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American Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A law that imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

2.

Law placing a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

3.

Law requiring all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

4.

Series of laws, known in Britain as the Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts and clamp down on resistance in other colonies

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

5.

British declaration that forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Trial of Peter Zenger

6.

Incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Trial of Peter Zenger

7.

Incident in 1773, when colonists protested British policies by boarding British ships and throwing their cargoes of tea overboard.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Trial of Peter Zenger

8.

"Common Sense" was written by which person?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

9.

Which person took the famous "Midnight Ride"?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

10.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

11.

Who receives credit for creating this piece of propaganda about the Boston Massacre?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

12.

What is a Loyalist?

a)

A colonist who has sided with the rebels.

b)

A colonist who has sided with the British.

13.

What is a Patriot?

a)

A colonist who has sided with the rebels.

b)

A colonist who has sided with the British.

14.

The "Shot Heard Around the World" was fired at which of the following battles?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Yorktown

d)

Trenton

15.

Which was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Yorktown

d)

Trenton

16.

This place was a site in southeast Pennsylvania where Washington and his army camped in the winter of 1777-1778 and were met with starvation and disease.

a)

Fort Washington

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Fort Ticonderoga

17.

The Boston Tea Party happened in response to what tax?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

18.

This person was ready to fight in a minutes notice.

a)

Minuteman

b)

Continental Soldier

c)

Red Coat

19.

George Washington was the commander of the...

a)

Minuteman

b)

Militia

c)

Red Coat

d)

Continental Army

20.

The British raised taxes on the American colonists after the French & Indian War. What were the reasons the British felt that these new taxes were fair?

a)

Protection of the colonists, repay debt from the French and Indian War, England residents were already paying higher taxes.

b)

People in Britain were already paying taxes and wanted colonist to pay as well, the King needed more money to fight the French, protection of the colonies.

c)

The King was scared the colonies would get too powerful, the colonist weren't following the rule, England residents were already paying higher taxes.

21.

The British raised taxes on the American colonists after the French & Indian War. Choose the answer(s) below that best describes why the Americans were upset with their action.

a)

Colonist felt that the British King and Parliament had not given them any representation in choosing what kind of taxes would put on them.

b)

Colonists wanted to take up a collection and just pay the British and hope they would go away.

c)

Colonists really appreciated the British making this hard decision so they wouldn't have to.

22.

The British raised taxes on the American colonists after the French & Indian War. Choose the answer(s) below that best describes why the Americans were upset with their action.

a)

Colonist felt that the British King and Parliament had not given them any representation in choosing what kind of taxes would put on them.

b)

Colonists wanted to take up a collection and just pay the British and hope they would go away.

c)

Colonists really appreciated the British making this hard decision so they wouldn't have to.

23.

What happened in response to the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

1st Continental Congress

24.

What was the goal of the 2nd Continental Congress?

a)

To repeal the Intolerable Acts

b)

Send an Olive Branch Petition to the King

c)

Adopt the Declaration of Independence

d)

Elect George Washington as our first president

25.

This person was an American hero until he betrayed his country to fight for the British.

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

William Howe

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

George Washington

26.

This person was the leader of the British forces.

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

George Washington

27.

This war was also known as the Seven Years War.

a)

French & Indian War

b)

American Revolutionary War

c)

War for Independence

d)

World War I

28.

What are the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Secret society formed to oppose British policies

b)

Children born to the Founding Fathers

c)

War for Independence

d)

World War I

29.

Which of these describes the British Troops?

a)

Well trained troops

b)

Fought for a cause they believed in

c)

Skilled in guerilla type warfare

d)

Received aid from foreign allies

30.

Which of these describes the British Troops?

a)

Powerful navy

b)

Fought for a cause they believed in

c)

Skilled in guerilla type warfare

d)

Received aid from foreign allies

31.

Which of these describes the British Troops?

a)

Had more money

b)

Fought for a cause they believed in

c)

Skilled in guerilla type warfare

d)

Received aid from foreign allies

32.

Which of these describes the American Troops?

a)

Skilled in guerrilla type warfare

b)

Had more money

c)

Powerful navy

d)

Well trained troops

33.

Which of these describes the American Troops?

a)

Fought for a cause they believed in

b)

Had more money

c)

Powerful navy

d)

Well trained troops

34.

Which of these describes the American Troops?

a)

Received aid from foreign allies

b)

Had more money

c)

Powerful navy

d)

Well trained troops

35.

Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?

"...they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Complaints Against the King

c)

Declaring Independence

36.

Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?

"...for imposing taxes on us without consent..."

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Complaints Against the King

c)

Declaring Independence

37.

Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?

"...they (United Colonies) are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown."

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Complaints Against the King

c)

Declaring Independence

38.

Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?

"He plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Complaints Against the King

c)

Declaring Independence

39.

The battle of Bunker Hill was important because...

a)

Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.

b)

The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.

c)

The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.

d)

This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.

40.

The battle of Saratoga was important because...

a)

Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.

b)

The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.

c)

The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.

d)

This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.

41.

The battle of Trenton was important because...

a)

Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.

b)

The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.

c)

The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.

d)

This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.