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Age of Revolution Review #1

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
2.
Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
b)
They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
c)
They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
d)
They wanted their money back for the land.
3.

British law that forbade American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains in the Ohio River Valley.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Proclamation Line

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Writs of Assistance

4.

British law that put a tax on legal documents such as newspapers, playing cards and dice.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Acts

d)

Olive Branch Petition

5.

A refusal to buy goods or services.

a)

Boycott

b)

Repeal

c)

Forbade

d)

Ratify

6.

A British law that taxed imported goods such as paint, glass, paper and tea.

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Boston Massacre

7.

Promise of colonial merchants to stop importing goods taxed by the Townshend Acts

a)

Nonimportation agreements

b)

Proclamation Line

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Intolerable Acts

8.

The shooting of five Bostonians by British soldiers on March 5th, 1770.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Writs of Assistance

9.

Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists without paying a tax.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

10.

Protest in which Bostonians, dressed as Native Americans, dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Writs of Assistance

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre

11.

A series of laws made to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

12.

Law that required colonists to provide housing to British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Intolerable Acts

13.

Groups of colonists who wrote letters to inform and unite colonists against British rule.

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Committee of Correspondence

c)

Propaganda

d)

Proclamation Line

14.

An offering of peace by the colonists to the King of England ad Parliament.

a)

Repeal

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Nonimportation Agreements

d)

Proclamation Line

15.

Colonists who protested British taxes and wanted independence from England.

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Boycott

d)

Forbade

16.

Colonists who stayed loyal to the King of England and Parliament.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Ratify

d)

Repeal

17.

Allowed British officials to search a colonial ship without giving a reason.

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Nonimportation Agreements

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Olive Branch Petition

18.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
c)
It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.
19.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a)
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
b)
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
c)
It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
d)
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
20.
Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?
a)
It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
b)
It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
c)
It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
d)
It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
21.
During which event did colonist leaders vote to stop trading with Great Britain, and start training militias?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Committee of Correspondence
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Proclamation of 1763
22.
Which Act punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party, and forced people to take sides?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
23.
Who formed the Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George III
24.
Who warned the colonists of the British advance at the start of the war?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George III
25.
An attempt to overthrow or change one government for another; like a rebellion
a)
Imperial
b)
Militia
c)
Revolution
d)
I don't know
26.
A soldier who was ready to fight in a minute's notice (very quickly).
a)
Monopoly
b)
Minuteman
c)
Militia
d)
Mercenary
27.
A military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers that weren't part of the regular army.
a)
Imperial
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriot
d)
Militia
28.
Colonists felt the Sugar Act and other new laws _____________________________________
their rights.
a)
prohibited
b)
violated
c)
disputed
d)
seized
29.
People in colonial cities urged merchants to ___________________________________ British goods.  This caused British business to lose money.
a)
boycott
b)
militia
c)
delegate
d)
liberty
30.
Colonists dressed as native Americans, boarded ships, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.  The Boston Tea Party  is an example of _______________________________________________ because colonists nonviolently protested the Tea Act.
a)
dispute
b)
militia
c)
debt
d)
civil disobedience
31.
The Sugar Act allowed officers to _____________________
goods from accused molasses smugglers without going to court.
a)
violate
b)
seize
c)
militia
d)
civil disobedience
32.
Colonial leaders decided to work together.  ________________________________ from nine colonies met in New York at the Stamp Act Congress and sent a statement to the king.
a)
militia
b)
delegates
c)
boycott
d)
liberties
33.
Colonists feared that the large number of British troops sent to enforce the Proclamation of 1763 would interfere with their _______________________________, or ability to live their lives the way they wanted.
a)
debts
b)
disputes
c)
militias
d)
liberties
34.
The ____________________________ between the British and the colonies began after the French and Indian War as the British began taxing colonists without their permission.
a)
dispute
b)
debt
c)
liberty
d)
boycott
35.

