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Just Can't Wait To Be King

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

What message was Benjamin Franklin portraying to the Colonists?

a)

If you join you will die.

b)

The colonists needed to fight individually to have a better chance of success.

c)

Only 8 colonies matter and that they should remove the other 5 colonies.

d)

The colonists needed to join together in order to win the conflict.

2.

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

a)

Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.

b)

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.

c)

King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.

d)

King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

3.

Which of the following is the best title for the excerpt above?

a)

Benefits of Monarchies

b)

Ensuring Unalienable Rights

c)

Importance of Separation of Powers

d)

Creating Constitutional Amendments

4.

Which event of the American Revolution is Emerson describing?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

The creation of the Article of Confederation

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

The writing of the Declaration of Independence

5.

This passage demonstrates that Thomas Jefferson was directly influenced by the --

a)

Goals of the Albany Plan of Union

b)

Belief in the divine right of kings

c)

Traditional separation of church and state

d)

John Locke’s ideas of self-government

6.

Which group was responsible for answering these questions?

a)

Settlers creating the Mayflower Compact

b)

Delegates writing the Articles of Confederation

c)

Representatives drafting the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

Colonists negotiating the Albany Plan of Union

7.

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

a)

Early American Diplomats

b)

Famous Settlers in Pennsylvania

c)

Individuals that helped during the Revolutionary War

d)

Explorers of the Mississippi River

8.

What effect did this engraving of the Boston Massacre have on colonial public opinion?

a)

Encouraged colonists to support new British taxes.

b)

Increased opposition to British rule in the colonies.

c)

Encouraged colonists to accept British troops in Boston.

d)

Increased European sympathy for British rule in the colonies.

9.

Which two individuals, who played key roles in the American Revolution, are described in columns A and B?

a)

Haym Solomon & Crispus Attucks

b)

Benjamin Franklin and Wentworth Cheswell

c)

Bernardo de Galvez and James Armistead

d)

Haym Solomon and James Armistead

10.

Which of the following completes the graphic organizer above?

a)

Reasons for creating the United States Constitution.

b)

Charges against the King in the Magna Carta.

c)

Purposes for writing the Mayflower Compact.

d)

Grievances in the Declaration of Independence.

11.

Which of these terms completes the above the graphic?

a)

Political Parties

b)

Federal Judiciary

c)

Inalienable Rights

d)

Separation of Powers

12.

Which of the following is one reason the British government created the Proclamation Line of 1763?

a)

Stop the movement of plantations and slaves into the Ohio Valley.

b)

Prevent conflict between colonists and American Indians in the Ohio Valley.

c)

Create an area of colonies for people held in British prisons and jails.

d)

Allow officials to plan an orderly process of making colonies in the Ohio Valley.