WorksheetsUnit 2 Causes of the American Revolutionary War Part 1 of 2
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
On March 5, 1770 a group of protesters were violently killed in the street of Boston. Which of the following was the first African American to die—
Samuel Adams
Wentworth Cheswell
Crispus Attucks
James Armistead
The Ohio River Valley and Fur trading were both causes of which event—
Sugar act
Boston massacre
French and Indian War
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
Representative government began in the English colonies with the--
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Passage of the Maryland Toleration Act
Massachusetts town meetings
Which of the following documents was established as a social contract in order to maintain peace amongst men in Plymouth, Massachusetts 1620--
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
Albany plan of union
Treaty of Paris 1763
Mayflower Compact
The Intolerable Acts resulted from the
Henry Patricks speech
Paul Revere's ride
The Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
The tax on any paper goods and even playing cards was the
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
To boycott something is to
refuse to follow diretions
refuse to buy something
take up arms against
refuse to accept the punishment or consequence
What land did Great Britain own after the French and Indian War?
Land east of the Mississippi River
Land south of the Rio Grande River
All of Canada
the Hawaiian Islands
This image is most likely depicting
the Boston Tea Party
a ride to Valley Forge
George Washington crossing the Delaware.
Paul Revere's midnight ride.
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to
free speech.
a trial by jury.
the pursuit of happiness.
worship as they choose.
Q. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of what important document in 1776?
U. S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Gettysburg Address
Treaty of Paris
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?
They ended the French and Indian War
They were the last battles of the American Revolution
They took place in Virginia
They were the first battles of the American Revolution
Who said the famous words "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Paul Revere
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea. "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Samuel Adams
Phillis Wheatley
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?
The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War
The colonists had more money than the British
The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.
Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.
Common Core
Common Sense
Common Knowledge
Common Hero
The Thirteen Colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom?
liberty
taxes
patriot
loyalty
