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WorksheetsEvents leading to the American Revolution and American Rev.
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War took place at_______________. This is known as the shot heard around the world.
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Lexington
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
None of the answers
2.
This person became known for his famous speech just before the Revolutionary War. He said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Benedict Arnold
3.
Who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
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
5.
What did the Stamp Act do that England did not expect?
a)
It caused them to buy more paper goods.
b)
It united the colonists against England.
c)
It increased the colonists support for England.
d)
None of the answers
6.
The French and Indian was was fought between the
a)
French against the Indians
b)
Indians against the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
7.
Which factor contributed most to the emergence of an independence movement in the colonies in the mid-1700s?
a)
Britain’s stance on the divine right of kings
b)
British attempts to impose new taxes on the colonies
c)
British attacks on ships owned by American merchants
d)
Britain’s inability to make peace with Native Americans on the frontier
8.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
9.
Americans had problems funding the war because ________________________.
a)
Congress did not have the power to raise money through taxes.
b)
the States were against the war.
c)
no foreign countries would help the Patriots pay for the war.
d)
The British closed all Colonial banks at the start of the war.
10.
This plan called for equal representation in the legislature
a)
New York Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Georgia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
11.
The __________ representation was based on the population of the state.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Articles
d)
Presidency
12.
According to the 3/5 Compromise ____ of every _____ slaves would count.
a)
3; 5
b)
2; 5
c)
4; 5
d)
5; 5
13.
Shays’s Rebellion led most Americans to call for a
a)
national guard
b)
ban on rebellious activity
c)
federal judiciary
d)
stronger central government
14.
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
15.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
16.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
17.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... with unalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."
Which document includes these quotes?"
"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."
Which document includes these quotes?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
Declaration of Independence
18.
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Treaty of Paris 1783
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Proclamation of 1783
19.
Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
20.
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
a)
the US Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Magna Carta
21.
What does ratify mean?
a)
to give formal approval
b)
to oppose the Constitution
c)
to make a change
d)
to represent government
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