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Unit 2 American Revolution Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)
To indicate British approval on official government documents
b)
To prevent fraudulent newspapers being printed in the colonies
c)
To produce revenue for Britain through taxation on the colonists
d)
To encourage colonist to remain faithful to their royal allegiance
2.

Which of the following unalienable human rights were NOT defined in the Declaration of Independence?

a)
right to liberty
b)
right to be free of taxation
c)
 right to life
d)
right to pursue happiness
3.

Pennsylvania location where the Continental Army endured a harsh winter and became the birthplace of the American Army.

a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Boston
4.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
5.
What did Franklin's Albany Plan of Union mean
a)
The only way to win the war against France is to fight together.
b)
Only the New England colonies will succeed in the war against the French.
c)
The only way for the colonies to survive is to surrender to the French.
d)
The South is the key to defending the colonies from France. 
6.

A grievance in the Declaration of Independence was that British

a)

Deprived the Americans of their unalienable rights and freedoms

b)

allowed Americans representatives in Parliament

c)

allowed the slave trade to grow and prosper

d)

refused to purchase an American made product

7.

Which act was a show of civil disobedience from the American colonists protesting the British economic policies?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townsend Act

8.

Hayam Salomon

a)

Jewish american who helped negotiate for financial assistance from France and Holland to help pay for the revolutionary war.

b)

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

c)

at the time of the Revolution, he was an African American "midnight rider" who rode through Massachusetts warning colonists the British were coming.

d)

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

9.

"The Colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection." This statement was mostly likely said by which of the following groups:

a)

Colonial Militia

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Colonial Minutemen

10.

One of the major effects of the Stamp Act and other British tax acts on colonial trade...

a)

British refused to sell certain products to the colonists

b)

Colonists boycotted British goods

c)

Colonists no longer needed British manufactured goods

d)

law led to a decline in colonial currency (money)

11.

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

12.

Which economic system benefits the colonists the most because it allows the people the control over their economy and not the government?

a)

Free Enterprise (Capitalism)

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Socialist

d)

Communist

13.

Which outspoken Son of Liberty helped to create the Committee of Correspondence and urged the colonists to boycott all British goods.

a)

Sam Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

14.

Marquis de Lafayette was a strong ally for George Washington, which of the following was NOT a contribution from Lafayette?

a)

He was Washington's aide at Valley Forge

b)

He provided military support at Yorktown

c)

He helped finance the war

d)

He transported cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga

15.

Naval hero of the American Revolution that defeated the mighty Serapis of the British Navy.

a)

Davy Jones

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

Hayam Salomon

16.

George Washington was voted by Congress to lead the Continental Army. However, many. members of Congress began to doubt his leadership...

a)

...until the Battle of Trenton where he demonstrated his ability to unite the men.

b)

...and asked him to step down and put Benedict Arnold in his place.

c)

...and kept him in charge due to the economic funds coming from France.

d)

...and George Washington stepped down at Valley Forge.

17.

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 _________.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

18.

King George III did all of the following, EXCEPT

a)

Allowed colonists to speak out freely about their situations in Boston

b)

Forced colonists to pay several taxes to help finance the Seven Years War

c)

Placed General Cornwallis in charge of the British army

d)

Allowed loyalists protection and benefits from men of the crown.

19.

The first American to lose his life in the American Revolution.

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Wentworth Cheswell

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Armistead

20.

Wrote numerous letters to her husband in support of women's rights.

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Mercy Ottis Warren

c)

Elizabeth Caddy Stanton

21.

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!"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Mercy Ottis Warren

d)

Benjamin Franklin

22.

Revolutionary play wright who mocked British officials in her plays

a)

Mercy Ottis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

23.

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 re-enlist after the winter at Valley Forge

d)

donating significant amounts of money to help fund the Patriots

24.

Diplomat that did all our negotiating with the French and was instrumental in persuading the French to join us in the war.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Hayam Salomon

25.

A significant accomplishment of the Second Continental Congress in 1776 was —

a)

signing the Treaty of Paris

b)

approving the Bill of Rights

c)

creating the U.S. Constitution

d)

writing the Declaration of Independence

26.

Spanish leader that was instrumental in buying weapons, gunpowder, clothes, and other supplies needed for the colonial army.

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

James Armistead

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Hayam Salomon

27.

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

a)

expand the colonies

b)

encourage the fur trade

c)

avoid conflict with the Native Americans

d)

save money

28.

An effect of the Intolerable Acts were

a)

urbanization and the growth of cities

b)

growth of unrest in the colonies toward the King of England

c)

colonists were seeing times of great prosperity

d)

growth in the amount of loyalists

29.

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

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Battle of the Ohio River Valley

d)

Battle of Saratoga

30.

The Quartering Act required the colonists to

a)

Pay the British Soldiers salaries

b)

Provide bedding for the British Soldiers

c)

Provide food for the British Soldiers

d)

All of the above

31.

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

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Common Sense

c)

Writs of Assistance

32.

During the Intolerable Acts, not only did England mercilessly tax the colonists, they also

a)

provoked the Indians to attack the colonists

b)

Stopped all trade with other countries and closed the port of Boston

c)

denied the colonists a fair trial and set the British soldiers above the law

d)

all of these are correct

33.

Which battle was the turning point of the Revolution and convinced the French to join the fight?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

34.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys helped Benedict Arnold in which conflict in the American Revolution?

a)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

35.

George Washington and his troops made their famous trip across the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians army on Christmas Day during this battle...

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

36.

Which battle marked the end of the Revolution and Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Trenton

37.

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."

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

38.

The colonists rallying cry was "Taxation without Representation." What did the mean by this phrase?

a)

The colonists were being taxed by a government that was not allowing them to represent themselves or participate in the government.

b)

The colonists were being taxed by a representative government that allowed them to vote on tax reform.

c)

The House of Burgesses were allowed to veto a tax and this angered the colonists.

d)

The King of England allowed the House of Burgesses to make certain changes in their taxes and this angered the colonists.

39.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?

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.

40.

The Proclamation of 1763 was the first

a)

proclamation in the United States

b)

proclamation enforced by the British government

c)

proclamation that allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachians

d)

proclamation sent by the Continental Congress