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WorksheetsUnit 2 American Revolution Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The image below was one the required depictions to be placed on newspapers and other documents by the Stamp Act in 1765. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
Which of the following unalienable human rights were NOT defined in the Declaration of Independence?
Pennsylvania location where the Continental Army endured a harsh winter and became the birthplace of the American Army.
A grievance in the Declaration of Independence was that British
Deprived the Americans of their unalienable rights and freedoms
allowed Americans representatives in Parliament
allowed the slave trade to grow and prosper
refused to purchase an American made product
Which act was a show of civil disobedience from the American colonists protesting the British economic policies?
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townsend Act
Hayam Salomon
Jewish american who helped negotiate for financial assistance from France and Holland to help pay for the revolutionary war.
American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
at the time of the Revolution, he was an African American "midnight rider" who rode through Massachusetts warning colonists the British were coming.
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
"The Colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection." This statement was mostly likely said by which of the following groups:
Colonial Militia
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonial Minutemen
One of the major effects of the Stamp Act and other British tax acts on colonial trade...
British refused to sell certain products to the colonists
Colonists boycotted British goods
Colonists no longer needed British manufactured goods
law led to a decline in colonial currency (money)
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized that the newly formed United States would be —
a constitutional monarchy
independent from British rule
an ally of the French government
granted British holdings in Canada
Which economic system benefits the colonists the most because it allows the people the control over their economy and not the government?
Free Enterprise (Capitalism)
Mercantilism
Socialist
Communist
Which outspoken Son of Liberty helped to create the Committee of Correspondence and urged the colonists to boycott all British goods.
Sam Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Marquis de Lafayette was a strong ally for George Washington, which of the following was NOT a contribution from Lafayette?
He was Washington's aide at Valley Forge
He provided military support at Yorktown
He helped finance the war
He transported cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga
Naval hero of the American Revolution that defeated the mighty Serapis of the British Navy.
Davy Jones
John Paul Jones
Bernardo de Galvez
Hayam Salomon
George Washington was voted by Congress to lead the Continental Army. However, many. members of Congress began to doubt his leadership...
...until the Battle of Trenton where he demonstrated his ability to unite the men.
...and asked him to step down and put Benedict Arnold in his place.
...and kept him in charge due to the economic funds coming from France.
...and George Washington stepped down at Valley Forge.
Great Britain provided goods and services to the Americas, including protection by the strongest Navy and Army in the world. Many colonists felt strong loyalty to Great Britain and were afraid to split from their "Mother Country" until they read a pamphlet from _________.
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
King George III did all of the following, EXCEPT
Allowed colonists to speak out freely about their situations in Boston
Forced colonists to pay several taxes to help finance the Seven Years War
Placed General Cornwallis in charge of the British army
Allowed loyalists protection and benefits from men of the crown.
The first American to lose his life in the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks
Wentworth Cheswell
Patrick Henry
James Armistead
Wrote numerous letters to her husband in support of women's rights.
Abigail Adams
Mercy Ottis Warren
Elizabeth Caddy Stanton
Many colonists wanted to take a stronger stance against Great Britain. This belief was intensified after a roaring speech promoting colonists to join the revolution, with the famous words "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Mercy Ottis Warren
Benjamin Franklin
Revolutionary play wright who mocked British officials in her plays
Mercy Ottis Warren
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
James Armistead helped to contribute to the American victory at Yorktown by —
leading an elite regiment of French soldiers at the battle
passing along information he had discovered while spying
encouraging soldiers to re-enlist after the winter at Valley Forge
donating significant amounts of money to help fund the Patriots
Diplomat that did all our negotiating with the French and was instrumental in persuading the French to join us in the war.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Hayam Salomon
A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was —
signing the Treaty of Paris
approving the Bill of Rights
creating the U.S. Constitution
writing the Declaration of Independence
Spanish leader that was instrumental in buying weapons, gunpowder, clothes, and other supplies needed for the colonial army.
Bernardo de Galvez
James Armistead
Marquis de Lafayette
Hayam Salomon
The French and Indian War was a battle for the Ohio River Valley. After this conflict, the British Government established the Proclamation of 1763 mainly to
expand the colonies
encourage the fur trade
avoid conflict with the Native Americans
save money
An effect of the Intolerable Acts were
urbanization and the growth of cities
growth of unrest in the colonies toward the King of England
colonists were seeing times of great prosperity
growth in the amount of loyalists
The French built forts in the Ohio River Valley and this made the British angry. George Washington was sent to Ft. Necessity and was defeated in 1754. This began a conflict known as
The French and Indian War
The American Revolution
Battle of the Ohio River Valley
Battle of Saratoga
The Quartering Act required the colonists to
Pay the British Soldiers salaries
Provide bedding for the British Soldiers
Provide food for the British Soldiers
All of the above
In retaliation of the Boston Tea Party, King George III commanded the Boston Colonists be punished by a series of taxes that were called the
Intolerable Acts
Common Sense
Writs of Assistance
During the Intolerable Acts, not only did England mercilessly tax the colonists, they also
provoked the Indians to attack the colonists
Stopped all trade with other countries and closed the port of Boston
denied the colonists a fair trial and set the British soldiers above the law
all of these are correct
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolution and convinced the French to join the fight?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys helped Benedict Arnold in which conflict in the American Revolution?
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington and his troops made their famous trip across the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians army on Christmas Day during this battle...
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga
Battle of Yorktown
Which battle marked the end of the Revolution and Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
The British were on their way to capture the Americans' weapons, this battle broke out and is known as "The Shot Heard Around the World."
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists rallying cry was "Taxation without Representation." What did the mean by this phrase?
The colonists were being taxed by a government that was not allowing them to represent themselves or participate in the government.
The colonists were being taxed by a representative government that allowed them to vote on tax reform.
The House of Burgesses were allowed to veto a tax and this angered the colonists.
The King of England allowed the House of Burgesses to make certain changes in their taxes and this angered the colonists.
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?
It imposed taxes without colonial representation in Parliament.
It required all colonial goods to be sold directly to Great Britain.
It limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
It replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the King.
The Proclamation of 1763 was the first
proclamation in the United States
proclamation enforced by the British government
proclamation that allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachians
proclamation sent by the Continental Congress