a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies in hopes the other side will surrender

a)

siege

b)

mercenary

c)

recruit

d)

inflation

36.
The law that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
37.
The incident where American colonists engaged in conflict with British soldiers on King Street, and British soldiers shot & killed 5 American colonists
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Battle at Lexington
d)
Boston Red Sox
38.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
Sugar
b)
Animal furs
c)
Paper products
d)
Glass
39.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
40.
Which of these was a common slogan associated (connected) with the American Revolution?
a)
"Remember the Alamo!"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"Fifty-four forty or fight!"
d)
"Remember the Maine!"
41.
What group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Sons of Anarchy
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Liberty Ladies
42.
This leader was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and the 1st President of the United States.
a)
George Mason
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
43.
This leader was asked to write the Declaration of Independence. 
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Mason
d)
John Hancock
44.
The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams
45.
___ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty based in Virginia and is known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
James Otis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
46.
This patriot author supported the cause of independence by writing "Common Sense" and "The Crisis".
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Thomas Paine
47.
This British general was forced to surrender to Washington when surrounded at Yorktown by the Americans and the French.
a)
John Burgoyne
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
Jean Rochambeau
d)
Horatio Gates
48.
Who was the French noble who came to help the colonists in their fight with the British?
a)
Henry David Thoreau
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Frederick Douglas
49.

What was a strength for the British?

a)

Largest army and navy in the world

b)

Home field advantage

c)

George Washington's leadership

d)

Lack of motivation

50.

What was a weakness for the British?

a)

Very experienced and well-trained

b)

No money to pay for the war

c)

Much of the military is back in Great Britain

d)

Hired 30,000 Hessians

51.

What was a strength for the Americans?

a)

Very experienced and well-trained

b)

Largest Army and Navy in the world

c)

No money to pay for the war

d)

Patriotism

52.

What was a weakness for the Americans?

a)

Constantly short on weapons and supplies

b)

George Washington's Leadership

c)

Experienced Army and Navy

d)

Poor leadership and knowledge of the land

53.

This battle was the first conflict of the American Revolution.

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Yorktown

54.

This battle was a loss to the British, but considered a moral victory because it proved the Americans were strong enough to fight.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

55.

This group was hired by the British to fight the Americans.

a)

Hessians

b)

Patriots

c)

Minutemen

d)

Militia

56.

This victory was the turning point of the war.

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

57.

The war ended here with the surrender of General Cornwallis.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Valley Forge

58.

This battle was known as "the shot heard 'round the world".

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Yorktown

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Saratoga

59.

This victory began as surprise attack by George Washington.

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Trenton

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Saratoga

60.

This man went on to help author the Declaration of Independence after defending the British soldiers of the Boston Massacre.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Hancock

61.

He was the British King during the American Revolution.

a)

King George III

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

King William Pitt

d)

King John I

62.

British general who surrendered at Yorktown, ending the war.

a)

George Washington

b)

Lord Cornwallis

c)

King George

d)

Benedict Arnold

63.
My claim to fame is being the first person to die at the Boston Massacre.  I am viewed as a martyr!  Who am I?
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
James Armistead
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
John Paul Jones
64.
I was wife to a famous Founding Father, and wrote to him saying "Remember the ladies...".  Who am I?
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Martha Washington
d)
John Paul Jones
65.
After a certain act of civil disobedience, I guess you could call my group the Sons of Liber...tea! Both my cousin and I were patriots!  Who am I?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
George Mason
d)
Samuel Adams
66.
Many colonial grievances (complaints) were directed towards me because I was viewed as a "tyrant".  The Colonists just don't appreciate strong leadership!  Who am I?
a)
Marquis De Lafayette
b)
King George III
c)
George Mason
d)
George Washington
67.
Some call me the most gifted orator (speaker) of the Revolution.  "Give me liberty or give me death!" Who am I?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Mason
d)
George Washington
68.

I was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence and made my signature large so Prince, I mean King George, could read it without his spectacles. Who Am I?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

John Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

Thomas Jefferson

69.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Lack of food
b)
Lack of good shelter
c)
Disease
d)
All of the above

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