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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Unit 3
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Sons of Liberty organized protests and burned __________________ of tax collectors
crops
effigies
crosses
hay
_________ sold United States military information to the British
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Alexander Hamilton
What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?
The colonies should break from British rule.
The colonies should remain under British rule.
The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain.
The colonies should stop fighting the British.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France vs. Natives
France vs. England
British vs. England
France vs. Spain
Goods, such as glass and paper, being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?
Declaratory Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
ccording to the map, what happened to British troops at Concord?
The British troops lost
The British troops won
Which act taxed colonists without their consent?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Why were some militias known as minutemen?
they were the only colonists left
ready at a minutes notice
hired quickly
Twenty colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre
The whole statement is true.
Some of the statement is false.
The king hired German troops to fight in America.
True
False
According to the flowchart, which act was passed first?
Townshend Acts
Declaratory Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Based on Patrick Henry’s words, which side does he favor?
the Patriots
the Independents
the Parliament
the Loyalists
Which group did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain?
Green Army
Continental Congress
Redcoat Army
Continental Army
Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament decided to boycott tea.
Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.
Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston.
After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Boston
Battle of Concord
The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by philosopher
Ohio Territory
Amerigo Vespucci
John Jay
John Locke
On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at
Trenton
Saratoga
Philadelphia
Concord
The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the
Treaty of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris
The Declaration
Treaty of United States
What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?
Coercive Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?
Liberty Affair
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
What did writs of assistance allow British customs officers to search?
foreigners
foreign goods
people for contraband
homes for smuggled goods
France realized that the U.S. might win the war after the American victory at
Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?
George Mason
John Locke
George Stout
John Adams
What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
They resorted to smuggling.
They went to court.
They argued for more taxes.
They moved to the Atlantic Coast.
Great Britain developed a huge debt from _________________________
trade with Native Americans
fighting the French and Indian War
loss of crops
Triangle trade
Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act?
They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.
They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on glass.
They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.
They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.
The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies chose to form a new nation.
False
True
What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?
Sons of Liberty
Suffolk Resolves
Coercive Acts
Continental Congress
Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
What was the colonial name for laws that banned town meetings, along with 3 other laws, in New England?
Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
Navigation Acts
Due to George Washington strategy, Charles Cornwall was defeated at the
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of New York
Battle of Chesapeake
Battle of New Orleans
Who, along with Paul Revere, warned Samuel Adams that the British were coming?
John Adams
William Dawes
George Washington
Thomas Gage
What does Patrick Henry declare in this speech?
an appeal to the British Parliament is necessary
the American colonies should be careful
war is unavoidable and he welcomes it
liberty cannot be won by fighting
Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Which act stated that Parliament DID have the right to tax colonists?
Declaratory Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
Which of the following allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses?
writ of assistance
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
What was Deborah Simpson famous for?
Disguising herself as a man so that she could serve in the Continental Army
Starting the Daughters of Liberty
Creating the United States Flag
Creating the Simpsons show
