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Revolutionary Era

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which act taxed just paper?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Townshend Duties

d)

Intolerable Acts

2.

Which act put an indirect tax on paint, paper, tea and other goods?

a)

Townshend Duties

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

3.

Which act allowed the East India Tea Company to sell their tea to the colonists at cheap prices?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Duties

4.

Which act was put in place to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Duties

5.

Who did the British fight against during the French and Indian War?

a)

France and their Indian allies

b)

Colonists

c)

Spain and their Indian allies

d)

France and the colonists

6.

Many colonists protested the Stamp Act because

a)

they wanted to pay the same as people in Britain.

b)

they didn’t want to pay more taxes while the economy was bad.

c)

they thought the taxes were too high.

d)

they did not vote on representation in Parliament, but were still being taxed.

7.

Why did the British march to Lexington?

a)

They wanted to discourage the colonists' formation of militias

b)

They knew the heights around Lexington made it a strategic location.

c)

They wanted to station more troops in colonists' homes

d)

They were looking for George Washington’s troops.

8.
Where were the first shots of the Revolution fired?
a)
Lexington
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Ohio River Valley
9.
Which group carried out the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Daughters of Liberty
b)
Committees of Correspondence 
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Parliament
10.

What was the first act of violence between the colonists and the British?

a)

Lexington

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Boston Massacre

11.
The French and Indian War was part of a larger, global conflict between the British and French known as what?
a)
World War I
b)
Seven Years War
c)
Pontiac's Rebellion
d)
War of 1812
12.
What part of North America was claimed by both the French and the British in the 1750's?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Tide Water
13.

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

James Armistead

b)

King George III

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Samuel Adams

14.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
15.

This law stated colonists were required to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townshend Acts

16.

Main messenger of the Sons of Liberty

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Adams

17.

What was the name of the author who who wrote a revolutionary pamphlet in response to the Acts of the British?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Hutchinson

d)

Samuel Adams

18.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
19.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
20.
These were colonists who could prepare to fight in a very short period of time.
a)
Redcoats
b)
Lobster backs
c)
Minutemen
d)
Loyalists
21.

Ways that 2nd Continental Congress prepared for war except...

a)

Hired George Washington as commander

b)

Printed money

c)

Created a Continental army

d)

Created 10 year enlistments

22.

Those who remained loyal to England

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

British Colonist

23.

What was the name of the last ditch effort the colonists created for peace?

a)

Olive Oil Petition

b)

Olive Branch Referendum

c)

Olive Tree Petition

d)

Olive Branch Petition

24.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four sections of the Declaration

a)

Preamble

b)

Grievances

c)

Resolution

d)

Freedom of religion

25.

What year was the United States born?

a)

1775

b)

1778

c)

1876

d)

1776

26.

Which of the following didn't directly cause the American Revolution?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Taxation without Representation

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Natives pushing into Colonial lands

27.

This engraving is an example of

a)

Boycott

b)

Propaganda

c)

Murder

d)

Firing squad being ordered

28.
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
a)
General Zachery Taylor
b)
General Lafayette
c)
General George Washington
d)
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
29.
Which fleet trapped Cornwallis on the Yorktown Peninsula blocking their escape route?
a)

British

b)
French
c)
American
d)
Spanish
30.
After the victory at Yorktown, where did peace talks begin?
a)
London
b)
Stockholm
c)
Geneva
d)
Paris
31.

One of the provisions for the Treaty of Pars 1783 was to give Florida to what country?

a)

Australia

b)

Spain

c)

Texas

d)

Mexico

32.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Americans won the war.

a)

The British had to move troops and supplies across an ocean

b)

They were fighting on their own land.

c)

The Americans knew the land.

d)

The American's had a larger army.

33.

Who was the French man who became an adviser and friend to George Washington?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Philip Anderson

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Benjamin Franklin

34.

Which man was a traitor against America?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

James Armistead

d)

John Hancock

35.

The German soldiers who were paid to fight for the British were called:

a)

Hessians

b)

Swamp Foxes

c)

Loyalists

d)

Traitors

36.

What was the name of the German man who trained soldiers at Valley Forge?

a)

Frederick von Steuben

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Wolf Hinderich

d)

Rolph von Itch

37.

What icy river did the Americans cross to surprise the Hessians on Christmas Day?

a)

The Schuylkill River

b)

The Delaware River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Philadelphia River

38.

What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Delaware

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

39.

Who said this famous quote:? "Give me liberty or give me death."

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

40.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
41.

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

a)

the ability of Congress to tax.

b)

the inability of Congress to tax.

c)

the ability of Congress to declare war.

d)

the ability of Congress to create courts.

42.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
43.
Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)
a)
True
b)
False
44.

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote(s).

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

5

45.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
46.

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

a)

national

b)

state

c)

central

d)

republican

47.

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

a)

they supported a new Constitution

b)

they questioned the justice of slavery

c)

they feared the power of the national government

d)

they believed that states should have equal representation

48.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
49.
Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?
a)
The ability to sign peace treaties
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
60,000 Ordinance
50.
Why was the U.S. Army so weak under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There was only 1 branch of government
b)
States could refuse to provide soldiers
c)
The nation had no common currency
d)
All of the above
51.

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

a)

A strong national government

b)

A stronger militia

c)

A common currency

d)

The ability to sign peace treaties

52.
Which of the following demonstrated 1 of the strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shays' Rebellion
b)
The establishment of the U.S. dollar
c)
The signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
d)
A system of taxation
53.
In the Northwest Ordinance, what population did territories need to reach to become states?
a)
50,000
b)
65,000
c)
70,000
d)
60,000
54.

