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American Revolution Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which British king ruled the colonies in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
a)
King James
b)
King George II
c)
King George III
d)
King Zan
2.
What was the name of the British legislature that ruled the colonies along with the king?
a)
parliament
b)
Congress
c)
the Senate
d)
House of Burgesses
3.
The name for colonists who supported/favored independence from Britain:
a)
democrat
b)
moderate
c)
Patriot
d)
Loyalist
4.

The name for colonists who supported/favored the British and did not want a war based upon poor British treatment of the colonies:

a)

democrat

b)

republican

c)

Patriot

d)

Loyalist

5.
What is smuggling?
a)
refusing to buy goods as a protest
b)
refusing to pay taxes on good purchased
c)
sneaking goods into a country to avoid paying taxes to the government
d)
stopping paying one's debts as a protest
6.
After gaining vast amounts of new land from winning the French & Indian War, the British declared ...
a)
the Proclamation Zone to allow colonists to move westward
b)
the Proclamation Reserve that forced Native Americans to move westward
c)
The Proclamation Line to keep colonists from moving west and getting into violent skirmishes with the Native Americans
d)
The Proclamation Tax that made colonists pay a fee to settle a/o move into the western territories
7.

The ___ Act was a tax (tariff) on foreign sugar, rum, and molasses sold in the colonies to help pay off war debt. It lowered taxes in an effort to try to reduce smuggling.

a)

Molasses Act

b)

Rum Act

c)

Cavity Act

d)

Sugar Act

8.
The ___ Act required colonists to pay for housing and supplies of British troops needed to police the colonies and Proclamation Line.
a)
Quartering
b)
Stamp
c)
Military
d)
Townshend
9.
Boycotting, smuggling, petitions, and tarring and feathering Loyalist colonists are all examples of how: 
a)
the British treated colonists who protested taxes
b)
Loyalists treated Patriots who protested taxes
c)
Native Americans protested treatment by the British
d)
Patriots protested unfair British taxes
10.
What did the Patriot motto 'No taxation without representation!' mean?
a)
We shouldn't have to pay taxes until the British let us elect members of Parliament to speak on our behalf.
b)
We won't pay taxes unless the British let us move west and settle new land.
c)
We don't want to pay taxes until we get our independence.
d)
We don't want to pay taxes at all.
11.
Tension with British troops led to the ___ when a group of soldiers fired into a mob of colonists.
a)
The Boston Riot
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Incident on King Street
12.
The Tea Act lowered the tax on tea as a way to 
a)
encourage colonists to buy British tea again.
b)
help colonists save money.
c)
reward colonists for paying their taxes.
d)
make up for the Boston Massacre and convince colonists to start having a better opinion of the Britsh.
13.
In what colony did the colonists protest British control and acts by destroying over a million dollars (in today's $) worth of goods in the harbor?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts
14.
Due to the Boston Tea Party, the British punished the colony of Massachusetts with the ___ Act/s, which closed Boston harbor and too control over the colony until the tea revenue was repaid.
a)
Coercive
b)
Inconceivable
c)
Navigation
d)
Penalty
15.

The ___ Congress was a group of delegates from the colonies who met to organize colonist resistance against the British.

a)

American

b)

Independence

c)

Continental

d)

Liberty

16.
Upset over the Coercive Acts, the first Continental Congress ordered that the colonies: 
a)
declare independence from Britain and start gathering weapons and ammunition
b)
move west across the Proclamation Line and form their own country apart from the British
c)
boycott British goods, alert and prepare militias, and send a petition to King George III
d)
kidnap Loyalist tax collectors for ransom, and attack Redcoat soldiers who were there to protect colonists and keep the peace
17.
What were groups of regular colonists who formed citizen armies to fight the British if they were attacked called?
a)
mercenaries
b)
guerilla fighters
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
militias
18.
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
a)
the Sons of Liberty
b)
the Loyalists
c)
the Redcoats
d)
Crispus Attucks & Paul Revere
19.
What word means to provide living space for soldiers and supply them with basic daily needs?
a)
hospitality
b)
quarter
c)
tariff
d)
coercive
20.

Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were all ___ who supported the rebel cause.

a)

Patriots

b)

moderates

c)

Loyalists

d)

Burgesses

21.
Which outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
the loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government
b)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war debt and cost of keeping colonists safe afterward
c)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared control over them afterward
22.
Why were many Native American tribes interested in joining the French during the French and Indian War to overthrow the British?
a)
The British were more aggressive in their land grabs from the Native Americans and killing them in obvious and sneaky ways. 
b)
The French treated Native Americans as equals and took none of their land.
c)
The Native Americans shared cultural and religious ties with the French.
d)
The French always kept their promises to the Native Americans and promised to return stolen land to them.
23.
Refusal to buy or sell certain goods or services is called:
a)
repeal
b)
tariff
c)
boycott
d)
protest
24.

British colonists threatening British soldiers helped ignite the ___

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

first shots fired at Lexington

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Boston Massacre

25.
Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom?
a)
Phyllis Wheatley
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Thomas Gage
26.
Parliament gave East India Tea Company a ___ on tea. 
a)
monopoly
b)
tariff
c)
repeal
d)
boycott
27.
Due to the widespread anger and upset of the colonists about the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts, parliament eventually ___ the laws.
a)
repealed
b)
legislated
c)
broke
d)
objected to
28.
Which of the following lists places the listed events in correct order?
a)
1 Boston Tea Party, 2 Townshend Acts, 3 Intolerable Acts, 4 Stamp Act
b)
1 Stamp Act, 2 Townshend Act, 3 Boston Tea Party, 4 Intolerable Acts
c)
1 Townshend Acts, 2 Intolerable Acts, 3 Stamp Act, 4 Boston Tea Party
d)
1 Stamp Act, 2 Boston Tea Party, 3 Townshend Acts, 4 Intolerable Acts
29.
What is the word for the theory that colonies exist for the economic (financial) benefit of their mother country?
a)
mercantilism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
racism
30.
What is propaganda?
a)
information that is biased or misleading in order to convince an audience of the creator's opinion
b)
a formal agreement between nations
c)
the unjust use of power
d)
taking a side in a disagreement
31.

Who lead men throwing 3 ships cargo of tea into the Boston harbor?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Paul Revere

32.
The Proclamation of 1763 stated there were to be no colonists settling west of the:
a)
Ohio River Valley
b)
Great Smoky Mountains
c)
St Lawrence River
d)
Appalachians
33.
Which was passed by the British to tax official documents and many items made of paper in the colonies?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Tariff Act
34.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
Give me liberty or give me death.
b)
Live free or die.
c)
All men are created equal.
d)
No taxation without representation.
35.
Which of these would NOT be taxed under the Stamp Act?
a)
newspapers
b)
playing cards
c)
tea
d)
officia documents
36.
What name is given to the war between the British and the French in the territories of North American (also known as the Seven Years War)?
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French and Indian War
37.
The French and Indian War was fought between:
a)
French against the Native Americans
b)
India against Britain
c)
French and Native Americans together against the British
d)
French and British together against the Native Americans
38.
Lexington and Concord were known as the first battles of the:
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
c)
French and Indian War
d)
Patriots
39.
The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston harbor until the Massachusetts colonists paid for all the tea they had destroyed. Parliament originally called them the:
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Punitive Acts
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Coercive Acts
40.
When the colonists said they were going to dissolve their political bands with Britain, they meant they were going to ___ these bands.
a)
end
b)
declare
c)
strengthen
d)
destroy in effigy
41.
What colony was the target of the Coercive Acts?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
42.

What document is a primary source concerning the American Revolution?

a)

a Social Studies textbook

b)

George Washington's journal about the Battle of Yorktown

c)

a video showing a re-enactment of a battle from the war with a historian talking about it

d)

