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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 41mins
A law that imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Law placing a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Law requiring all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws, known in Britain as the Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts and clamp down on resistance in other colonies
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
British declaration that forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Trial of Peter Zenger
Incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed American colonists.
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Trial of Peter Zenger
Incident in 1773, when colonists protested British policies by boarding British ships and throwing their cargoes of tea overboard.
Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Trial of Peter Zenger
"Common Sense" was written by which person?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Which person took the famous "Midnight Ride"?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Who receives credit for creating this piece of propaganda about the Boston Massacre?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
What is a Loyalist?
A colonist who has sided with the rebels.
A colonist who has sided with the British.
What is a Patriot?
A colonist who has sided with the rebels.
A colonist who has sided with the British.
The "Shot Heard Around the World" was fired at which of the following battles?
Lexington & Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
Which was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington & Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
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.
Fort Washington
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Fort Ticonderoga
The Boston Tea Party happened in response to what tax?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
This person was ready to fight in a minutes notice.
Minuteman
Continental Soldier
Red Coat
George Washington was the commander of the...
Minuteman
Militia
Red Coat
Continental Army
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?
Protection of the colonists, repay debt from the French and Indian War, England residents were already paying higher taxes.
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.
The King was scared the colonies would get too powerful, the colonist weren't following the rule, England residents were already paying higher taxes.
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.
Colonist felt that the British King and Parliament had not given them any representation in choosing what kind of taxes would put on them.
Colonists wanted to take up a collection and just pay the British and hope they would go away.
Colonists really appreciated the British making this hard decision so they wouldn't have to.
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.
Colonist felt that the British King and Parliament had not given them any representation in choosing what kind of taxes would put on them.
Colonists wanted to take up a collection and just pay the British and hope they would go away.
Colonists really appreciated the British making this hard decision so they wouldn't have to.
What happened in response to the Intolerable Acts?
Lexington & Concord
Treaty of Paris 1783
Boston Massacre
1st Continental Congress
What was the goal of the 2nd Continental Congress?
To repeal the Intolerable Acts
Send an Olive Branch Petition to the King
Adopt the Declaration of Independence
Elect George Washington as our first president
This person was an American hero until he betrayed his country to fight for the British.
Benedict Arnold
William Howe
John Burgoyne
George Washington
This person was the leader of the British forces.
Charles Cornwallis
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
This war was also known as the Seven Years War.
French & Indian War
American Revolutionary War
War for Independence
World War I
What are the Sons of Liberty?
Secret society formed to oppose British policies
Children born to the Founding Fathers
War for Independence
World War I
Which of these describes the British Troops?
Well trained troops
Fought for a cause they believed in
Skilled in guerilla type warfare
Received aid from foreign allies
Which of these describes the British Troops?
Powerful navy
Fought for a cause they believed in
Skilled in guerilla type warfare
Received aid from foreign allies
Which of these describes the British Troops?
Had more money
Fought for a cause they believed in
Skilled in guerilla type warfare
Received aid from foreign allies
Which of these describes the American Troops?
Skilled in guerrilla type warfare
Had more money
Powerful navy
Well trained troops
Which of these describes the American Troops?
Fought for a cause they believed in
Had more money
Powerful navy
Well trained troops
Which of these describes the American Troops?
Received aid from foreign allies
Had more money
Powerful navy
Well trained troops
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."
Natural Rights
Complaints Against the King
Declaring Independence
Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?
"...for imposing taxes on us without consent..."
Natural Rights
Complaints Against the King
Declaring Independence
Which section of the Declaration of Independence does this quote come from?
"...they (United Colonies) are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown."
Natural Rights
Complaints Against the King
Declaring Independence
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."
Natural Rights
Complaints Against the King
Declaring Independence
The battle of Bunker Hill was important because...
Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.
The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.
The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.
This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
The battle of Saratoga was important because...
Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.
The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.
The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.
This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
The battle of Trenton was important because...
Even though they lost, the Americans showed they could fight with the British.
The winning of this formal battle caused France to openly ally with the Americans against the British.
The winning of this battle got more troops to join the Continental Army, and got the army needed supplies.
This battle is considered the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
