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WorksheetsChapter 5: American Revolution
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The loyalists were faithful to the British.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Stamp Act was when the British put a tax only on tea.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
When Great Britain taxed the colonies, the colonies formed ____________ to defend themselves. (Lesson 1)
a)
allies
b)
taxes
c)
militias
d)
a Tea Party
4.
Who won the Battles of Trenton & Princeton?
a)
Britain
b)
Continental Army (colonies)
5.
The New Jersey Plan stated:
a)
Congress to have 2 houses & each state has 2 representatives
b)
Congress to have 1 house & each state to have the same number of representatives
c)
Congress to have 1 house & each state can choose their representatives
d)
Congress to have a house
6.
_____________ is an agreement that combined the NJ Plan and the Virginia Plan.
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The American Revolution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
The Constitution
7.
The _______________ won the Battle of Trenton & The Battle of Princeton.
a)
British
b)
Colonists
8.
Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?
a)
To pay for the French and Indian War
b)
To pay for the American Revolution
c)
Because they just wanted money
d)
To pay for the tea they destroyed in the Boston Tea Party
9.
__________ were people who fighting for the colonists.
a)
Loyalists
b)
Militia
c)
Native Americans
d)
Patriots
10.
After the Stamp Act what did the colonists do to show they were angry?
a)
Threw tea into a river (Boston Tea Party)
b)
Burn tea in the middle of the town (Greenwich Tea Party)
c)
Refused to drink tea
d)
All of the above
11.
At ______________ many delegates hoped to patch up the fight with Great Britain.
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Greenwich Tea Party
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Battle of Trenton
12.
What state was really important to the American Revolution?
a)
Georgia
b)
California
c)
New Jersey
d)
New England
13.
Which two battles were the turning points of the war?
a)
The Boston & Greenwich Tea Party
b)
The Battles of Trenton & Princeton
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The Battles of Monmouth and Princeton
14.
Washington's troops had a hard time in Morristown.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Why did they have a hard time in Morristown?
a)
It was too hot.
b)
Britain surprised attacked them
c)
It was the coldest it had been in years.
d)
They would sing songs and people had bad voices.
16.
Which of these were major points of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
It gave more power to the states
b)
It could not raise taxes
c)
It could not enforce the laws it made
d)
all of the above
17.
Freedom of religion and speech are guaranteed by the ______________.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
U.S. Constitution
18.
NJ first governor was ___________
a)
William Livingston
b)
John Witherspoon
c)
Charles Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
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