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American Revolution Hastings 2019 TEKS

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

*Intolerable Acts Imposed

*First Continental Congress Convened

*Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published

All the events listed above occurred during...

a)

The Era of Westward Expansion

b)

The Era of Good Feelings

c)

Revolutionary Era

d)

The Jacksonian Era

2.

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


The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the...

a)

Political debates that took place at the Albany Convention.

b)

Interference of Great Britain in the slave trade.

c)

Economic consequences of the Great Awakening.

d)

Economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War.

3.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
b)
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
c)
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
d)
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
4.

The last major battle fought by Washington's army was...

a)

Lexington

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

5.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was important because

a)

it was the last battle

b)

it was the first battle

c)

it was the bloodiest battle

d)

turning point

6.
What battle was the turning point?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Cowpens
c)
Yorktown
d)
Bunker Hill
7.

What battle was the "shot hear round the world?"

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

8.

Thomas Paine wrote--

a)

Common Sense

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

the first history book of the American Revolution

d)

Olive Branch Petition

9.
Who was an African American that got killed during the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Peter Salem
c)
George Washington
10.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
11.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
12.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
13.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
14.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
15.

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament and opposed to independence

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Neutral

16.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
17.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British 
18.
Declaration of Independence was created July 4th of what year?
a)
1607
b)
1773
c)
1781
d)
1776
19.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.
b)
The warships were lost in a fierce storm.
c)
Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.
d)
Rochambeau's troops barely escaped alive.
20.
Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Colonists throwing British Tea into Boston Harbor
b)
Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France
c)
Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors
d)
firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Mass.
21.

What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

De la Salle

d)

James Armistead

22.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they?

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.

b)

did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.

c)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.

23.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Locke
d)
Alexander Hamilton
24.
Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?
a)
King James
b)
King Charles II
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
25.
In which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Boston Massacre
26.
Which American diplomat convinced France to become and ally with the United States during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
27.
Who was a Naval War hero who is famous for saying "I've not yet begun to fight?"
a)
James Armistead
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
Haym Solomon
d)
Benedict Arnold
28.
Who is known for writing "Remember the Ladies"?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Amy Adams
29.
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Patrick Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Patrick
30.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
31.
Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It made them move west
b)
It created a religious divide in the colonies
c)
It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
It did not allow them to move east of the Atlantic Ocean
32.
Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafeyette
d)
Thomas Pain
33.
Describes the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Colonial Grievances
d)
Boston Tea Party
34.
General Washington and his men experienced cold and harsh conditions. Marquis de Lafayette joins Washington to train the army. Washington promotes loyalty and reads, “These are the times that try men’s souls” by Thomas Paine. 
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Yorktown
35.
African American slave who acted as a spy. 
a)
James Armistead
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Dred Scott
36.
Leader of the Sons of Liberty. Leader of the Boston Tea Party. Member of the Committee of Correspondence. Was a Patriot. 
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
37.
Wrote pamphlets, poems and plays as a form of protest against the British. 
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Sojourner Truth
38.
African American patriot during the American Revolution, made a midnight run to New Hampshire to warn of a British invasion and fought with Continental Army at Saratoga.
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Crispus Attucks
39.
American patriot woman, famous for writing anti-British Revolutionary poetry and books.   Her notes were used to write the 1st History book on the American Revolution.
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Abigail Adams
40.
Who is the "Father of the U.S. Navy?"
a)
Stonewall Jackson 
b)
James Monroe 
c)
Frederick Douglass 
d)
John Paul Jones 
41.

This engraving depicts...

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Battle of Lexington

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Battle of Yorktown

42.

Mercy Otis Warren wrote--

a)

Common Sense

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

the first history book of the American Revolution

d)

Olive Branch Petition

43.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of free speech against the King?

a)

“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”

b)

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

c)

"We have petitioned for redress... our repeated petitions have been answered by repeated injury"

d)

“For Quartering large bodies of troops among us.”

44.

"We have no representation in Parliament! They cannot pass this act!"

a)

“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”

b)

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

c)

"We have petitioned for redress... our repeated petitions have been answered by repeated injury"

d)

“For Quartering large bodies of troops among us.”

45.

"We have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury" was a grievance regarding...

a)

the quartering act

b)

lack of representation in Parliament

c)

lack of free speech

d)

lack of right to trial by jury

46.

Who was the woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for the Continental Army?

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Martha Washington

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