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American Revolution

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

2.

At what meeting did they adopt the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Albany Plan of Union

b)

Congress

c)

Senate

d)

Continental Congress

3.

Great Britain did not have the consent of the people to impose economic policies after which war?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Spanish War

d)

8 years war

4.

What was the outcome for the French after they lost the French and Indian War?

a)

Gained territory

b)

French won the war and resources

c)

Lost all of their territory

5.

What act by British Parliament upset colonists because they resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion?

a)

Proclamation of 1768

b)

Proclamation of 1783

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Proclamation of 1786

6.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights given to people in the Magna Carta

b)

Rights given to people in the Bill of Rights

c)

Rights given to people as a result of being human

d)

Rights given to people as citizens

7.

Fill in the blank. Parliament passed the _________ act of 1773 which lead to colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.

a)

Tea

b)

Intolerable

c)

Sugar

d)

Stamp

8.

The Boston Tea Party lead to Parliament passing what act?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

9.

Why were colonists unhappy about their lack of representation in British Parliament?

a)

Colonists were forced to work in factories

b)

Colonists were unhappy about their shops

c)

Colonists upset for taxes being imposed without their consent

d)

Colonists could vote in Parliament

10.

Who was appointed as General and commander in chief of the army of the United colonies during the Continental Congress?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

The colonists felt their rights and freedoms were being limited. What is an example of this?

a)

No representation in Parliament

b)

Colonists had certain rights that the King acknowledged.

c)

Colonists sent representatives to England.

12.

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Paul Revere

13.

General Washington had a number of hardships during the winter of 1777-1778. Where were him and his troops located?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Concord

14.

The fighting between the minutemen and British regulars that began in ______________ began the war for independence.

a)

Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Lexington

15.

What type of economic system forced the colonies to export gold, silver, foodstuffs, and raw materials to the Mother Country?

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Boycott

c)

Mercantilism

16.

What battle led to the French supporting American independence AND turned the tide of war?

a)

Jesus

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington

d)

Yorktown

17.

What was the name of the treaty in which Great Britain officially recognized the United States as an independent country?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Paris 1736

d)

Treaty of Paris 1738

18.

Why was Jamestown founded?

a)

To spread religion

b)

To explore

c)

For economic opportunities

19.

Europe was responsible for providing what in the colonial transatlantic trade?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Slaves

c)

Manufactured goods

20.

Why did Puritans and Catholics immigrate to colonies in America?

a)

Economic opportunities

b)

Escape religious persecution

c)

To find gold

21.

How did the House of Burgesses and town hall meetings lead to representative government in America?

a)

Gave people a place to gather

b)

They could write letters to Parliament

c)

Allowed people to be represented

22.

In what year was the battle of Yorktown?

a)

1783

b)

1763

c)

1781

d)

1761