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American Revolution Unit 3

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sons of Liberty organized protests and burned __________________ of tax collectors

a)

crops

b)

effigies

c)

crosses

d)

hay

2.

_________ sold United States military information to the British

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Alexander Hamilton

3.

What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?

a)

The colonies should break from British rule.

b)

The colonies should remain under British rule.

c)

The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain.

d)

The colonies should stop fighting the British.

4.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

France vs. Natives

b)

France vs. England

c)

British vs. England

d)

France vs. Spain

5.

Goods, such as glass and paper, being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townshend Acts

6.

ccording to the map, what happened to British troops at Concord?

a)

The British troops lost

b)

The British troops won

7.

Which act taxed colonists without their consent?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Townshend Acts

8.

Why were some militias known as minutemen?

a)

they were the only colonists left

b)

ready at a minutes notice

c)

hired quickly

9.

Twenty colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre

a)

The whole statement is true.

b)

Some of the statement is false.

10.

The king hired German troops to fight in America.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

According to the flowchart, which act was passed first?

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

12.

Based on Patrick Henry’s words, which side does he favor?

a)

the Patriots

b)

the Independents

c)

the Parliament

d)

the Loyalists

13.

Which group did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain?

a)

Green Army

b)

Continental Congress

c)

Redcoat Army

d)

Continental Army

14.

Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Hancock

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Parliament decided to boycott tea.

b)

Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.

c)

Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.

d)

Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston.

16.

After winning which battle did the British learn that defeating the Americans would not be easy?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Boston

d)

Battle of Concord

17.

The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by philosopher

a)

Ohio Territory

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

John Jay

d)

John Locke

18.

On October 17, 1777, General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Concord

19.

The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the

a)

Treaty of Great Britain

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

The Declaration

d)

Treaty of United States

20.

What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?

a)

Coercive Acts

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Intolerable Acts

21.

Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?

a)

Liberty Affair

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

22.

What did writs of assistance allow British customs officers to search?

a)

foreigners

b)

foreign goods

c)

people for contraband

d)

homes for smuggled goods

23.

France realized that the U.S. might win the war after the American victory at

a)

Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Trenton

24.

Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Mason

b)

John Locke

c)

George Stout

d)

John Adams

25.

What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?

a)

They resorted to smuggling.

b)

They went to court.

c)

They argued for more taxes.

d)

They moved to the Atlantic Coast.

26.

Great Britain developed a huge debt from _________________________

a)

trade with Native Americans

b)

fighting the French and Indian War

c)

loss of crops

d)

Triangle trade

27.

Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act?

a)

They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.

b)

They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on glass.

c)

They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.

d)

They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.

28.

The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies chose to form a new nation.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Suffolk Resolves

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Continental Congress

30.

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Declaratory Act

31.

What was the colonial name for laws that banned town meetings, along with 3 other laws, in New England?

a)

Coercive Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Navigation Acts

32.

Due to George Washington strategy, Charles Cornwall was defeated at the

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of New York

c)

Battle of Chesapeake

d)

Battle of New Orleans

33.

Who, along with Paul Revere, warned Samuel Adams that the British were coming?

a)

John Adams

b)

William Dawes

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Gage

34.

What does Patrick Henry declare in this speech?

a)

an appeal to the British Parliament is necessary

b)

the American colonies should be careful

c)

war is unavoidable and he welcomes it

d)

liberty cannot be won by fighting

35.

Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

36.

Which act stated that Parliament DID have the right to tax colonists?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Stamp Act

37.

Which of the following allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses?

a)

writ of assistance

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Stamp Act

38.

What was Deborah Simpson famous for?

a)

Disguising herself as a man so that she could serve in the Continental Army

b)

Starting the Daughters of Liberty

c)

Creating the United States Flag

d)

Creating the Simpsons show