WorksheetsRevolution
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Patriot
American colonist who favored American independence
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Soldiers who would fight for money
Loyalist
American colonist who favored American independence
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Soldiers who would fight for money
Minute Men
American colonist who favored American independence
American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Soldiers who would fight for money
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Common Sense
an act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
secret society formed to oppose British policies
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Lobster backs
Rough Riders
A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.
Boycott
Petition
Propaganda
Strike
a formal request for government action
Boycott
Petition
Propaganda
Strike
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
Boycott
Petition
Propaganda
Strike
basic rights of the people that may not be taken away
Unalienable Rights
Intolerable Acts
Quartering
Petition
Why did the British feel like they had the rights to tax the colonies?
So the colonies won't start trouble
They had to pay to defend the colonies
Because they did so without consent
So they could get wealthy
Why were the colonists angry with the taxes?
The English did not have to pay taxes
They wanted to expand west
They did not get a say
They needed protection
What was the British perspective of the Boston Massacre
They were peacefully protesting
They wanted to move west
They did not get the colonists consent
It was self defense
What was the colonist perspective of the Boston Massacre
They were peacefully protesting
It was self defense
They did not get colonist consent
They wanted to move west
The tax on tea, paint, lead, glass and paper was known as the
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Why did the Tea Act anger the colonists?
They fired into an unarmed crowd
They wanted to move west
It hurt colonial economy
They did not give consent
What caused many people to change their views on slavery?
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
Which was not a strength for the British Military in the American Revolution
They had to move across the Atlantic Ocean
They had more money
They had experienced generals
They had a well trained army
Why did the first Continental Congress meet?
Issues in Philadelphia
Issues in Boston
Issues in New York
Issues in Washington DC
What was a loyalist perspective of the Proclamation of 1763?
They should have the right to settle where they want
They had to pay taxes
They had to protect the colonists
They could not collect taxes
What was the most effective way for the colonists to deal with British Taxes?
Petition
Sit in
Boycott
Acts of Violence
What contradicts Thomas Jefferson when he wrote "All Men Are Created Equal"?
Jefferson had superpowers
Jefferson was wealthy
Jefferson was uneducated
Jefferson owned slaves
Which of the following documents listed grievances (complaints) against King George III and described the natural rights of all men?
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Treaty of Paris
The Mayflower Compact
Which of the following documents ended the Revolutionary Wars and set up the boundaries of the United States
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Common Sense
Bill of Rights
What helped the colonies form a national identity?
Conflict with the Native Americans
The ownership of Slaves
Mistrust of England
A common economy
What role did Native Americans take in the Revolutionary War?
They sided with the British because the colonists dumped tea into the sea
The sided with the colonists because they did not want the British to tax them too
The sided with the British because they feared the colonists would take their land
They sided with the colonists because they feared the British would take their land
What laws were passed because of the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
the Intolerable Acts
Which was part of the Intolerable Acts?
Quartering Act
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Massacre
The Tea Act
How did the view of women change in the colonies due to the Revolutionary War
they saw Women can contribute to society
they saw Women deserved equal rights
they saw Women should stay at home
They saw women should be leaders
What European country allied with the colonies?
Germany
France
Mexico
Ireland
What was a secret society formed to combat the British Acts
Sons of Anarchy
The men of Mayhem
The Sons of Liberty
The Know Nothings
What quote best summarizes the colonist perspective on taxes?
All men are created equal
Give me liberty or give me death
No taxation without representation
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
What did enlightened thinkers believe about government?
Government is created to protect peoples rights
We should always listen to the government
Governments are created to make money
Governments should punish people
Who was the creator and leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Thomas Paine
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Benedict Arnold
Who wrote Common Sense?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Thomas Paine
Who was a colonial general that betrayed the Americans by switching sides?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Benedict Arnold
