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Significant People of the American Revolution

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person is considered the Pioneer of women's rights by writing in her letter to her husband, "Remember the Ladies."

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Anne Hutchinson

2.

This person defended the redcoats from the Boston Massacre

a)

John Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

Why did John Adams defend the Boston Massacre Redcoats?

a)

To prove Americans follow the Rule of Law

b)

To ensure they were found guilty

c)

To prove that Redcoats are evil

d)

To show the Patriots how they should judge Redcoats

4.

What secrete society was Sam Adams a member of?

a)

The Sons of Liberty

b)

The Daughters of Liberty

c)

The Green Mountain Boys

d)

The Colonial Militia

5.

What major event did Sam Adams organize?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Boycott of British Goods

c)

The Pontiac Rebellion

d)

The Boston Massacre

6.

Who was the first person to die for the American Cause?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

7.

What was special about Crispus Attucks

a)

He was African American

b)

He was loyal to the King

c)

He was an escaped slave from the South

d)

He killed a Redcoat at the Boston Massacre

8.

This person was a double agent spy and provided intel to the Americans on the British.

a)

James Armistead

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

9.

This person used his power cruelly by forcing his laws on the American Colonists

a)

King George III

b)

George Washington

c)

Lord Baltimore

d)

King Ferdinand

10.

This person was the first African American elected to office and participated in the Midnight Ride with Paul Revere.

a)

Wentworth Cheswell

b)

Marqui de Lafayette

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Paine

11.

Who was the French officer who helped in the American Revolution by providing supplies, money, and military skills?

a)

Marquie de Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

Benjamin Franklin

12.

This person was appointed the American Ambassador to France and persuaded France to assist USA in the American Revolution.

a)

Marquie de Lafayette

b)

George Washington

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

Benjamin Franklin

13.

This person is known for his orator skills and this famous quote: "Give me liberty, or give me death"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

14.

This person was the General of the Continental Army

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

15.

The Declaration of Independence was authored by:

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

The famous pamphlet, "Common Sense" was written by this person to persuade the colonists to break away from England.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Cripus Attucks

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

John Adams

17.

This person was known for writing plays, poems, and essays of American propaganda persuading Neutrals and Loyalist to support American Liberty.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Cripus Attucks

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

John Adams

18.

This person was known for writing plays, poems, and essays of American propaganda persuading Neutrals and Loyalist to support American Liberty.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Cripus Attucks

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

John Adams

19.

What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

20.

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

21.

Was the was the cause of the boycott?

a)

Taxation without Representation

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Representatives in Parliament

22.

What law prevented colonists from moving west?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Proclamation Act of 1763

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Boston Massacre

23.

What act (law) allowed the East India Tea Company to have a monopoly on the the sale of tea in the 13 colonies?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Proclamation Act of 1763

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Boston Massacre

24.

The colonist were angry over what Act which forced them to pay a tax on imported goods from England (paint, glass, tea, lead, paper)

a)

Tea Act

b)

Proclamation Act of 1763

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Sugar Act

25.

What was the cause of the taxes in the 13 colonies?

a)

French and Indian War debt

b)

Boston Massacre debt

c)

Boston Tea Party debt

d)

Pontiac's Rebellion debt

26.

How did Parliament punish Boston from dumping the tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

Intolerable Acts: Shut down Boston Harbor

b)

Proclamation Act: Shut down Boston Harbor

c)

Declaratory Act: Shut down Boston Harbor

d)

Currency Act: Shut down Boston Harbor

27.

What was the effect of the Boston Massacre?

a)

Colonies begin to unite over Independence

b)

The Redcoats leave the 13 Colonies

c)

The colonies move west away from the Redcoats

d)

The King of England agrees to join the colonists