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Revolution

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Patriot

a)

American colonist who favored American independence

b)

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

c)

citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

d)

Soldiers who would fight for money

2.

Loyalist

a)

American colonist who favored American independence

b)

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

c)

citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

d)

Soldiers who would fight for money

3.

Minute Men

a)

American colonist who favored American independence

b)

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

c)

citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice

d)

Soldiers who would fight for money

4.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Common Sense

5.

an act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

6.

secret society formed to oppose British policies

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Loyalists

c)

Lobster backs

d)

Rough Riders

7.

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Propaganda

d)

Strike

8.

a formal request for government action

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Propaganda

d)

Strike

9.

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Propaganda

d)

Strike

10.

basic rights of the people that may not be taken away

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Quartering

d)

Petition

11.

Why did the British feel like they had the rights to tax the colonies?

a)

So the colonies won't start trouble

b)

They had to pay to defend the colonies

c)

Because they did so without consent

d)

So they could get wealthy

12.

Why were the colonists angry with the taxes?

a)

The English did not have to pay taxes

b)

They wanted to expand west

c)

They did not get a say

d)

They needed protection

13.

What was the British perspective of the Boston Massacre

a)

They were peacefully protesting

b)

They wanted to move west

c)

They did not get the colonists consent

d)

It was self defense

14.

What was the colonist perspective of the Boston Massacre

a)

They were peacefully protesting

b)

It was self defense

c)

They did not get colonist consent

d)

They wanted to move west

15.

The tax on tea, paint, lead, glass and paper was known as the

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

16.

Why did the Tea Act anger the colonists?

a)

They fired into an unarmed crowd

b)

They wanted to move west

c)

It hurt colonial economy

d)

They did not give consent

17.

What caused many people to change their views on slavery?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

Common Sense

d)

The Declaration of Independence

18.

Which was not a strength for the British Military in the American Revolution

a)

They had to move across the Atlantic Ocean

b)

They had more money

c)

They had experienced generals

d)

They had a well trained army

19.

Why did the first Continental Congress meet?

a)

Issues in Philadelphia

b)

Issues in Boston

c)

Issues in New York

d)

Issues in Washington DC

20.

What was a loyalist perspective of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They should have the right to settle where they want

b)

They had to pay taxes

c)

They had to protect the colonists

d)

They could not collect taxes

21.

What was the most effective way for the colonists to deal with British Taxes?

a)

Petition

b)

Sit in

c)

Boycott

d)

Acts of Violence

22.

What contradicts Thomas Jefferson when he wrote "All Men Are Created Equal"?

a)

Jefferson had superpowers

b)

Jefferson was wealthy

c)

Jefferson was uneducated

d)

Jefferson owned slaves

23.

Which of the following documents listed grievances (complaints) against King George III and described the natural rights of all men?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Common Sense

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

The Mayflower Compact

24.

Which of the following documents ended the Revolutionary Wars and set up the boundaries of the United States

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Common Sense

d)

Bill of Rights

25.

What helped the colonies form a national identity?

a)

Conflict with the Native Americans

b)

The ownership of Slaves

c)

Mistrust of England

d)

A common economy

26.

What role did Native Americans take in the Revolutionary War?

a)

They sided with the British because the colonists dumped tea into the sea

b)

The sided with the colonists because they did not want the British to tax them too

c)

The sided with the British because they feared the colonists would take their land

d)

They sided with the colonists because they feared the British would take their land

27.

What laws were passed because  of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Stamp Act

d)

the Intolerable Acts

28.

Which was part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

The Tea Act

29.

How did the view of women change in the colonies due to the Revolutionary War

a)

they saw Women can contribute to society

b)

they saw Women deserved equal rights

c)

they saw Women should stay at home

d)

They saw women should be leaders

30.

What European country allied with the colonies?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

Ireland

31.

What was a secret society formed to combat the British Acts

a)

Sons of Anarchy

b)

The men of Mayhem

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The Know Nothings

32.

What quote best summarizes the colonist perspective on taxes?

a)

All men are created equal

b)

Give me liberty or give me death

c)

No taxation without representation

d)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

33.

What did enlightened thinkers believe about government?

a)

Government is created to protect peoples rights

b)

We should always listen to the government

c)

Governments are created to make money

d)

Governments should punish people

34.

Who was the creator and leader of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

John Hancock

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Benedict Arnold

35.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Hancock

d)

Thomas Paine

36.

Who was a colonial general that betrayed the Americans by switching sides?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benedict Arnold