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Origins to 1776 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European explorer to make travel between the Americas and Europe possible?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Francisco Pizzaro

d)

Thomas Gage

e)

George Washington

2.

What historical person is the modern world calendar named after?

a)

Buddha

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

George Washington

d)

Christopher Columbus

e)

King George III

3.

Who was the leader of the American army going into the American Revolution?

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

e)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

What country conquered most of Central and South America?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Sweden

e)

China

5.

England made 13 Colonies in _________ America.

a)

North

b)

Central

c)

South

d)

South-Central

6.

Which English colony was originally made to hold prisoners?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

South Carolina

c)

North Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Maryland

7.

Which set of colonies became the wealthiest due to their ability to grow more expensive crops?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Northern Colonies

8.

Ben Franklin and John Adams picked who to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

Samuel Chase

e)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Who was the official leader of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

e)

Hernan Cortez

10.

What colony is known as "The Lost Colony?"

a)

Georgia

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Roanoke

d)

Maryland

e)

Virginia

11.

What conflict ended up causing 13 years of the taxes, acts, and protest movements between England and the 13 Colonies?

a)

The 100 Years War

b)

The Battle of Antietam

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The French & Indian War

e)

The Battle of Gettysburg

12.

Why were the Northern Colonies hurt so much worse than the other colonies?

a)

They had a shorter growing season than the other colonies?

b)

They had an economy based on trading, so taxes really hurt them

c)

The British army passed the Quartering Act, allowing soldiers to live in their houses

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

13.

Which of the following is not from the Northern Colonies?

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

14.

Bunker Hill is a battle between American colonists and who?

a)

France

b)

Native Americans

c)

Britain

d)

Holland

e)

Germany

15.

What event does this depict?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

Bunker Hill

e)

The Stamp Act

16.

What kind of products did the Stamp Act tax?

a)

Plastic

b)

Paper

c)

Foreign

d)

Farming

e)

Industrial (Factory)

17.

Which colony had this flag?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Massachusetts

e)

Georgia

18.

The French & Indian War's big winner was:

a)

The French

b)

The Spanish

c)

The English

d)

The Dutch

e)

The Germans

19.

The Proclamation of 1763 said that Colonists couldn't cross:

a)

The Potomac River

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Appalachian Mountains

d)

The Rocky Mountains

e)

The Chesapeake Bay

20.

The King of England in 1776 was:

a)

George III

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Richard III

d)

Edward II

e)

Henry II

21.

Which of the following was a famous printer from Philadelphia?

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

e)

Ben Franklin

22.

Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" in order to convince Americans of what?

a)

To break away from England

b)

To give money to worthy causes

c)

To wear black on Sundays

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

23.

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..." is a line from which document?

a)

The "I Have a Dream" speech

b)

The US Constitution

c)

The French National Anthem

d)

The Declaration of Independence

e)

George Washington's Farewell Address

24.

The Boston Tea Party took place in what major city?

a)

London

b)

Baltimore

c)

Boston

d)

New York

e)

Los Angeles

25.

Which of the following is a Loyalist?

a)

An American who was loyal to England and the King

b)

An American who fought other Americans

c)

An American who fought the British

d)

An American who shopped at Walmart

e)

An American who was loyal to the French & their King