a news story on CNN10

43.
The underground organization prominent in Boston that promoted American independence in sometimes aggressive and manipulative ways was:
a)
the Sons of Liberty
b)
the Committees of Correspondence
c)
the Continental Congress
d)
the minutemen
44.
Even though only five people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it called a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd to restore order
b)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
c)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
45.
Which skirmishes opened the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown
46.
The Proclamation of 1763 ___ colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains.
a)
violated
b)
prohibited
c)
seized
d)
disputed
47.
Colonists felt the Sugar Act and other new laws ___ their rights.
a)
prohibited
b)
violated
c)
disputed
d)
seized
48.
Patriots in colonial cities urged merchants to ___ British goods. This caused British businesses to lose money.
a)
boycott
b)
delegate
c)
tax
d)
protest
49.
Colonists dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. The Boston Tea Party is an example of ___ because colonists nonviolently protested the Tea Tax.
a)
militia
b)
debt
c)
civil disobedience
d)
independence
50.
After winning the French and Indian War the British had large ___ and felt colonists should pay part of the costs.
a)
disputes
b)
liberties
c)
tariffs
d)
debts
51.
The Sugar Act allowed officers to ___ goods from accused molasses smugglers without going to court.
a)
violate
b)
seize
c)
tax
d)
civil disobedience
52.
Colonial leaders decided to work together. ___ from nine colonies met in New York at the Stamp Act Congress and sent a statement to the king.
a)
Militia
b)
Delegates
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Loyalists
53.
Colonists feared that the large number of British troops sent to enforce the Proclamation of 1763 would interfere with their ___, or ability to live their lives the way they believed was their right.
a)
liberties
b)
disputes
c)
boycotts
d)
justice
54.
The ___ between the British and the colonies began after the French and Indian War as the British began taxing colonists and making laws about their rights without their input.
a)
debt
b)
dispute
c)
liberty
d)
blockade
55.
Paul Revere's engraving (carving and printing to distribute) showing an image of the Boston Massacre is a good example of what type of protest?
a)
petition
b)
propaganda
c)
civil disobedience
d)
boycotts
56.
An "act" means which in terms of politics and legislation?
a)
law
b)
tariff
c)
repeal
d)
pronouncement
57.
What type of reasons involve a conflict with money and taxes?
a)
political
b)
cultural
c)
economic
d)
religious
58.
Taunts and snowballs caused this situation to get out of hand. Five colonists died. Patriots used the event to exaggerate what happened to rile up other colonists against the British government.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
French and Indian War
d)
first shots fired at Lexington
59.
This act required colonists to pay a direct tax on most printed materials and official documents. An official seal had to be placed on these items to prove that tax had been paid.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Navigation Act
d)
Paper Act
60.

These acts levied an indirect tax (included in the price) on glass, lead, paper, tea and other essential items that were imported because they weren't produced in the colonies.

a)

Townshend

b)

Intolerable

c)

Navigation

d)

Sugar

61.
What economic system limited colonial trade to only the British so that the colonies' spending would benefit Great Britain most?
a)
socialism
b)
capitalism
c)
colonialism
d)
mercantilism
62.
Which action taken by the colonists was considered civil disobedience?
a)
boycotting British-made goods
b)
dumping chests of tea into the Boston harbor
c)
closing the harbor, setting a curfew for all colonists enforced by increased soldiers sent to patrol Boston
d)
passing and repealing the Sugar Act
63.

Why did the colonists feel paying the taxes to the British was unfair?

a)

They were not being represented in the parliament. No voice, no vote.

b)

They felt the Proclamation Line of 1763 was unfair.

c)

They had wanted to be independent from Britain since before the French and Indian War.

d)

The British had never protected them or fought for them.

64.
Which act/s punished the colonists of Boston for the Tea Party?
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Coercive Acts
c)
The Proclamation of 1763
d)
The Quartering Act
65.

What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 do?

a)

placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, tea and other imported essentials for daily life

b)

redistributed land to peasant farmers; increased patrols and punishments for smugglers

c)

placed city taxes on towns; removed the right to a trial by jury

d)

allowed British troops to fire at will when necessary on colonists without punishment

66.

The colonists expressed their desire for peace to King George in the:

a)

Committees of Correspondence

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

boycotts against Britain

67.

Which did the second Continental Congress NOT do?

a)

Established a Continental Army to fight for all the colonies

b)

Wrote the pamphlet called 'Common Sense'

c)

Established a post office

d)

Assured King George that the colonies wanted peace

68.

What was the first DECISIVE battle of the Revolution?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Long Island

d)

Valley Forge

69.

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Recognized the US as an independent nation.

b)

To ask King George for peace.

c)

Ended the battle of Yorktown.

d)

To convince the French to agree to fight as allies to the Americans.

70.

Which battle convinced the British that the war was too costly to continue?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Long Island

d)

Yorktown

71.

Where did the Continental Army spend the winter in deplorable conditions before the spring when the French joined forces with them?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York

c)

Valley Forge

d)

The Ohio River Valley

72.

The Hessians, paid soldiers from Germany who fought for the British side were:

a)

minutemen

b)

mercenaries

c)

a blockade

d)

deserters

73.

A ___ is a body of water that connects an important city on land to a waterway used for trade.

a)

waterway

b)

seaboard

c)

port

d)

route

74.

Grievances are ...

a)

the complaints the colonists had about their treatment by Britain.

b)

solved problems.

c)

reasons to be said about losses in the war.

d)

acts of civil disobedience by objectors.

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