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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend 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.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
7.
This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Adams
8.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
9.
Of the following events, which happened first?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
10.
Of the following events, which happened last?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Stamp Act
11.
Of the following people, who did not help write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
12.
Which one of these is not an advantage that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain.
a)
defense of their own land, principles and beliefs
b)
support from France
c)
superior numbers of soldiers and greater experience
d)
strong leadership from men like George Washington
13.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
14.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
15.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an industrial 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
16.
Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?
a)
"Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own members..."
b)
"The house of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the people of the several States..."
c)
The senate shall chuse their officers, and also a President pro tempore..."
d)
"The tTimes, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof..."
17.
Which event cost England a lot of money and caused the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for its cost?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
The Civil War
18.
A secret organization made up of merchants and journalists formed to protest unfair taxes was called the ____________.
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Sons of Liberty
19.
The Sons of Liberty never used violence to protest unfair taxes.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
A year after the First Continental Congress, representatives met in Philadelphia again. What did they discuss?
a)
becoming an independent nation
b)
breaking away from England
c)
writing a document that declared the colonies Independent
d)
All of the answers
21.
It took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
22.
The Declaration of Independence was a way for the colonists to respond to the tyranny and abuse of power by King George III.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
On what day was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
January 1, 1776
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
June 4, 1776
d)
None of the answers
24.
Who was a lawyer in Massachusetts who served on the Declaration of Independence Committee? He later became the second president of the United States.
a)
John Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Benedict Arnold
25.
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army? He led 2400 men across the Delaware River.
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Lord Cornwallis
d)
George Jones
26.
Who was the colonial leader who was also an inventor and scientist? He also helped create the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
Thomas Paine
27.
What caused the first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
British were looking to seize a storehouse of weapons that belonged to the colonists, but met the Minutemen instead.
b)
The British fired on the Sons of Liberty as they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
c)
The colonists shot British soldiers bringing tea into the Boston Harbor.
d)
None of the Answers
28.
This was fought because British settlers were moving into Native American and French territory.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
Pippin's War
29.
This person was a colonist who supported the King.
a)
Patriot
b)
Khan
c)
Loyalist
d)
Minuteman
30.
This was a colonist who resisted British rule.
a)
redcoat
b)
loyalist
c)
Pippin
d)
patriot
31.
This was sent to Britain to try to heal the dispute with the colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Fancy Feast
d)
Boston Tea Party
32.
The British Navy used this to keep goods from reaching the Patriots by sea.
a)
Blockade
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tuna Water
d)
Minutement
33.
He urged the Continental Congress to vote for independence.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
John Adams
d)
King George
34.
What roles did women have during the war?
a)
They ran farms.
b)
They ran businesses.
c)
They followed their soldiers and helped in the camps.
d)
All of the above
35.
Declaration of Independence
a)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
b)
Thomas Paine said kings were nonsense
c)
Stated that the American colonies were no longer part of Britain
d)
The agreement ending the Revolution
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