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Road to Revolution Chapter Review Part 1

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
After Lexington and Concord, did the colonists favor independence
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Yes, but with help
d)
No, but with help
2.
This group met in Philadelphia in May 1775 as the crisis with Britain deepened
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Committees of Correspondance
d)
Freedom Congress
3.
The Second Continental Congress was divided, New England wanted
a)
to decare independence
b)
favored less drastic action
c)
was divided
d)
Was unified
4.
The Second Continental Congress was divided, Middle colonies wanted
a)
Favored less drastic action
b)
to declare independence
c)
was divided
d)
Was unified
5.
Delegates of the Second Continental Congress included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Hancock
d)
Ben Franklin
6.
The first step to prepare for was, according the Second Continental Congress was
a)
Form an Army
b)
Train Militia
c)
Form Government
d)
Stop Communicating
7.
Who was chosen as the commander of the Continental Army
a)
George Washington
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
William Howe
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
To pay for the Continental Army, the Second Continental Congress
a)
Printed Paper Money
b)
Sold Tobacco
c)
Sold Slaves
d)
Mined Gold
9.
Colonists who favored independence and who were willing to fight for it
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Colonists
d)
British
10.
Those who remained loyal to Britain and the King
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Colonists
d)
British
11.
These were genarally loyalists
a)
Wealthy Landowners
b)
Small Farmers
c)
Blacksmiths
d)
Potters
12.
Loyalists were
a)
The Minority
b)
The Majority
c)
Only in New England
d)
Only in the South
13.
This was sent to the king to ask for the fighting to stop and dispute to be solved peacefully
a)
Olive Branch Petition
b)
Causes and Necessities
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Declaration of Independence
14.
This stated colonists were ready to "die freemen rather than live as slaves"
a)
Declaration of Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Declaration of Independence
15.
King George declared the colonies
a)
Open Rebellion
b)
Loyal Subjects
c)
Friends of the Crown
d)
Crown Conspiritors
16.
This is where the Americans won an important victory by surprise attack
a)
Fort Ticonderoga
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Breeds Hill
d)
Quebec
17.
This group captured Fort Ticonderoga
a)
Green Mountain Boys
b)
George Washington
c)
Red River Boys
d)
Canadian Geese
18.
Fort Ticonderoga held what that helped the colonists
a)
Cannons
b)
Muskets
c)
Soldiers
d)
Catapults
19.
The Americans held what advantage overlooking Boston and Boston Harbor
a)
Breeds Hill
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Fort Ticonderoga
d)
Quebec
20.
What was the British response to the Americans holding Breeds Hill
a)
Attacking straight up the hill
b)
Shooting cannons from the harbor
c)
Surrounding it
d)
Tunneling under
21.
How many times did it take the British before they took Breeds Hill
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
22.
Who wins the Battle of Bunker Hill
a)
British
b)
Americans
c)
French
d)
Spanish
23.
What does the Battle of Bunker Hill prove to the Americans
a)
They will fight the British
b)
They will run from the British
c)
They cannot win the war
d)
Their soliders are not strong enough
24.
What does the Battle of Bunker Hill cost Britain
a)
Many soliders
b)
Confidence
c)
Leadership
d)
Major General
25.
What does George Washington bring to Boston
a)
Cannons from Ticonderoga
b)
Cannons from Quebec
c)
Soliders from Ticonderoga
d)
Muskets from Ticonderoga
26.
Shutting off a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
a)
Blockade
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
27.
Soliders who serve another country for money
a)
Mercenaries
b)
Blockade
c)
Loyalists
d)
Patriots
28.
The Americans try to move to Canada to attack which British city
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal
c)
Toronoto
d)
Ticonderoga
29.
After Bunker Hill, King George has what
a)
Confidence
b)
Fear
c)
Resolve
d)
Leadership
30.
The Townshend Act repealed all tax off the following EXCEPT
a)
Tea
b)
Molassas
c)
Sugar
d)
Tobacco
31.
Intended to help the East India Company
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Intolerable Acts
d)
The Quebec Act
32.
Lowered price of tea by allowing the EIC to ship tea directly to the colonies
a)
The Tea Act
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Intolerable Acts
d)
The Quebec Act
33.
Total control of a market for a certain product
a)
Monopoly
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Proprietorship
d)
Holding
34.
Group of colonists who organized to stop EIC tea from being unloaded
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Daylight
c)
Terrors of Tea
d)
Tea Stoppers
35.
In this city, the governor made sure EIC tea would be unloaded
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philedelphia
d)
Jamestown
36.
342 cases of tea were thrown into the harbor, destroying 90,000 lbs of tea
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
New York Tea party
c)
Philedelphia Tea Party
d)
Jamestown Tea Party
37.
Harsh laws passed by Parliament as a response to the Boston Tea Party
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Quebec Act
38.
Closed the port of Boston
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Quebec Act
39.
Strengthened the Quartering Act
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Quebec Act
40.
