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American Revolution

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of fighting did Americans find success with?

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Pike and Shot FIghting

c)

Slash and Burn Warfare

d)

Rank and File FIghting

2.

Why was guerilla warfare successful?

a)

They knew the land.

b)

It cut off British supply lines.

c)

The militia were better suited to hit and run.

d)

All of these.

3.

What happens during the standoff between British Redcoats and the minutemen at Lexington?

a)

A baseball game is played.

b)

A shot is fired.

c)

The men stare at each other until someone blinks.

4.

The actions taken between Lexington and Concord became known as what?

a)

The Shot Heard Round the World

b)

Firing Heard Next Door

c)

Battle that the Neighbors Heard and Reported

d)

The Shot Heard Round the Globe

5.

What did Fort Ticonderoga contain?

a)

Pencils

b)

Stables

c)

Cannons

6.

What did the Battle of Bunker Hill show?

a)

The Americans were cowards who could stand up against British cannon-fire.

b)

The British army could not be hurt and was impossible to defeat.

c)

That Americans could stand up against British soldiers.

d)

All of the above.

7.

How did the Second Continental Congress act like a legitimate government?

a)

Printed money

b)

Created a post office.

c)

Established embassies with foreign countries.

d)

Created the Continental army.

e)

All of the above.

8.

What was the last shot for peace by the Americans?

a)

Peaceful Accord

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Treaty of the Two Georges

d)

Parliamentary Rapport

9.

What was the ultimate result of America's invasion of Canada?

a)

Americans failed and retreated

b)

They stayed because they liked the fishing.

c)

The won and we own it.

10.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

The movement for everyone to turn their lights on by 7:00 am.

b)

The movement to enlighten people about the evils of King GEorge.

c)

An intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason over superstition and Science over blind faith

11.

What was Thomas Hobbes' view of people?

a)

People were born with nothing, a blank slate (Tabula Rasa) except rights

b)

Believed man was naturally born good, but is corrupted by society

c)

Individuals were fearful, so they avoided violence and war

d)

Born to be brutish and miserable

12.

What was Thomas Hobbes' view of government?

a)

Believed rights limited the powers of government and protected people

b)

Strong leader and government was necessary to keep people under control. King was best.

c)

Laws and government are meant to prevent war and maintain order

d)

Everyone should have a say, everything should be in the hands of the people

13.

What was Thomas Hobbes' idea of social contract?

a)

People traded ideas over social media.

b)

People traded "freedom" for protection by a strong ruler. The "King" would make and enforce laws to make a peaceful society where life, liberty, and property were possible.

c)

People complained about the government over social media.

14.

What is social contract?

a)

Agreement between people and government

b)

Agreement between countries.

c)

Agreement over social media.

15.

What was John Locke's view of people?

a)

People were born with nothing, a blank slate (Tabula Rasa), except those inalienable rights (life, liberty, and property)

b)

Believed man was naturally born good, but is corrupted by society

c)

Individuals were fearful, so they avoided violence and war

d)

Born to be brutish and miserable

16.

What was John Locke's view of government?

a)

Believed Natural Rights were a hoax.

b)

Believed "Natural" rights would limit the powers of government and protect people's freedoms

c)

Didn't believe in Natural Rights.

17.

What was John Locke's idea of social contract?

a)

Believed government's job was to protect the common good

b)

Believed in a big King.

c)

Didn't believe it was the government's job to protect the common good.

18.

What does inalienable mean?

a)

It cannot be taken away

b)

Bought from an alien.

c)

Given by an alien.

19.

What were the three inalienable rights (according to Locke)?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

All of these

20.

What was Montesquieu's view of people?

a)

Individuals were fearful, so they would try to avoid violence and war

b)

People were born with nothing, a blank slate (Tabula Rasa) except rights

c)

Believed man was naturally born good, but is corrupted by society

d)

Born to be brutish and miserable

21.

What was Montesquieu's "big idea"? (He wanted to separate powers, what would that be called hmm.....)

a)

A government's power should be dispersed among different branches of government.

b)

Seriously, SEPARATION OF POWERS

c)

Did I mention, a government's power should be dispersed among different branches of government.

d)

All of the these

22.

What was Rousseau's view of people?

a)

Believed man was naturally born good, but is corrupted by society

b)

People were born with nothing, a blank slate (Tabula Rasa) except rights

c)

Individuals were fearful, so they avoided violence and war

d)

Born to be brutish and miserable

23.

What was Rousseau's view of government?

a)

Everyone should have a say, everything should be in the hands of the people - DIRECT DEMOCRACY

b)

People should not have a say in the government.

c)

Rousseau believed in a strong King.

24.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Francis Beltline

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

25.

What two Enlightenment ideas majorly influenced the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Social Contract & Inalienable Rights

b)

Inalienable Rights and Freedom of Speech

c)

Social Contract and Trial by Jury

d)

Freedom of Speech and Trial by Jury

26.

How did the members of the Second Continental Congress use the idea of the Social Contract to Justify independence?

a)

Britain maintained their end of the contract, so we should rejoin them

b)

They didn't

c)

Britain broke the contract by not protecting these natural rights, so we should declare a new government

27.

When was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?

a)

July 17, 764

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

June 4th, 1776

d)

July 1776, 4

28.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

List grievances & declare a new nation

b)

It didn't have a purpose.

c)

To tell the kind we were sorry and wanted peace.

29.

What battle occurred when Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the British mercenaries?

a)

Battle of Concord

b)

Battle of Camden

c)

Battle of New York

d)

Battle of Trenton

30.

What did the Battle of Trenton do?

a)

Encourages Americans to keep fighting.

b)

Made the colonists never want to celebrate Christmas again.

c)

It discouraged the Continental Army.

31.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant?

a)

The American army collapsed

b)

It convinced the French to join America's side

c)

The British lost the entire war

d)

The American army was surrounded and captured

32.

What was the American's winter camp in 1777-1778?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Frog Valley

c)

Vale Fog

d)

Foggy Vale

33.

Was it always clear that America was going to win the war?

a)

NO!

b)

YES!

34.

What did the Battle of Yorktown do?

a)

Ended the war

b)

Started the war

c)

The turning point of the war

35.

How did Casimir Pulaski help the American cause?

a)

Trained American Cavalry

b)

He didn't help the American Cause

c)

Father of the American Navy

36.

How did Friedrich von Steuben help the American cause?

a)

Hired Prussian soldiers to reinforce the American army.

b)

Trained the American army into a professional fighting force

c)

Spied on the American Army.

37.

How did Bernardo de Galvez help the American cause?

a)

Convinced Spain to help the United States.

b)

Smuggled us supplies.

c)

Attacked the British in the South and West and forced the British to divide forces.

d)

All of these.

38.

How did the French help the American cause?

a)

Sent money

b)

Sent soldiers

c)

Sent ships that stopped the British from retreating at Yorktown

d)

All of the these

39.

How did the Spanish help the American cause?

a)

The Spanish divided the British attention & focus in North America

b)

It knocked the Continental Army out of the war

c)

It stopped the Dutch from heping the British

d)

It secured an alliance with Russia

40.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Officially ends the war.

b)

Spain gets Florida back.

c)

US gets everything west up to the Mississippi River

d)

All of these.

41.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Officially ends the war.

b)

Spain gets Florida back.

c)

US gets everything west up to the Mississippi River

d)

All of these.