WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Unit Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is the group of people in England that make the laws?
Congress
House of Burgesses
Parliament
English Legislature
Why did England start taxing the colonists?
They hated them
They were in debt from the French & Indian War
They wanted to punish them
They were greedy
Why did the colonists not want to pay the taxes?
They did not want to submit to England
The taxes were too high
They were not represented in Parliament
What law limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains?
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
The Proclamation of 1763
The Coercive Acts
What law forced colonists to house and provide bedding for British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
What part of the Magna Carta did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quartering Act violate?
No taxation without representation
Right to a trial by jury
Freedom of speech
Right to private property
What law put a tax on legal documents, playing cards, newspapers and dice?
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts as punishment for what event?
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Lexington
Burning and boycotting taxed paper
The Boston Tea Party
Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Paul Jones
Why was "Common Sense" written?
To help convince colonists to fight for independence
To help convince colonists to remain loyal to England
To protest the Tea Act
To protest the Townshend Acts
How did mercantilism contribute to the colonists anger toward the British?
Their property rights were being violated
They did not have representation in Parliament
They did not have any choice in economic decisions
They were being denied a trial by jury
What documents were written at the 2nd Continental Congress?
The U.S. Constitution and the DOI
The DOI and the Mayflower Compact
The U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation
The DOI and the Articles of Confederation
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
to create a new government framework separate from England
to declare independence from England
to ask England to stop the unfair taxes
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Who created this engraving?
John Adams
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
Bernardo de Galvez
Where were the first shots of the Revolution fired?
Bunker Hill
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Why is Saratoga considered the turning point battle of the war?
The British win boosted moral
The American win caused the British to surrender
The British win caused the Americans to surrender
The American win convinced foreign countries to join the war on the side of the Americans
What proved that the Americans were tough and could withstand hardships to win the war?
Battle of Saratoga
The Winter at Valley Forge
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Lexington
What was the last major battle that caused the British to surrender?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Bunker Hill
What did the Treaty of 1783 establish?
independence from England
the war was over
the borders of the United States
All of the above
What group of people would have opposed the Declaration of Independence?
The members of the House of Burgesses
The Continental Congress
Patriots
Loyalists
Who is considered to be the first death of the American Revolution?
John Paul Jones
Crispus Attucks
James Armistead
Wentworth Cheswell
Who wrote one of the earliest histories of the American Revolution?
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Deborah Sampson
Molly "Pitcher" Ludwig
This patriot is known for helping negotiate the Treaty of Paris 1783, helping write the Constitution and publishing "Poor Richards Almanac".
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Who is considered to be the founder of the American navy?
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Bernardo de Galvez
John Paul Jones
Where did Washington train his troops over the Winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
New York City
Gettysburg
Jamestown
Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness are...
the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
guaranteed by the First Amendment
guaranteed in the Magna Carta
guaranteed to citizens of a country
Spying for the patriots, fundraising for the war, writing propaganda...these were the contributions of...
Women
African Americans
Sons of Liberty
Foreign People
