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Retest of American Revolution

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I used propaganda to persuade the colonists to fight against King George III, I made a midnight ride to warn of the regular army arriving, and I was a Son of Liberty.

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

John Adams

2.

I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty, founded the Committee of Correspondence in Boston, and was able to hide when the British looked for me at Battle of Lexington, MA.

a)

John Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

King George III

d)

Samuel Adams

3.
I thought that the Stamp Act was intolerable.  "Give me liberty or give me death." 
a)
Hayn Solomon
b)
John Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Patrick Henry
4.

The colonists thought that I was a tyrant and my acts were considered intolerable.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

King George III

c)

General Prescott

d)

Haym Solomom

5.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

6.

Who wrote the earliest histories of the American Revolution and was a female patriot playwright (poems, plays, pamphlets)?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Deborah Sampson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

7.

Who was the writer of Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

King George III

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

8.

Who spent most of the American Revolution in France convincing the French to support the Americans in the war and negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

9.

Who advised John Adams to support women's rights?

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Daughters of Liberty

10.

Who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a lawyer and politician that advocated independence from Britain?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

11.

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Second Continental Congress

12.
Of the following people, who did not help write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
13.

The Sons of Liberty were....

a)

The children of colonists.

b)

A group of patriots who worked to oppose British rule.

c)

the people who built the Statue of Liberty.

d)

A group of patriots who drank a lot tea.

14.

Which of these people was a spy for the patriots (African-American)?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

James Armistead

15.

If I repeal a law, it is no longer enforced.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A person who acted against the King of England would have been called a:

a)

traitor

b)

tariff

c)

patriot

d)

tactic

17.

The British government passed measures to punish the colonists called the ___________________ Acts.

a)

monopoly

b)

patriot

c)

boycott

d)

Intolerable

18.

A person who cannot pick a side between two adversaries would be called a __________________.

a)

loyalist

b)

patriot

c)

loser

d)

neutralist

19.

The colonists set up small armies called a ______________

a)

boycott

b)

tariff

c)

independence

d)

militia

20.

Many of the colonists wanted _____________ or freedom to govern on their own.

a)

debt

b)

tactics

c)

independence

d)

acts

21.

A colonist who remained loyal to the King of England would have been called a ____________________.

a)

militia

b)

revolution

c)

traitor

d)

loyalist

22.

Forcing the colonists to pay taxes when they had no say in making the law that created the tax was called ________________.

a)

taxes

b)

Taxation Without Representation

c)

civil disobedience

d)

alliance

23.

The French and Indians formed an ______________ where they agreed to fight together against the British.

a)

alliance

b)

acts

c)

protest

d)

intolerable

24.

I was a Jewish merchant that lived in America. I was very wealthy, and I donated money to help the colonists pay for the Revolutionary War.

a)

Haym Solomon

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

Crispus Attucks

25.

I am a Spanish military leader living in Spanish Florida. I helped the American colonists win the Revolution, especially around the Mississippi River area.

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

26.

I was an African American who served in the Continental Army (soldier). I helped the Americans win the battle of Saratoga. I am also known for having served in a legislature.

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

Thomas Paine

27.
I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
28.
I am a French military commander! I convinced my country to be America’s ally (partner) and to donate supplies to the Continental Army.
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
King George III
d)
King Louis XIV
29.
I was such a good naval commander, that I became known as the “Father of the United States Navy.”
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
George Washington
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
30.

In July of 1776, what historical document was revised and approved by the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Common Sense

d)

Articles of Confederation

31.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are unalienable rights?

a)

Exists only in time of war

b)

Is given to people by the state in which they live

c)

Cannot be taken away by the government

d)

Belongs only to citizens born in the United States

32.

The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by?

a)

Williams Penn's views on religious toleration

b)

King George's belief in divine right

c)

Cotton Mather's sermons on religion

d)

John Locke's Social Contract Theory

33.

The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was a political victory for the United States because?

a)

the United States could purchase the Louisiana Territory from France

b)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation

c)

France agreed to give military aid to the United States

d)

Florida became part of the United States

34.

What battle (victory) happened for the Continental army in 1781?

a)

Americans issue the Declaration of Independence

b)

British occupy Fort Ticonderoga

c)

Americans hold Stamp Act Congress

d)

British surrender at Yorktown

35.

Lexington was where the "shot heard round the world" occurred. This was an important battle because?

a)

The British surrendered to the Americans

b)

The colonist proved they could match the British Army

c)

It was the first battle of the American Revolution

d)

George Washington gained valuable battle experience

36.

After the signing of the Treaty of 1783, the Western-most border of the United States became?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rocky Mountains

37.

What disease kill A LOT of soldiers at Valley Forge?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Small Pox

c)

Cancer

d)

The flu

38.

Who was the overall leader at Valley Forge?

a)

General George Washington

b)

Baron von Steuben

c)

John Adams

d)

Ben Franklin

39.

Which was NOT a bad condition at Valley Forge for the soldiers?

a)

Cold weather

b)

Little food

c)

Poor Clothing

d)

Plenty of ammunition

40.

After the winter of 1777-1778 the army was...

a)

weak

b)

better trained to fight

c)

totally wiped our

d)

ready to surrender to the British

41.

All the following are examples of civil disobedience, except-

a)

Boston Tea Pary

b)

Tarring and Feathering

c)

claiming neutrality in a discourse (argument)

d)

Boycotts and blockades of British products

42.

After this turning point battle, France allied with the Americans.

a)

Shot Heard Round the World

b)

Battle at Trenton

c)

Battle of White Plains

d)

Battle of Saratoga

43.

Colonial war tactics included all except-

a)

hiding behind trees

b)

wearing colors that blended with the environment

c)

familiar with the territory

d)

biological warfare

44.

An act of treason is an act against-

a)

a home country

b)

taxes

c)

civil disobedience

d)

people who are neutral

45.

What three empires were involved in the American Revolution?

a)

British, Colonial, French

b)

Spanish, French, British

c)

British, French, Portuguese

d)

European, North American, African