WorksheetsSS Unit 4
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why was "No Taxation Without Representation" a popular motto in the British colonies in North America?
it was printed on pamphlets
it was recorded in the Declaration of Independence
it restricted free speech
it was a reflection of colonists' feelings about Parliament not respecting them or allowing them to be represented
What was the effect of the Townsend Acts?
The colonists boycotted English items.
The colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
The British allowed the colonists to elect governors.
The British doubled the number of troops in the colonies.
How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?
They called a meeting in Philadelphia.
They closed the port of Boston.
They started importing coffee.
They stopped taxing colonists.
What 4 things led to the Revolutionary War?
French and Indian War, discovery of America, troops arriving in the colonies, and Jamestown Colony
Lexington & Concord, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Tea Party
George Washington was elected the 1st president, the First Continental Congress met, Boston Tea Party, and the Mayflower sailed to America
French exploration, the Columbian Exchange, trade with American Indians, and the Triangular Trade
Thomas Jefferson helped the Patriots' cause (fight for freedom) by writing the ______________.
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Article of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
The activist group of men who acted out in response to the Stamp Act were called the _______ __ ___________.
Regulars
Loyalists
Patriots
Sons of Liberty
Who was the commander of the Revolutionary troops that defeated the British army?
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Why was the Declaration of Independence written to the King of England?
to encourage other nations to attack the King
to make the King step down and give up his crown
to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling
to get the King to support the American colonies
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to --
explain the duties of the Continental Congress
address the colonists' complaints against the king
set up colonies
describe how to elect a president
The Declaration of Independence says that because the king had taken away natural rights, the people should _________________________________.
create a government that guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
move to a country with a different government
learn the history of countries with successful governments
form a government with a senator and a judge
What song was made popular by British soldiers trying to mock (make fun of) the American colonists?
"God Save the King"
"Yankee Doodle"
"Midnight Ride"
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Despite significant inaccuracies (mistakes), which 1860 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created a national legend about the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
"Battle of Bunker Hill"
"O Captain! My Captain!"
"On Being Brought from Africa to America"
"Paul Revere's Ride"
