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Revolution

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The colonies declared independence on

a)

July 5, 1777

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

July 2, 1776

d)

July 4, 1775

2.

Hessians were from

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

America

d)

France

3.

What was the king's reaction to the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

He accepted it

b)

He declared war

c)

He ignored it

d)

He replied to it

4.

Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas to win the battle at

a)

New York

b)

Trenton

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

5.

Who betrayed the Americans by selling military secrets to the British?

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

George Washington

6.

The British planned to separate North from South in the battle at

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Quebec

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

7.

The Patriots had all of the advantages EXCEPT:

a)

knowledge of the land

b)

a better trained military

c)

new strategies for battle

d)

more "heart" - reasons for fighting

8.

Which area of the colonies had more Loyalist support?

a)

New England

b)

New York

c)

The South

d)

Philadelphia

9.

What did the Olive Branch Petition ask the king to do?

a)

leave America

b)

protect colonist rights

c)

go to war with France

d)

stop taxation

10.

Which group did the Second Continental Congress organize to fight against Great Britain?

a)

Colonial Army

b)

Redcoat Army

c)

Continental Army

11.

Which foreign troops helped defeat British forces at Yorktown?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

12.

Due to George Washington's strategy, Cornwallis was defeated at which battle?

a)

Chesapeake

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

Yorktown

13.

The Declaration of Independence included all of the following except:

a)

list of greviences

b)

ideas about government

c)

"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

d)

George Washington's signature

14.

Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

George Washington

15.

Which battle convinced the French to join the war and help the Americans?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Charleston

16.

Where was the Continental Congress?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Washington DC

d)

Boston

17.

Who was leader of the Green Mountain Boys?

a)

Ethan Allen

b)

George Washington

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Horatio Gates

18.

Who created the post office?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Benedict Arnold

19.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Ben Franklin

20.

Who convinced TJ to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

Thomas Paine

21.

Which food did TJ popularize in the US?

a)

pizza

b)

mac & cheese

c)

grilled cheese

d)

tacos

22.
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.
23.
Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
“The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
b)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
c)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
d)
“The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”
24.
When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?
a)
Write a letter
b)
Suggest how it could be better
c)
Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
d)
Abolish it
25.
Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
26.
What country did The United States declare independence from?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
27.
What committee officially signed the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
British Parliament
28.

The term "patriot" describes

a)

Americans who supported Great Britain.

b)

Americans who supported the colonies' right to separate from Great Britain

c)

British royal family

d)

American militia leaders

29.

Why did the patriots want independence from Great Britain?

a)

They wanted to be ruled by Spain.

b)

They felt the King and Parliament were passing laws that were unfair to the colonists

c)

The British government was torturing them.

d)

They wanted to have their own monarchy in America.

30.

Describe "militia"

a)

A professional group of soldiers

b)

Its a type of food

c)

Its a volunteer group of men who serve as soldiers when needed.

d)

A military commander who gives the order for retreat

31.
Why did John Handcock sign his name in the middle and in large print?
a)
He felt he was the most important person to sign
b)
He was the one who wrote the document
c)
He knew the king and wanted him to be able to read it without his spectacles
d)
Writing the Declaration of Independence had been his idea
32.
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
a)
It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
b)
It instilled fear of war in the colonies.
c)
It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
d)
It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Britain.
33.
A person who wished to stay a British colony and supported the King was called a
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutralist
d)
Kingsman
34.

In the colony of Georgia, most colonists were

a)

neutralists

b)

loyalists

c)

patriots

d)

independents

35.

A secret organization that was created in the colonies to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government.

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Minutemen

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Guerrilla Warfare

36.

Groups of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight in a minute’s notice.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Minutemen

37.

Hit and run ambush style of fighting a war

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Minutemen

c)

Mercenary

d)

Guerrilla warfare

38.

Even though the Patriots lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, why did they consider it a success?

a)

They proved they would not be easily beaten by the British.

b)

They successfully sank all the British ships.

c)

They successfully won Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill.

d)

They successfully ran the British out of Boston.

39.

Who was the governor of Massachusetts who planned to capture the Patriot weapons at Concord?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

George Washington

d)

John Hancock

40.

Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

Thomas Gage

41.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
42.
Why is July 4th a significant date to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The Continental Congress approved the document
b)
It was when they started writing the document
c)
It was Jefferson's birthday
d)
It was the day they sent it to the King
43.
What did the declaration of independence NOT include?
a)
List of grievances
b)
preamble
c)
56 signatures of Congress members
d)
George Washington's signature
44.

Why did the patriots want independence from Great Britain?

a)

They wanted to be ruled by Spain.

b)

They felt the King and Parliament were passing laws that were unfair to the colonists

c)

The British government was torturing them.

d)

They wanted to have their own monarchy in America.

45.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

to claim all land beyond the Appalachian Mountains

b)

to bring peace between colonists and the king

c)

for the colonies to formally state their desire to separate from Great Britain and become a new, independent nation

d)

to explain how this new government would work so that the King would not be angry when the colonists left

46.
Which of these describes the mood of most colonies immediately following the events of Lexington and Concord?
a)
They were reluctant to start a war.
b)
They were eager to declare war against the British.
c)
They sided with the Loyalists against the Patriots.
d)
They wanted to move to Great Britain.
47.

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

The Townshend Acts

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Declaratory Act

48.

This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Coercive Acts

49.

What was the COLONIAL name for the acts that closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and other harsh penalties?

a)

The Coercive Acts

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Proclamation of 1763

50.

What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

No tea without the sea

c)

We make noise till you hear our voice

d)

No acts without the facts

51.

Why did Britain pass taxes in the colonies?

a)

They wanted to buy more gold

b)

To pay French and Indian War debt

c)

The King needed new clothes

d)

To punish the colonists for disobeying laws

52.
What do the sections of the snake represent?
a)
French forts
b)
French colonies
c)
British cities
d)
British colonies
53.

The Boston Massacre was...

a)

an event that led to thousands of colonial deaths.

b)

the result of the Intolerable Acts.

c)

the turning point in the Revolutionary War.

d)

used by colonists to increase support for the Revolution.

54.
"No taxation without representation!"
The person who said this is most likely a...
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
55.

Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Petition

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Propaganda

56.

Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?

a)

gave colonists more freedom.

b)

a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

c)

acts that the colonists placed on themselves

d)

it only closed Boston Harbor

57.

How do historians refer to the first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington?

a)

"The very first shot"

b)

"I am not giving away my shot"

c)

"The Infamous Shot"

d)

"The Shot Heard Round the World"

58.

Who was a victim of Boston Massacre?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Gage

59.

Who warned the Patriot leaders that British soldiers were coming to capture them?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

John Parker

60.

Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benedict Arnold

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