What did the Continental Congress want to protect individual rights from?

a)

Another rebellion like Shays'

b)

Taxation

c)

Another revolution

d)

Another tyrannical government

55.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
56.
The Northwest Ordinance set up the government for the:
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Northwest Reserve
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Northeast Territory
57.
The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
59.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution 
60.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
61.
Which one of the following is not a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?
a)
Right to own a gun
b)
Right to freedom of Speech
c)
Right to  petition the government
d)
Right to assemble peacefully
62.
______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Popular Sovereignity
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Federalism
63.

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the _______.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Articles

d)

Naturalization

64.
What article of the Constitution created the Executive Branch of government?
a)
ArcticleI
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
65.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
66.

Which branch enforces the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Appellate

d)

Legislative

67.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
68.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
69.
George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because...?
a)
He felt that it did not do a good enough job protecting individual rights
b)
He felt that the executive branch did not have enough power over the military
c)
The legislative branch was weaker then the executive branch
d)
He wanted to be President
70.

How many Amendments are in the Constitution?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

21

d)

27

71.

How many articles are in the Constitution?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

72.

Who has the power to impeach the President

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The Vice President

c)

Congress

d)

Secretary of State

73.

What process allows the Constitution to adapt to the changing needs of the nation and society?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Amendment process

c)

Constitutionalism

d)

Aging

74.

How do political parties choose their candidates?

a)

The President selects them

b)

The people vote on them

c)

Congress selects them

d)

State primaries and national conventions

75.

Who established the Federal Court system that we know today?

a)

The Framers

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The President

76.

Who is often referred to as the father of the Constitution?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

James Madison

77.

The existence of 3 separated, but co-equal branches of government represent which Constitutional principle?

a)

federallism

b)

individual rights

c)

separation of powers

d)

checks and balances

78.

Which Constitutional principle describes the powers each branch possesses and how each impacts the other branches?

a)

checks and balances

b)

separation of powers

c)

federalism

d)

popular sovereignty

79.

In what year was the Constitutional Convention held? Where?

a)

1776; Philadelphia

b)

1787; New York

c)

1787; Philadelphia

d)

1782; Virginia

80.
What are the Federalist Papers? 
a)
a colonial newspaper
b)
a series of essays written after the Constitution attempting to convince  colonists to support the Constitution
c)
a colonial social media page 
d)
series of essays written to encourage independence from Great Britain
81.
House of Representatives representation is based on ....
a)
equal representation
b)
how many Supreme Court justices there are
c)
population of the the state
d)
physical size of the state
82.
The Senate's representation is...
a)
equal for every state
b)
varied based on population
c)
based on the Supreme Court
d)
based on the physical size of the state
83.

What rebellion led to the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Whiskey Rebellion

b)

The French Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Shays' Rebellion

84.

In the question of foreign affairs, Washington wanted the US too

a)

assert US power over Europe

b)

stay neutral

c)

Side with the French no matter what

d)

Side with the British to ensure our business interests

85.

Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox and Randolph made up the Washington advisors, presidential advisors are also called...

a)

the cabinet

b)

the good ol' boys

c)

the judicial branch

d)

the Congress

86.

When farmers in Western Pennsylvania started an uprising over the Whiskey Tax, Washington decided

a)

to lead 13,000 troops into the countryside to quell the rebellion

b)

that Hamilton was wrong about the tax and vetoed it

c)

to place larger tariffs on China

d)

to write to Daniel Shays to see what he might do

87.

As part of his financial plan Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a

a)

standing army

b)

Marine Corps

c)

national bank

d)

plan to end slavery

88.

According to the treaty of Greenville...

a)

the Miami Confederacy agreed to attack the British in exchange for food and supplies

b)

all US troops were immediately executed

c)

the US would stay away from the Great Lakes area forever

d)

the Miami Confederacy agreed to cede (give up) territory in the Old Northwest to the United States

89.

In order to establish credit for the US, Hamilton suggested that the US should...

a)

assume the debts of the states

b)

create a national bank

c)

institute taxes to raise revenue

d)

all of these are true

90.

A loose construction of the Constitution was favored by _____________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Mason

d)

Samuel Adams

91.

A strict construction of the Constitution was favored by _________________.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

92.
Adams didn't want any criticism of the country or the president so he had Congress pass the ____?
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Alien Act
c)
Anti-Bullying Act
93.
Adams tried to keep the French immigrants from participating in government by passing the _____?
a)
Alien Act
b)
Sedition Act
c)
Anti-Bullying Act
94.

One consequence of the XYZ Affair was that America unite against ____?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

95.
In a last attempt to keep control of the government for Federalists, Adams ________?
a)
packed the courts
b)
wrote a letter to Jefferson
c)
added a new amendment to the Constitution
96.

What is the political party of John Adams?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Democrat

97.
French agents attempted to get a bribe from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that France would no longer attack American ships.
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
Boston Tea Party
98.
To keep Federalist power in the federal government, Adams chose last minute judges to the Supreme Court
a)
Midnight Appointments
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Pinckney's Treaty
d)
Spoils System
99.
Confirms that states had the power to nullify unconstitutional federal laws
a)
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
b)
Washington's Farewell Address
100.
What happened to American ships when they were traveling to Europe?
a)
They were being attacked by the French
b)
They were being eaten by the lochness monster
c)
John Paul Jones was having a naval war
d)
Americans were trading fur with foreign countries

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