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Road to Revolution

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

After the Boston Tea Party, Benjamin Franklin was tried for treason. His reply:

a)

Ask not what your country can do for you!

b)

Give me liberty or give me death!

c)

I am not a British Subject, I am an American!

d)

I take the 5th!

2.

The Middle Colonies were known for:

a)

Large plantations based on slavery

b)

Rocky soil and whaling and the Puritans

c)

growing so much wheat that they were called The Bread Basket

3.

The New England Colonies were know for

a)

their ability to grow huge crops of wheat.

b)

the huge plantations dependent upon slavery.

c)

the strong work ethic based upon the Puritans.

4.

The first act of Parliament on the Road to the Revolution was

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Boston Tea Party - 1774

c)

Proclamation of 1763 - closing of the Appalachians

d)

Parliament told to colonist to stop protesting

e)

The closing of the couch.

5.

The Sugar Act was the result of

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The expenses of The French and Indian War

c)

The king wanting his subjects to eat more healthy.

6.

The Loyalist were

a)

supportive of The Boston Tea Party

b)

the men who supported The Sons of Liberty

c)

faithful to The King of England

7.

The French and Indian War was

a)

also called The Short War.

b)

a war between just the French and Natives.

c)

a war about the rocky soil in New England

d)

An expensive war called that stopped the French from claiming land to the south of Canada.

8.

The French and Indian war led to

a)

the French exploring the Ohio Valley.

b)

increased taxes in the colonies.

c)

an excess of British funds.

d)

improved relations with the natives.

9.

The Quartering Act allowed

a)

British soldiers to take residence in the colonials' homes.

b)

British soldiers to pass out quarters.

c)

when traitors were cut into quarters and placed on the for corners of the kingdom.

d)

British soldiers to stay at a colonial's home for 1 quarter.

10.

Which act required all legal documents to be taxed?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Intolerable Acts

11.

The Boston Tea Party

a)

occurred when the Loyalists shipped in enough tea for a grand party

b)

was the result of increased and restrictive tea taxes.

c)

A party where the Sons of Liberty crashed and drank all the tea.

12.

Seven British soldiers shot into a crowd of unarmed colonists.

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The beginning of The Quartering Act

13.

No Taxation Without Representation!

a)

A cry that originated from the colonies

b)

The British battle cry

c)

The King's promise

d)

A meme in Ben Franklin's gazette

14.

In which region is Boston?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

15.

In which region is Charleston?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

16.

In which region is Philadelphia?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

17.

Puritans

a)

very strict, wanted to purify the Church of England, believed in reading for both boys and girls

b)

believed in tolerance, called The Friends, wanted to abolish slavery

c)

came to the New World on The Mayflower

18.

Quakers (choose all that are correct)

a)

very strict, wanted to purify the Church of England, believed in reading for both boys and girls

b)

called The Friends

c)

wanted to abolish slavery

d)

were tolerant of differences in religion and culture

19.

Pilgrims (choose all that apply)

a)

very strict, wanted to purify the Church of England, believed in reading for both boys and girls

b)

were called The Friends and wanted to abolish slavery

c)

came to the New World on The Mayflower

d)

half of them died the first winter

e)

helped to survive by the natives

20.

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

21.

Led the Boston Tea Party

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

King James

d)

India Tea Company

22.

The Intolerable Acts (choose all that apply)

a)

allowed quartering of the British Soldiers

b)

Closed the Boston Harbor

c)

supported increased use of sugar

d)

was created to punish Boston

23.

George Washington

a)

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!

b)

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth

c)

No Taxation without Representation!

24.

Samuel Adams

a)

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather a…tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”

b)

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!

c)

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

25.

Paul Revere

a)

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

b)

"There is a time for casting silver; a time for casting cannon.”

c)

"It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies."

26.

Thomas Hickey

a)

found guilty of planing to kill George Washington

b)

a patriot that supported The Boston Tea Party

c)

a friend of George Washington

27.

Which of these documents was created first on The Road to Revolution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

28.

The Bill of Rights included:

a)

Freedom of religion, speech, and press.

b)

No forced quartering of troops.

c)

Freedom to buy sugar.

d)

The right to keep and bear arms.

e)

The right to a fair and speedy trial.

29.

The Constitution tells us (multiple answers)

a)

how our government should work.

b)

the three branches of government

c)

can be changed in a peaceful, orderly way (amendments).

d)

which store to buy sugar and tea.

e)

where soldiers can find housing

30.

The Three Branches of Government are:

a)

Legislative, Judicial, Executive

b)

President, Schools, Library

c)

President, Vice President, General

d)

None of the above

31.

Which of the following is NOT one of The Bill of Rights?

a)

The right to bear arms.

b)

The right to free speech.

c)

The right to not be taxed

d)

The right to assemble.

32.

The Legislative Branch

a)

makes laws

b)

enforces laws

c)

makes sure laws are constitutional

d)

needs more water than other branches

33.

The Executive Branch

a)

makes laws

b)

enforces laws

c)

makes sure laws are constitutional

d)

is best for hanging a swing

34.

The Judicial Branch

a)

makes sure laws are constitutional

b)

makes laws

c)

enforces laws

d)

has red and golden leaves in the fall

35.

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

a)

A vaccination discovered for the flu

b)

The Revolutionary War starts in Lexington

c)

How Paul Revere woke up the Minute Men

d)

The beginning of the Civil War