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SS Unit 4

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Why was "No Taxation Without Representation" a popular motto in the British colonies in North America?

a)

it was printed on pamphlets

b)

it was recorded in the Declaration of Independence

c)

it restricted free speech

d)

it was a reflection of colonists' feelings about Parliament not respecting them or allowing them to be represented

2.

What was the effect of the Townsend Acts?

a)

The colonists boycotted English items.

b)

The colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

c)

The British allowed the colonists to elect governors.

d)

The British doubled the number of troops in the colonies.

3.

How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

They called a meeting in Philadelphia.

b)

They closed the port of Boston.

c)

They started importing coffee.

d)

They stopped taxing colonists.

4.

What 4 things led to the Revolutionary War?

a)

French and Indian War, discovery of America, troops arriving in the colonies, and Jamestown Colony

b)

Lexington & Concord, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Tea Party

c)

George Washington was elected the 1st president, the First Continental Congress met, Boston Tea Party, and the Mayflower sailed to America

d)

French exploration, the Columbian Exchange, trade with American Indians, and the Triangular Trade

5.

Thomas Jefferson helped the Patriots' cause (fight for freedom) by writing the ______________.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Article of Confederation

d)

U.S. Constitution

6.

The activist group of men who acted out in response to the Stamp Act were called the _______ __ ___________.

a)

Regulars

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Sons of Liberty

7.

Who was the commander of the Revolutionary troops that defeated the British army?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

8.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written to the King of England?

a)

to encourage other nations to attack the King

b)

to make the King step down and give up his crown

c)

to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling

d)

to get the King to support the American colonies

9.

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to --

a)

explain the duties of the Continental Congress

b)

address the colonists' complaints against the king

c)

set up colonies

d)

describe how to elect a president

10.

The Declaration of Independence says that because the king had taken away natural rights, the people should _________________________________.

a)

create a government that guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

b)

move to a country with a different government

c)

learn the history of countries with successful governments

d)

form a government with a senator and a judge

11.

What song was made popular by British soldiers trying to mock (make fun of) the American colonists?

a)

"God Save the King"

b)

"Yankee Doodle"

c)

"Midnight Ride"

d)

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"

12.

Despite significant inaccuracies (mistakes), which 1860 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created a national legend about the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

a)

"Battle of Bunker Hill"

b)

"O Captain! My Captain!"

c)

"On Being Brought from Africa to America"

d)

"Paul Revere's Ride"