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The Steps to a New Nation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

iron

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

Chromebooks

2.

Which of the following was NOT a natural resource of the NEW England region

a)

timber (forests)

b)

petroleum

c)

furs

d)

fish

3.

OTHER THAN the Pilgrims, a group of people who came to the colonies from England to escape religious persecution were the:

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Episcopalians

d)

All of these answers are correct

4.

The Puritans, who fled England, set up which two colonial areas in the New World?

a)

The Virginia Company and Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Saint Augustine, Florida and Miami, Florida

c)

Boston, Massachusetts and Massachusetts Bay Company

d)

Jamestown, Virginia and Plymouth, Massachusetts

5.

A synonym for INDEPENDENCE is

a)

self-government

b)

autonomy

c)

liberty

d)

All of these could be synonyms for independence

6.

A protest against NO taxation without representation that turned violent was known as the

a)

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

7.

The verdict of the British soldiers accused of killing five colonists during the Boston Massacre was

a)

guilty

b)

not guilty

c)

hung jury

d)

a mistrial

8.

The motive of the Boston Tea Party was

a)

demonstrate that colonists had lost their identity as English "tea drinkers"

b)

a protest against taxes

c)

revenge for the Boston Massacre

d)

an invitation to begin the process of forgiveness

9.

What TWO punishments did the colonists face for the Boston Tea Party

a)

The King of England closed Boston Harbor

b)

The King of England placed another tax on lumber

c)

The King of England created the Stamp Act

d)

The King of England placed Boston under military rule.

10.

In 1774, leaders from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress. What TWO rights did the leaders demand.

a)

The colonies had the right to decide their own laws.

b)

The colonies had the right to create their own taxes

c)

The colonies had the right to fight back against British force.

d)

Women had the right to vote

11.

The first Battles of the American Revolution were known as

a)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

b)

The Battles of Saratoga

c)

The Battles of the First and Second Continental Congress

d)

The Battles of Fortnite

12.

The night before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the British Army marched from Boston to Concord for the purpose of

a)

taking away the weapons of the colonists

b)

forcing the colonists to pay taxes

c)

going to the trial of the Boston Massacre

d)

attempting to prevent the Boston Massacre

13.

Many American Colonists wanted to separate from the British. Others wanted to stay under the control of England. These TWO groups became known as

a)

Protesters

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Redcoats

14.

The final decision of the Second Continental Congress was

a)

declare the independence from Britain

b)

remain loyal to the King of England

c)

allow half of the colonies to stay with Britain and the other half to become independent

d)

try to negotiate with the King for less taxes

15.

The document written at the Second Continental Congress became known as the

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

16.

Who did the leaders of the colonies choose to lead the writing team of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

17.

Which of the following are the important ideas of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

People have rights that come from God

b)

People have the right to get rid of an unfair government

c)

People are created equally

d)

All of these are ideas from the Declaration of Independence

18.

A small book by Thomas Paine that was used to convince the colonies to break away from England was titled:

a)

The Constitution

b)

Common Sense

c)

The First Continental Congress

d)

The Verdict

19.

In his book, Common Sense, Thomas Paine tried to convince the colonists that

a)

they deserved their freedom from England

b)

the King of England is a fool

c)

leaders should be elected

d)

all of these answers are correct

20.

What are TWO other ways of saying surrender

a)

persevere

b)

raise the white flag

c)

throw in the towel

d)

persist

21.

What TWO examples explain chronological order

a)

making predictions and main ideas

b)

1774, 1776, 1781, 1783,

c)

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d)

a random guess

22.

What ARE TWO of the main reasons that the colonists were able to defeat the most powerful nation on earth?

a)

The colonists had more advanced weapons and technology

b)

The British soldiers were abusing alcohol

c)

The colonists received assistance from other countries

d)

The colonists were fighting on their own land and they knew it well!

23.

The British Army was known as the

a)

Patriots

b)

Redcoats

c)

Minutemen

d)

Bluecoats

24.

A graphic representation of chronological order is called a

a)

bar graph

b)

pie graph

c)

timeline

d)

all of the answers are correct

25.

The Second Continental Congress took place in the city of Philadelphia which was located in the colony of

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Transylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut