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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which man's "discovery" of Central America in 1492 led to an increase in European exploration of the world?
Marco Polo
Hernando Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
In the American Revolution, the American colonists were at odds with which country?
France
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Britain won the Seven Years War (also called the French & Indian War). This allowed Britain to
become an even more wealthy nation
overthrow the king of France
take goods from Spain
gain more land in the new world (America)
After the Seven Years War Britain was
rich
broke
What method did Britain use to try to make the colonists help pay back the cost of the Seven Years war?
threaten steal their goods
charge the colonist rent to live in the colony
impose taxes
threaten to shut down the colonies
Which is NOT one of the causes for the colonists going to war with Britain?
The Stamp Act
Slavery
British troops in the colonies
The Boston Massacre
Declaratory Act
True or False : All colonists wanted completed independence from Britain.
True - All the colonist agreed that they must separate themselves completely from Britain
False - Some colonist wanted to try to repair their relationship with Britain.
The First Continental Congress was
the cabinet of the President
A group of representatives from each of the colonies who were leaders in making decisions for the colonies
George Washington's elite army
True or False : Slaves fought for both the American colonist and the British
True
False
Which two countries stepped in towards the end of the American Revolution to assist the colonists in defeating the British?
Portugal and Italy
France and Spain
Scotland and Australia
