alone. 
15.

How did the colonists react to the King's Tea Act?

a)

They started the Boston Tea Party

b)

They signed a petition that supported the new tax

16.

What landform could the colonists not settle West of due to the Proclamation Line of 1763?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

17.

What did Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

compliments to the King

b)

a list of complaints he accused the King of

18.

What country did the colonists want to be free from when they composed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

19.

The colonists wanted to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling.

a)

The colonists wanted to encourage other nations to attack the King.

b)

The colonists wanted to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling.

20.

How were the 13 colonies affected by the Revolutionary War?

a)

they gained independence from Spain

b)

they gained independence from England

21.

The Treaty of Paris was a peace agreement between which two countries?

a)

United States and France

b)

United States and England

c)

France and Italy

22.

What law is illustrated in this picture?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

23.

The Declaration of Independence starts with a preamble. A preamble is-

a)

an introduction to a document

b)

the last paragraph of a document

c)

an explanation of a document

24.

The rights listed here are —

a)

Inalienable

b)

Equal

c)

Undefinable

25.

A volunteer army made up of people who are not professional soldiers is known as a

a)

Generals

b)

Militia

c)

Minutemen

26.

Which of the following was the final major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington-Concord