Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

American Revolution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Intolerable acts

first continental congress convened

Thomas Paine's Common Sense Publish


All the events listed above listed occurred during ....

a)

the era of westward expansion

b)

the era of good feelings

c)

the revolutionary era

d)

the Jacksonian era

2.

1764 Sugar Act

1765 Stamp Act

1767 Townshend Act


What was the primary reason parliament passed these acts?

a)

to promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

b)

to encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

to recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

to fund the establishment of the new colonies

3.

How did mercantilism policies create tension between Great Britain and the Colonies?

a)

by introducing indenture servitude to the middle colonies

b)

by requiring colonist to enlist in the military

c)

by limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

by preventing colonist from trading with most other foreign countries

4.

Parliament passed the STAMP ACT then ......

a)

colonist sought support from France

b)

colonist organized boycotts of British goods

c)

colonist signed the declaration of independence

d)

colonist dumped tea into the Boston harbor

5.

The SUGAR ACT, QUARTERING ACT, and STAMP ACT contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...

a)

restricting colonial trade with American Indians

b)

imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

c)

angering colonist who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

d)

punishing colonist of resisting the authority of parliament

6.

"It is essential to the freedom and security of free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives"


written by the Sons of Liberty


this refers to the dissatisfaction of the colonist of ...

a)

political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

b)

interference of Great Britain and the slave trade

c)

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

d)

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

7.

British colonist objected the Proclamation of 1763 because they...

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

b)

did not want to share control of fur trade with France

c)

resented the limits it imposed with westward expansion

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with other nations

8.

General Commander and Chief of the army of the United Colonies

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

9.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British Victory extended the fighting for another year

b)

The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army

c)

The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority

d)

The American victory convince France to ally with the United States

10.

What was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognize the United States as an independent country

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

c)

The Brutish navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

11.

Questions while writing the ________________________________


How do we finance a war?

Who has the power to negotiate treaties?

What prevents the executive from becoming too powerful?

a)

settlers creating the Mayflower Compact

b)

delegates writing the Articles of Confederation

c)

representatives writing the Fundamentals Orders of Connecticut

d)

colonist negotiating the Albany Plan for the Union

12.

The British Parliament issued the Proclamation of 1783 to limit the area British colonist were allowed to settle. Which Geographic feature did the British use as a boundary of approved settlement?

a)

Lake MIchigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

13.

Which of these is a grievance from the declaration of Independence?

a)

colonist born in America were prohibited from holding elected office

b)

colonist were forced to quarter troops in their home

c)

colonist were not eligible to become officers in the British Army

d)

colonist were required to serve a year in their colonies militia

14.

Which expert from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonist were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

"he refused to pass other laws for the accommodations of large districts of people"

b)

"for imposing taxes on us without our consent"

c)

"he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good"

d)

"for transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences"

15.

Life

Liberty

Pursuit of Happiness

a)

transferable

b)

legislative

c)

unalienable

d)

inherited

16.

UNALIENABLE RIGHTS

Life

Liberty

Pursuit of Happiness

a)

established by a series of supreme court decisions

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

established by the ratification of the US Constitution

d)

define by George Washington in his Farewell Address

17.

"We hold this truth to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights"


this expert refers to the rights that people

a)

rn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

b)

receive by becoming citizens of the country

c)

have as a result of being human

d)

are granted after enlisting in the military

18.

John Hancock was one of the founding fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

a)

by writing the Articles of Confederation

b)

by serving as a commander of the chief continental army

c)

by organizing committee correspondence

d)

by signing the Declaration of Independence