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Causes of the American Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Great Britain fell into debt as a result of this major world war.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The French-Indian War

d)

The American Revolution

2.

The French-Indian War was known around the world as...?

a)

The Nine Years War

b)

The Seven Years War

c)

The First World War

d)

The Shot Heard Around the World

3.

France and Britain went to war over...?

a)

Control of Gold

b)

Control over the Fur Trade Routes

c)

Control over the Ohio River Valley

d)

Control of Native American Tribes

4.

When Washington was a young officer, one of his first missions was to take control over this famous fort?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Knox

c)

The Alamo

d)

Fort Dusquesne

5.

Fort Duquesne was located in what is today this modern city?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Boston

c)

New York City

d)

Pittsburgh

6.

When Washington failed to capture Fort Duquesne, he was forced to build this fort instead out of necessity?

a)

Fort Pitt

b)

Fort Obvious

c)

Fort Necessary

d)

Fort Necessity

7.

What was the name of the Act that taxed the colonies on paper goods?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Acts

8.

What British law allowed soldiers to take over the colonists homes?

a)

Courting Act

b)

Live in Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Quartering Act

9.

5 people were recorded dead at the hands of British soldiers after this major pre-war event?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Burning of Governor Hutchison's House

10.

Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded British ships during this major boycott?

a)

Boston Tea Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

East India Company

d)

Boston Massacre

11.

This person became well known after his famous Midnight Ride?

a)

Joseph Warren

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

Paul Revere

12.

We studied two other riders to warn that the British were coming...who made it to Concord evading capture?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Samuel Prescott

c)

William Dawes

d)

Joseph Warren

13.

Which Battle is known for the Shot Heard Around the world?

a)

Battle of Concord

b)

Battle of Lexington

c)

Battle of Lexington & Concord

d)

Battle at Bunker Hill

14.

The First Continental Congress was held in this major city?

a)

Boston

b)

Baltimore

c)

New York City

d)

Philadelphia

15.

Which colony was not represented at the First Continental Congress?

a)

Georgia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Pennsylvania

16.

Who was the delegate from Pennsylvania for Independence

a)

John Dickinson

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

17.

George Washington was from this pro-Independence colony?

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Massachusetts

18.

Who was elected as president of the Second Continental Congress?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Dickinson

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Smith

19.

Name for colonists who support England and the King

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Traitor

d)

Kingsmen

20.

This colony abstained from the final vote for Independence?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

New York

21.

The Declaration of Independence was ratified by Congress on this date?

a)

July 4, 2019

b)

July 2, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

January 1, 1776

22.

The Sons of Liberty (Boston) met at this secret tavern to discuss their rebellion strategies?

a)

The Blue Dragon

b)

The Green Dragon

c)

The Snapping Turtle

d)

The Pink Panther

23.

Famous British General who fought alongside George Washington in French-Indian War, came to Boston to enforce the Intolerable Acts

a)

Thomas Gage

b)

Thomas Hutchinson

c)

Charles Cornwallis

d)

Patrick Henry

24.

Whose farm did the Massachusetts Militia hide their ammunition and artillery in Concord?

a)

Major General Francis Smith

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Colonel James Barrett

d)

William Clark Quantrill

25.

The largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

Samuel Adams

26.

Who said "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Patrick Henry