WorksheetsRevolution Part 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What war caused Great Britain to raise the tax rate on their American colonies?
The War of 1812
The French and Indian War
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
Britain also raised taxes on the colonies for this reason:
To buy better clothes for the king
To build tanks
To maintain troops in the colonies
To pay for a war with China
The colonies had no representation in British Parliament
True
False
The colonists felt the colonial governors on their side most of the time.
true
false
Great Britain did not want to control colonial legislatures.
true
false
The colonies were opposed British taxes
true
false
Because of the Proclamation of 1763, colonists were not allowed to move...
west of the Appalachian Mountains
east of the Atlantic Ocean
into Canada
south of Texas
Who was the King of Great Britain during the Revolution?
King James
King Louis XIV
King George III
King Kong
Who was the British General who surrendered at Yorktown?
John Borgoyne
Lord Cornwallis
William Howe
Thomas Gage
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
Thomas Paine
Lafayette
Baron Von Steuben
George Washington
Who promoted the cause of independence and later became the 2nd US president?
John Adams
Patrick Henry
James Madison
Sam Adams
Who said these famous lines:
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
Samuel Adams
James Madison
Gouverneur Morris
Patrick Henry
Who was the author of the pamphlet "Common Sense" that influenced many colonists to move toward independence?
John Locke
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Samuel Prescott
Who was an important member of the Continental Congress and helped gain French support for the American Revolution?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
George Mason
Who was the patriot who made the ride to warn rebel leaders that the British troops were on the way from Boston?
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Ringo Star
George Mason
Who was the French nobleman who served in the Continental Army?
Gouverneur Morris
The Marquis de Lafayette
Auguste Escoffier
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was the enslaved African American who wrote poems supporting colonial independence?
Phillis Wheatley
Alice Walker
Maya Angelou
Anne Spencer
