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American Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

Territorial dispute for land

b)

Boycott of goods

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Dispute over water

2.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

Americans and Indians

b)

British, French and Indian Allies

c)

British, Cubans and Indian Allies

d)

Ms. Skinner's class and Mrs. Bailey's class

3.

Who were the main leaders for the colonists during the French and Indian War?

a)

Crispus Attucks and George Washington

b)

George Washington and William Pitt

c)

Ben Franklin and George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson & William Pitt

4.

What was the name of the African American man killed at the Boston Massacre?

a)

Nathan Hale

b)

Mosses

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Jay Z

5.

What were some of the things that Sons of Liberty did to seek freedom?

a)

Bought British goods

b)

arranged the Boston Tea party and Boycotted goods

c)

Allowed ships to dock at the harbors

d)

Wanted to help the British

6.

Who spread news about British actions through out the colonies?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Committees of correspondence

d)

News Reporters

7.

What event led to the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Boston Tea party

8.

Which colonies were suppose to be punished by the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Lexington

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Trenton

d)

Virginia

9.

Where was the first shot in the Revolution?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Lexington

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Virginia

10.

Which battle was fought on Breed's Hill?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Trenton

11.

Who issued the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Second Continental Congress

12.

Who was the main Author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

George Washington

13.

What was the name of the pamphlet that convinced many of the colonist to break away from England? Who Wrote it?

a)

Stamp Act Sons of Liberty

b)

Rights of an Englishman King George

c)

Common Sense Thomas Paine

d)

Common Sense Nathan Hail

14.

Who was the woman who dressed up as a man to fight in the army?

a)

Margaret Corbin

b)

Abigial Adams

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Nancy Ward

15.

Where was Washington's first great victory?

a)

Trenton

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington

16.

What foreign country helped the colonists? Why was the help important?

a)

England money, men, and supplies

b)

Africa money, troops, and supplies

c)

France money, men, and supplies

d)

Mexico money, men, and supplies

17.

Who was the hero of the Navy?

a)

Nathan Hail

b)

Thomas Pain

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Paul Revere

18.

Who was George Washington?

a)

Wrote Common Sense

b)

Commanded the Continental Army

c)

Warned that the British were coming

d)

Spoke in Parlament against the Stamp Act

19.

Who was John Adams?

a)

Commanded the Army

b)

Wrote Common Sense

c)

Defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre

d)

Spoke in Parliament against the Stamp Act

20.

Who was Paul Revere?

a)

Rode a horse to inform people the British were coming

b)

Wrote Common Sense

c)

Was a spy for Washington

d)

Commanded the British Army

21.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

a)

Wrote Common Sense

b)

Defended the British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre

c)

Was hanged for being a spy

d)

Spoke in Parliament against the Stamp Act

22.

Who was Thomas Pain ?

a)

Wrote Common Sense

b)

Spoke out in Parliament against the Stamp Act

c)

Commanded the Continental Army

d)

He was a spy for Washington and was hanged

23.

Who was Nathan Hail?

a)

He wrote Common Sense

b)

He rode to warn the British were coming

c)

He was hanged as a spy.

d)

He defended British soldiers against the Boston Massacre

24.

Who was Friederich von Steuben

a)

Commanded the Army

b)

deserted to the enemy

c)

Drilled and trained the army at Valley Forge

d)

Was a spy for Washington

25.

Who was Benedict Arnold?

a)

Drilled and trained the army at Valley Forge

b)

Was a spy who was hanged

c)

Helped win the Battle of Saratoga but later deserted to the enemy

d)

Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense