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Unit 3: American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What major era in U.S. history is referred to in the graphic?

a)

Colonial

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Reconstruction

2.

Which date below best describes the beginning of America becoming free from the rule of monarchy?

a)

1607

b)

1776

c)

1803

d)

1861

3.

Which newspaper headline would most likely have appeared in Philadelphia in 1776?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The excerpt above shows the growing pre-Revolutionary bias of some American colonists against-

a)

economic controls by Great Britain

b)

the presence of British troops

c)

self-government in the colonies

d)

settlements on the western frontier

5.

The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay the expenses of fighting the-

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

American Revolution

c)

Battle of Tippecanoe

d)

French and Indian War

6.

What is Patrick Henry's message in this excerpt?

a)

Only the free can survive

b)

Freedom is worth dying for

c)

Free people live longer

d)

People must die to gain freedom

7.

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because-

a)

the colonists were defeated and lost possession of New York

b)

Native Americans joined the war against the colonies during the battle

c)

Great Britain was forced to form an alliance with France against the colonies

d)

the colonial victory convinced France to support American Independence

8.

"The shot heard round the world" was fired at the Battle of __________________.

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

9.

"We had nothing to eat for two or three days previous...the greatest part were not only shirtless and barefoot, but destitute of (without) all other clothing, especially blankets."


The above quote describes the conditions at

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Lexington

10.

Using the map above which areas of land were acquired by Americans through the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

a)

A and B

b)

C and D

c)

B and C

d)

A and D

11.

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

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)

"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."

12.

This list includes rights that are considered-

a)

transferable

b)

legislated

c)

unalienable

d)

inherited

13.

Many of the protests and demonstrations that followed the Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were examples of which of the following?

a)

Boycott

b)

Natural rights

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Unalienable rights

14.

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

a)

Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts

b)

King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief

c)

Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

d)

King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

15.

Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Continental Congress

16.

Who is often considered the founder of the U.S. Navy?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Nathaniel Bacon

17.

The actions listed in the box were contributions to the Revolutionary War made by-

a)

French fighters

b)

women patriots

c)

military officers

d)

enslaved people

18.

Which Founding Father of the United States had the most significant role in writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

19.

Which of the following individuals was appointed commander of the Continental army by the Second Continental Congress in 1775?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Nathan Hale

20.

Which of the following events completes the time line?

a)

British surrender at Yorktown

b)

Americans hold Stamp Act Congress

c)

British occupy Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Americans issue the Declaration of Independence