The Intolerable Acts did all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Made it illegal to make money in the colonies
b)
Increased power of the royal governor
c)
Cut power of town meetings
d)
Made murdering a British officer triable in Britain
41.
Claimed land between Ohio and Missouri rivers and took away western lands claimed by colonies
a)
The Quebec Act
b)
The Townshend Act
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
42.
After the Intolerable Acts, this group met to discuss how the colonies should respond
a)
The Committee of Corespondence
b)
The Colonial Writers
c)
The Continental Committee
d)
Committee of Congress
43.
The meeting of the Committee of Correspondance after the Intolerable Acts was known as:
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Colonial Writers
c)
The Continental Committee
d)
Committee of Congress
44.
Demanded a repeal of the Intolerable Acts
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Colonial Writers
c)
The Continental Committee
d)
Committee of Congress
45.
Declared colonies had the right to tax and govern themselves
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Colonial Writers
c)
The Continental Committee
d)
Committee of Congress
46.
Called for training of militia and a boycott on British goods
a)
The First Continental Congress
b)
The Colonial Writers
c)
The Continental Committee
d)
Committee of Congress
47.
Offical End
a)
Repeal
b)
Done
c)
Stop
d)
Terminate
48.
Citizen soldier who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice
a)
Minutemen
b)
Militia
c)
Red Coats
d)
Blue Coats
49.
The British respond to the First Continental Congress by
a)
Using force to restore authority
b)
Granting their requests
c)
Passing more Acts
d)
Passing the Intolerable Acts
50.
Governor of MA was associated with
a)
Britain
b)
America
c)
France
d)
Spain
51.
Who rode through the night to warn the minutemen of the governor sending troops
a)
Paul Revere and William Dawes
b)
Paul Revere
c)
William Dawes
d)
Paul Revere and Thomas Hutchinson
52.
This was the start of the Revolutionary War
a)
The shot heard round the world
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The First Continental Congress
d)
The Boston Tea Party
53.
The first shot of the Revolutionary War was taken here
a)
Lexington
b)
Concord
c)
Boston
d)
Jamestown
54.
The minutemen stored arms here and the first battle took place here
a)
Concord
b)
Lexington
c)
Boston
d)
Jamestown
55.
The only way to decide the future of the 13 colonies was with
a)
War
b)
Peace
c)
Battles
d)
Debates
56.
Britain owns all the land to which side of the Mississippi
a)
East
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
57.
Native Americans on which side of the Appalachian Mountains fight to keep land
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
58.
This Ottawa nation leader, leads a war against British settlers
a)
Pontiac
b)
Powatan
c)
Raging Bull
d)
Soaring Eagle
59.
In order to avoid future wars with Native Americans, Britain issued what
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Native Treaty
c)
Proclamation
d)
Settlement Line Proclamation
60.
This banned colonial settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Native Treaty
c)
Proclamation
d)
Settlement Line Proclamation
61.
Colonists fought against the Proclamation of 1763 because they believed they had what
a)
The right to live where they wanted
b)
Ability to fight for land
c)
Devine Rights
d)
Hope for new lives
62.
Colonists were what of their contribution toward winning the French and Indian War
a)
Proud
b)
Sad
c)
Upset
d)
Happy
63.
The colonists expected Britain to react how following the French and Indian War
a)
Grateful
b)
Happy
c)
Proud
d)
Upset
64.
The French and Indian War did what to Britain
a)
Put it in Debt
b)
Made Happy
c)
Made a Super Power
d)
Made Money
65.
This is an Import Tax
a)
Duty
b)
Boycott
c)
Petition
d)
Writs of Assistance
66.
This was an effort to impose new taxes which put a duty on products including molasses
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
The Quartering Act
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act of 1767
67.
The required colonists to house British troops and provide them with food
a)
The Quartering Act
b)
The Sugar Act
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act of 1767
68.
This required a stamp to be placed on many documents in order to tax colonists
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Quartering Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Act of 1767
69.
This is an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
a)
Boycott
b)
Petition
c)
Duty
d)
Writs of Assistance
70.
This is a written request to a government
a)
Petition
b)
Boycott
c)
Duty
d)
Writs of Assistance
71.
What gathered to petition the king and Parliament
a)
The Stamp Act Congress
b)
The Quarter Act Congress
c)
The Sugar Act Congress
d)
The Townshend Act Congress
72.
Taxed products brought into the colonies rather than products or activities inside colonies
a)
Townshend Act of 1767
b)
The Sugar Act
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
The Quartering Act
73.
Court orders that tallowed officials to make searches without saying what they search
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Duty
c)
Boycott
d)
Petition
74.
This was successful multiple times in standing up to Britain
a)
Boycotting
b)
Assisting
c)
Dutying
d)
Writing
75.
British soldiers fired into a crowd which is known as what
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The New York Massacre
c)
The Philadelphia Massacre
d)
The Virginia Massacre
76.
