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WorksheetsStandard 1 - Wiggins- US History
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Year was the Constitution Ratified?
a)
1724
b)
1865
c)
1788
d)
1756
2.
Why did the Colonists have beef with the British?
a)
Because of the Boston Massacre
b)
Because the British didn't help in the war
c)
Because Paul revere had affairs with the King's Wife
d)
Because the British wouldn't stop trying to Tax and control the Colonists
3.
Which battle was known for the "Shot heard round the war"
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of Yorktown
4.
Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Luke Bryan
5.
What did George Washington say in his Farewell Address?
a)
No Political Parties
b)
Kill the Red Coats
c)
Don't Party too hard
d)
Fight for America
6.
Patriot victory considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War as a result other countries assisted us.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Trenton
c)
Yorktown
d)
Brandywine
7.
Which statement about the Battle of Bunker Hill is incorrect?
a)
It was fought in Boston.
b)
It was fought on Breed's Hill.
c)
The Americans ran out of powder and shot.
d)
The British won because the Americans lost so many men.
8.
Which was not a problem the colonies had to deal with in the American Revolution?
a)
All foreign governments were eager to support the colonies.
b)
They had to finance the war.
c)
The had to quickly create and organize an army and a navy.
d)
The army had to be supplied.
9.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
10.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
11.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
12.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
13.
Of the following people, who did not help write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
14.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
15.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Cornwallis
d)
Benjamin Franklin
16.
Estimate how many people die in the american war
a)
4,400
b)
4,435
c)
2345
d)
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17.
What were American's called who supported independence?
a)
Tories
b)
Separatists
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
18.
The main reason the New England region of colonies was formed was for
a)
religious freedom
b)
profit and trade
c)
as a buffer to Spanish territory
d)
none of these are correct
19.
The French and Indian War happened AFTER the Stamp Act.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
England got rid of the Stamp Act in 1766.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
22.
A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called
a)
Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists
23.
Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Parliament
24.
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Massacre
25.
Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
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