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Chapter 3 Review - Revolutionary America

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used for the lawmaking bodies of Great Britain?

a)

monarch

b)

parliament

c)

boycott

d)

legislature

e)

propaganda

2.

What is the branch of government that makes the laws?

a)

monarch

b)

parliament

c)

propaganda

d)

legislature

e)

abolition

3.

What is a single person who rules a nation and achieves that position through heredity?

a)

monarch

b)

parliament

c)

propaganda

d)

legislature

e)

emancipation

4.

The refusal to purchase, sell, or use goods and services provided by those regarded as behaving unfairly is called _____.

a)

monarch

b)

parliament

c)

boycott

d)

legislature

e)

repeal

5.

What is the spread of information to influence public opinion called?

a)

propaganda

b)

abolition

c)

boycott

d)

legislature

e)

revolution

6.

This economic theory values gold and silver and places great value on exports over imports.

a)

autonomy

b)

boycotts

c)

mercantilism

d)

social contracts

e)

propaganda

7.

The French had more Native American allies over the British because they had more interest in _____.

a)

taking native land

b)

the gold rush

c)

farming

d)

the fur trade

e)

equal rights

8.

Who was the French and Indian War between?

a)

France vs. Native Americans

b)

France and the Native Americans vs. Britain

c)

France and Britain vs. the Native Americans

d)

France and the Native Americans vs. Spain

e)

Britain vs. the Native Americans

9.

When the British won the French and Indian War, the territory they gained extended all the way to the _____.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rocky Mountains

e)

Northwest Territory

10.

The Proclamation of 1763 prevented American settlers from moving west of the _____.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rocky Mountains

e)

13 Colonies

11.

What was the purpose of the new tax laws passed after the French and Indian War?

a)

pay off the French

b)

make the king rich

c)

repay the war debt

d)

punish the British colonies

e)

extended territory gained

12.

Which act lowered the tax on molasses and sugar?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

e)

Stamp Act

13.

Which act required printed items to be produced on paper stamped in Britain?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

e)

Stamp Act

14.

What phrase voiced colonists displeasure with being taxed by people they could not vote for?

a)

"Join or Die"

b)

"Autonomy of common sense"

c)

"No taxation without representation"

d)

"Liberty or Death"

e)

"Common Sense"

15.

Which secret society, led by Samuel Adams, was created in response to unwanted British taxes?

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Daughters of the King

c)

Redcoats

d)

Minutemen

e)

Sons of Liberty

16.

Which act placed import duties on everyday items like paper, glass, tea?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

e)

Stamp Act

17.

Which act required colonists to provide shelter for British troops?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

e)

Stamp Act

18.

The British fired into an angry mob of colonists in the streets of Boston in an event known as _____.

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Great American Fight

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The American Revolution

e)

The Boston Fight

19.

Who created the engraving the colonists used as propaganda against the British?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Paul Revere

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

e)

John Hancock

20.

Those who remained loyal to the king were known as _____.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Traitors

e)

Minutemen

21.

Those who supported independence during the Revolution were called _____.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Traitors

e)

Lobsterbacks

22.

Who rode to Concord to warn the colonists the British troops were on their way?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

John Burgoyne

23.

Who fired the "shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington Green?

a)

Britain

b)

Americans

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

e)

nobody knows

24.

What pamphlet convinced many colonists to support the fight for independence?

a)

Revolutionary Ideas

b)

Common Sense

c)

The Crisis

d)

The Good Fight

e)

No Taxation Without Representation

25.

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Hancock

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

John Burgoyne

26.

Which was NOT considered a goal of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

gain international support

b)

send a message of unity across the colonies

c)

end slavery

d)

prove the U.S. could thrive as their own nation

27.

The Americans proved they would be hard to defeat after causing heavy _____ at Bunker Hill.

a)

land damage

b)

rain

c)

casualties

d)

chaos

28.

What was one advantage of the Americans fighting on their homeland?

a)

faced little risk of putting their families in danger

b)

able to provide plenty of supplies throughout the war

c)

knew the best places for attacks and battles

d)

easier to convince the Native Americans Indians to become allies and fight with them

29.

What night did George Washington surprise the Hessians at Trenton?

a)

Christmas

b)

New Years

c)

Easter

d)

Independence Day

e)

Thanksgiving

30.

Which battle convinced the French to actively join the war?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill

e)

Valley Forge

31.

Where were Washington's troops stationed during the harsh winter with few supplies?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill

e)

Valley Forge

32.

Which battle was won for America after they trapped the British forces between American troops on land and French ships at sea?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

e)

Charlestown

33.

What was the nickname for women who assisted on the battlefield during the Revolution?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Cannon Gals

c)

G.I.Jane

d)

Molly Pitcher

e)

Abigail Adams

34.

What was considered America's first Constitution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Articles of Confederation

e)

Declaration of Rights & Grievances

35.

What holiday do we celebrate the results of the American Revolution?

a)

Veteran's Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Memorial Day

e)

Thanksgiving

36.

What was the final result of the American Revolution?

a)

America had to pay off the British war debt

b)

Britain let colonists vote for Parliament

c)

America became an independent nation

d)

America was recognized as the most powerful country in the world

e)

America was still under the rule of Parliament

37.

The Boston Tea Party was the result of a rebellion against which act?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

e)

Stamp Act

38.

Who led the Boston Tea Party Rebellion?

a)

Liberators

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Mohawk Indians

d)

Patriots

e)

Loyalists

39.

What type of warfare did the Americans adopt from Native Americans?

a)

trench

b)

mob

c)

guerrilla

d)

straight lines/columns

40.

How did the Revolutionary War affect African Americans?

a)

it had little effect on the conditions faced by either free or enslaved African Americans

b)

it led to freedom from indentured servitude and slavery for many African Americans

c)

it improved economic conditions for free African Americans but not for enslaved African Americans

d)

it resulted in greater political rights for African American men but not for African American women

41.

To free someone from another person's control is called _____.

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

repeal

e)

boycott

42.

To take something back or cancel means _____.

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

repeal

e)

boycott

43.

What is a sudden and large shift in government and society?

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

repeal

e)

boycott

44.

A group of citizens who are given limited training to fight in the military in case of an emergency are called _____.

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

militia

e)

taxes

45.

Doing away with slavery is called _____.

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

repeal

e)

boycott

46.

Required payments of money to the government at regular intervals are called _____.

a)

abolition

b)

revolution

c)

emancipation

d)

propaganda

e)

taxes

47.

Some women had hoped the Revolution would improve their _____ in American society.

a)

marriages

b)

status

c)

roles

d)

place

48.

After General Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment, about how many African American soldiers enlisted?

a)

500

b)

1,000

c)

5,000

d)

10,000

e)

15,000

49.

Who wanted to capture Bunker and Breed's Hill for the British?

a)

Peter Salem

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

William Prescott

e)

Samuel Adams

50.

Who became a major general for the Continental Army and commander at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

General Howe

b)

General Burgoyne

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

e)

Frederich Von Steuben

51.

General Cornwallis surrendered at the _____ and the war was over.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

e)

Battle of Monmouth

52.

What document was issued by the First Continental Congress which petitioned King George III to repeal the Intolerable Acts and demand respect as citizens?

a)

Declaration and Resolves

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Common Sense

d)

Declaration of Independence

53.

Who occupied much of the land north and west of Britain's 13 colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

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