The first person to die for American Independence was
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Corpus Cristi
c)
John Adams
d)
Samuel Adams
77.
This person defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
78.
Why did John Adams defend the British soldiers
a)
All people have right to lawyer and trial
b)
To make himself look good
c)
To win a lot of money
d)
To become famous
79.
This person established the Committee of Correspondence
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
80.
This was established to keep in closer contact with other colonies
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Writs of Assistance
c)
The Stamp Act Congress
d)
Boston Massacre
81.
Committees of Correspondence acted how
a)
Writing letters and pamphlets
b)
Sending Texts
c)
Public Speaking
d)
Electing Presidents
82.
This is the first uniting of the colonies
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Writs of Assistance
c)
The Stamp Act Congress
d)
Boston Massacre
83.
The Writs of Assistance violate what
a)
Colonists rights
b)
Freedom of Speech
c)
Freedom of Religion
d)
Freedom of Life
84.
This group had few settlers and did not threaten to sieze Native American Land
a)
French
b)
British
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
85.
This group needed farmland leading to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
86.
This was the area the French were taking claim to by building forts
a)
Ohio River Valley
b)
Beaver Valley
c)
Susquhanna River Valley
d)
Mongahela River Valley
87.
This was the area the Virginia colony claimed leading to conflict with the French
a)
Ohio River Valley
b)
Beaver Valley
c)
Susquhanna River Valley
d)
Mongahela River Valley
88.
This is a force made up of civillians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
a)
Militia
b)
Allies
c)
British Regulars
d)
Red Coats
89.
This was a 21-year-old surveyor sent to lead the Virignia militia
a)
George Washington
b)
William Pitt
c)
James Wolfe
d)
Benjamin Franklin
90.
Washington travels west to build a fort at all of the rivers EXCEPT
a)
Susquhanna River
b)
Allegheny River
c)
Monongahela River
d)
Ohio River
91.
The French fort that was built at three river location in PA
a)
Fort Duquesne
b)
Fort Necessity
c)
Fort Pitt
d)
Fort Albany
92.
Washington and the British build this fort 50 miles south of Fort Duquesne
a)
Fort Necessity
b)
Fort Duquesne
c)
Fort Pitt
d)
Fort Albany
93.
This was a meeting of all the colonial leaders which happened in New York
a)
The Albany Congress
b)
The Duquesne Congress
c)
The New York Congress
d)
The Necessary Congress
94.
An agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups
a)
Alliance
b)
Ceded
c)
Resolve
d)
Conflict
95.
This group refused to make an alliance excpecting the French to beat the British
a)
Iroquios
b)
Mowhawk
c)
Chippewa
d)
Shawnee
96.
Benjamin Franklin believed the colonists had to succeed so he published this:
a)
"Join, or Die"
b)
"Live, or you're out"
c)
"With us, or against us"
d)
"Unite, or Perish"
97.
Who published this picture
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
William Pitt
d)
James Wolfe
98.
This plan called for a council of representatives who had authority over western settlements
a)
The Albany Plan of Union
b)
The New York Plan of Union
c)
The Necessary Plan of Union
d)
The Duquesne Plan of Union
99.
Who said "Everyone cries, union is necssary", but they behave like "weak noodles"
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
William Pitt
d)
James Wolfe
100.
These are names for full fledged british soldiers
a)
British Regulars
b)
Red Coats
c)
Allies
d)
Militia
101.
Strong determination to succeed in doing something
a)
Resolve
b)
Ceded
c)
Alliance
d)
Conflict
102.
This man becomes British Prime Minister
a)
William Pitt
b)
George Washington
c)
James Wolfe
d)
Benjamin Franklin
103.
This man is slected as a top British general
a)
James Wolfe
b)
George Washington
c)
William Pitt
d)
Benjamin Franklin
104.
The British take Fort Duquesne and rename it
a)
Fort Pitt
b)
Fort Necessity
c)
Fort Duquesne
d)
Fort Albany
105.
The area surrounding Fort Duquesne later becomes the city of
a)
Pittsburgh
b)
Philedelphia
c)
Cleveland
d)
Albany
106.
This city sat on a high cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal
c)
Ontario
d)
Toronto
107.
Britain and France signed this doucment ending the war
a)
The Treaty of Paris
b)
The Treaty of London
c)
The Treaty of Pitt
d)
The Treaty of Washington
108.
This means to surrender
a)
Cede
b)
Alliance
c)
Resolve
d)
Conflict
109.
Britian gaind contol to all French territory on which side of the Mississippi
a)
East
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
110.
Spain gained control to all French territory on which side of the Mississippi
a)
West
b)
East
c)
North
d)
South
111.
Who along with the French lost a lot in the war
a)
Native Americans
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Portuguese
112.
When Britain finally declares war on France it makes this war official
a)
Seven Years' War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
The French and British War
d)
The War in North America
113.
This was the name of the overall war and conflict happening in North America
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Seven Years' War
c)
The French and British War
d)
The War in North America