WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main reason people from England chose to move to the Colonies
a)
They wanted to move for fun
b)
They wanted religious freedom
c)
There was more tea in the Colonies
d)
They wanted the higher paying jobs that were there
2.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
3.
The leader of England was
a)
George III
b)
John Hancock
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
4.
The American colonists felt that the English government made them...
a)
work too hard
b)
follow unfair laws
c)
buy too much teach
d)
buy too many clothes
5.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
6.
What law placed high taxes on tea, cloth, and British goods?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Navigations Acts
d)
Stamp Act
7.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
8.
The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A group of colonists dressed as Indians and dumped British tea into the ocean. The became known as the Boston Tea party.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Colonists were angry about the tax on tea and when they had to buy it from a certain company they became angrier. The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded 3 ships and dumped 342 crates of tea into the harbor.
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
The Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Boston Tea Party
12.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson stating our wish for independence from England.
a)
Declaration of Freedom
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Right for Independence
13.
Why were American Soldiers called minutemen?
a)
They could be ready in a minute's notice.
b)
The battles they fought in lasted a minute.
c)
There is no reason.
d)
They would die in a minute.
14.
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
15.
An act passed by Parliament taxing all printed materials in the colonies.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Tea Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
16.
This is where the first battles of the Revolutionary War took place.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston
c)
England
d)
Bunker Hill
17.
Incident where British soldiers and colonists were shot.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
This didn't happen
18.
BONUS!!!
What is it called when a British soldier could stay in your home and you must do everything for them and you couldn't make them leave?
What is it called when a British soldier could stay in your home and you must do everything for them and you couldn't make them leave?
a)
Quartering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
19.
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
20.
What country agreed to help the Americans after Saratoga?
a)
Britain
b)
Canada
c)
Spain
d)
France
21.
Place these events in the correct order:
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington and Concord
C. Battle of Saratoga
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington and Concord
C. Battle of Saratoga
a)
C, B, A
b)
B, C, A
c)
B, A, C
d)
A, B, C
22.
Who was the king of Great Britain?
a)
King John III
b)
King George III
c)
King Joseph III
d)
King Zach IV
23.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
24.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
25.
What document officially ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Declaration of Independence
26.
The American Revolution was a conflict between the colonists and _____________.
a)
the French
b)
the Spainish
c)
the British
27.
What was the main reason Britain began taxing the colonists?
a)
to pay for the debt from the French and Indian War
b)
to build new roads through the Ohio River Valley
c)
to support the development of new towns in Vermont
28.
What group was formed that protested British laws and policies?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
English Parliament
29.
What is happening in this painting by Paul Revere?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Battle at Saratoga
c)
Boston Massacre
30.
What were the TWO sides the colonists had to choose?
a)
Loyalists and Patriots
b)
Patriots and Soldiers
c)
British and Neutralists
31.
Being under complete control of a cruel leader.
a)
Tyranny
b)
Dictator
c)
USA
d)
Great Britain
32.
The army that was fighting for independence from Britain.
a)
Continental Army
b)
Royal Army
c)
Patriots
d)
Redcoats
33.
A statement declaring the colonists' independence from Britain.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Constitution
34.
People who were loyal to the King of England during the Revolutionary War.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Redcoats
35.
Which battle was known as the "SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD"?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Charleston
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Cowpens
36.
How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
a)
It showed that many colonists did not like tea?
b)
It showed that many colonists supported the Mohawk Indians.
c)
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
d)
It showed that the tea would remain in Boston.
37.
What event caused Great Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts in order to punish colonies?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Tea Party
38.
Who was a Patriot?
a)
A colonists who wanted to be free, or independent of Great Britain.
b)
A British soldier
c)
A colonist who agreed with King George and Parliament.
d)
A Hessian mercenary
39.
What was the result of the American victory in the battle of Yorkstown?
a)
The American Revolution ended.
b)
The British strengthened the troops.
c)
The Americans kept fighting the war.
d)
The British continued to win the war.
40.
Name the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Letters of Correspondence
d)
The Olive Branch Petition
41.
Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonies after the French and Indian War?
a)
The king wanted colonists to return to England.
b)
Britain needed money
c)
Britain thought that the colonists were too wealthy
d)
Britain wanted to give money to the colonists to improve their cities.
42.
What are the British known as that fought during the American Revolution?
a)
minutemen
b)
colonists
c)
redcoat
d)
Indian
43.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
French
d)
Britians
44.
What is money that people must pay the government?
a)
money
b)
currency
c)
funds
d)
tax
45.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
46.
Of the following events, which happened last?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Stamp Act
47.
The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom?
a)
taxes
b)
tariff
c)
liberty
d)
patriot
48.
What was the name of the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Trenton
49.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. Spain
d)
Indians vs. British
50.
Where did the French and Indian War take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
America
d)
Africa
51.
What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?
a)
Control of land and trade with Native Americans
b)
Land and Slaves
c)
Gold
d)
Claim to land in Europe
52.
Who was the King of England during this time?
a)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
53.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
54.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
55.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
56.
The French and Indian War, unfair taxes in the colonies, along with many other events all led to what eventually?
a)
World War I
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
57.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
58.
What ship did the Boston Tea Party happen on?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
American Indians
d)
None of the above
59.
The colonists/people were disguised as __________.
a)
British
b)
American Indians
c)
French
d)
None of the above
60.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
61.
What was the Tea Act?
a)
The Act of the British raising prices on colonial tea
b)
Smuggling Tea
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
People drinking tea
62.
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists:
a)
had a nice lunch and drank tea
b)
dressed like Indians and threw tea in the harbor
c)
gave tea to their friends
d)
stopped drinking tea
63.
When the colonists discussed whether they should go to war:
a)
the Continental Congress
b)
the treaty of Versailles
c)
the United States Congress
d)
Parliament
64.
To end, or get rid of:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
65.
Why were the Intolerable acts created?
a)
To Kill everyone
b)
To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the boston harbor
c)
to stop the boson massacure
66.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
67.
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act
a)
Deeds
b)
Wills
c)
Marriage License
d)
All of the above
68.
Who said this?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutralist
69.
Which country settled in the land that is shown in green on the map?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
70.
What year was the Stamp Act passed?
a)
1767
b)
1764
c)
1765
d)
1773
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