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Unit 3: American Independence

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a common characteristic of many paintings made during the Revolutionary Era?

a)

Most paintings were of government officials.

b)

Paintings usually depicted the subject's possessions.

c)

Portraits were a popular art form at this time period.

d)

Religion was the subject of paintings.

2.

Abigail Adams worked to influence the development of government in the United States by

a)

leading a nonviolent march for women's rights

b)

encouraging her husband to support women's rights

c)

voting for representatives that supported women's rights

d)

conspiring to raise an armed rebellion for women's rights

3.

Why were colonists angry with the Tea Act of 1773?

a)

Disgust about the poor quality of tea

b)

Anger about the armed ships being in the harbor protecting tea traders

c)

Resentment of the British East India Company for monopolizing the tea trade

d)

Dislike of the British customs officials who allowed tea shipments into Boston

4.

Prior to 1763, colonists violated the economic policy of ____ that was enforced by the Navigation Acts.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Intolerable Acts

5.

This famous work of art was created in response to

a)

closing of Boston Harbor

b)

siege at Bunker Hill

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre

6.

Women patriots contributed to the Revolutionary War effort by spying for the Patriots, fundraising for the Patriot army, and fighting on the battlefield.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events leading to the American Revolution?

a)

Stamp Act

Boston Tea Party

Townsend Acts

Intolerable Acts

b)

Boston Tea Party

Townsend Acts

Intolerable Acts

Stamp Act

c)

Stamp Act

Townsend Acts

Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townsend Acts

Intolerable Acts

Stamp Act

Boston Tea Party

8.

Which action was taken by the leaders of the 13 colonies in 1776?

a)

Ratifying the US Constitution

b)

Writing the Articles of Confederation

c)

Announcing independence from Britain

d)

Establishing three branches of government

9.

The Proclamation of 1763 contributed to tensions between colonists and Great Britain because

a)

it imposed taxes without colonial representation in Parliament

b)

it required all colonial goods to be sold directly to Great Britain

c)

it limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains

d)

it replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the king

10.

Which of the following British actions led the American colonists to claim that taxes were imposed without their consent?

a)

Passage of the Stamp Act

b)

Creation of the Intolerable Acts

c)

Administration of the Quebec Act

d)

Enforcement of the Quartering Act

11.

James Armistead helped to contribute to the American victory at Yorktown by

a)

leading an elite regiment of French soldiers at the battle

b)

passing along information he had discovered while spying

c)

encouraging soldiers to reenlist after the winter at Valley Forge

d)

donating significant amounts of money to help fund the Patriots

12.

How did French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette contribute to the American Revolutionary War?

a)

He spied on British troops for the colonists.

b)

He negotiated the Treaty of Paris on behalf of the colonists.

c)

He commanded troops for the colonists against British forces.

d)

He provided funding from the French government for the colonists.

13.

Why would the writings of Mercy Otis Warren be informative to a historian?

a)

She published the first novel set in colonial America.

b)

She recorded the proceeding at the Boston Massacre trial.

c)

She contributed to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

d)

She authored one of the earliest accounts of the Revolutionary War.

14.

Many individuals contributed to the revolutionary cause, though the first to give his life to the cause was

a)

James Armistead

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

Haym Salomon

15.

Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by

a)

founding a navy to fight in the Revolutionary War

b)

writing "Common Sense" to persuade others to join the Patriots.

c)

speaking out against the Stamp Act in his "Give Me Liberty" speech

d)

recruiting Patriot fighters in New England known as the Green Mountain Boys

16.

Where did General Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the bitter winter of 1777-78?

a)

Delaware

b)

Gettysburg

c)

New York City

d)

Valley Forge

17.

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

a)

Lexington

b)

Plymouth

c)

Saratoga

d)

Boston

18.

A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was

a)

signing of the Treaty of Paris

b)

approving the Bill of Rights

c)

creating the U.S. Constitution

d)

writing the Declaration of Independence

19.

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized that the newly formed United States would be

a)

a constitutional monarchy

b)

independent from British rule

c)

an ally of the French government

d)

granted British holdings in Canada

20.

Which of the following battles is considered a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Trenton

21.

In the Declaration of Independence, unalienable rights are listed as

a)

life, liberty, and property

b)

life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

c)

the freedom from fear, want and tyranny

d)

the freedoms of speech, religion, assembly and petition

22.

Many of the protests and demonstrations that followed the Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were examples of which of the following

a)

boycott

b)

natural rights

c)

civil disobedience

d)

unalienable rights

23.

Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Continental Congress

24.

Who is often considered the founder of the US Navy?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Nathaniel Bacon

d)

John Paul Jones

25.

What major era in U.S. History are we currently studying?

a)

Colonial

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Reconstruction