WorksheetsChapter 5 Road to War
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why did Parliament pass a new tax on the colonies?
to help pay the costs of war
to lower the price of newspapers
to raise the price of tea
to make the colonists happy
What was the result of the Stamp Act?
Colonists praised it.
Families earned more money.
Colonists protested it.
Colonists received free newspapers
Which item was NOT taxed int he Townshend Acts?
paint
lead
seeds
glass
Which of the following events came first?
the passing of the Townshend Acts
the First Constitiutional Convention
The passing of the Stamp Act
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
What is a tax?
money that employers pay workes
money that popeople put in the bank
money that is set aside for recreation
money that the government collects
Which of the following did the colonists NOT do to protest the British taxes?
side with the French
organize boycotts
refuse to import British goods
refuse to use British goods
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists played music and danced.
Colonists and Native Americans stopped trading.
Patriots dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
British supporters drank tea and at British cakes.
What angered the colonists about the Quartering Act?
No one could use quarters or other small change.
It gave British soldiers the right to live in colonists' homes.
It prohibited freedom of speech and assembly.
The British took away all the colonies' charters.
Which colony was NOT represented at the First Continental Congress?
New Jersey
New York
VIrginia
Georgia
What event started the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
British soldiers refused to leave the colonists' houses.
Colonists attacked British troops at Monmouth.
King George visited the colonies and forced the colonists to pay for his trip to LExington and Concord.
Minutemen attacked British soldiers who had come to arrest two patriot leaders in Lexington.
The First COntinental Congress did all of the following except
declare independence from Britain.
call for another boycott of British goods.
write letters of complaint.
draw up a Declaration of Rights.
What was the aim of the second Continental Congress?
to end taxation
to create an official army
to make sure all states had charters
to declare loyalty to the British
Why did some colonists support Britain?
They wanted ties with the French.
They wanted an American-born king or queen.
They knew that independence meant an unknown future.
They wanted to speak British English.
Who were the Loyalists?
a small group of patriots
people who remained loyal to Britain
poeple who wanted France to take over colonial rule
New Jersey militia
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which New Jersey leader did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Witherspoon
John Hart
Francis Hopkinson
William Franklin
In signing the Declaration of Independence, what did the signers NOT pledge?
rights
lives
fortunes
sacred honor
What is one risk that the signers of the Declaration of Independence took in signing?
being arrested for not paying taxes
being arrested for treason
being sent back to Britain
losing their rights to attend British schools.
Which of the following ideas is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
All men are created equal.
People have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
If people are not treated properly, they have the right to change the government.
Enslaved people in the Northern colonies have the same rights as free men.
In signing the Declaration of Independence, why did the signers risk reason?
to raise money
to write the Constitution
to fight for their beliefs
to join forces with France
What is NOT an example of a Primary Source
Diary written by people involved in events
Letters written by people involved in events
Textbook
Someone who witnessed the actual event in history
A secondary source is information that is researched and presented the way the author wants to present it.
True
False
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were taking a big chance in going to war because the British army was the most powerful and best trained military force in the world and the colonial troops were not as well trained and outnumbered by the Britsh.
True
False
The First Continental Congress and Second Continental Congress BOTH were responsible for
naming George Washington as commander in chief
boycotting British goods
creating a postal service and navy
meeting to address concerns about the British treatment of the American colonies
The Second Continental Congress was formed after the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
true
false
The Boston Tea Party happened after the Quartering Act
true
false
The Declaration of Rights was created after the Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
true
false
