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American Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The taxes placed on the colonists by the British government were to pay off debt from which war?

a)

The Pequot War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

King Philip's War

d)

The Thirty Years' War

2.

The Proclamation of 1763 forbade the colonists from moving west of the __________________________________.

a)

Blue Ridge Mountains

b)

Shenandoah River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

3.

In addition to refined sugar, which of the following items was taxed under the Sugar Act?

a)

maple syrup

b)

honey

c)

ale

d)

molasses

4.

Which of the following acts required colonists to pay to house British soldiers living in the colonies?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Housing Act

c)

Shelter Act

d)

Lend/Lease Act

5.

The Stamp Act taxed all the following items EXCEPT

a)

legal documents

b)

newspapers

c)

postage stamps

d)

playing cards

6.

The Townshend Acts taxed all the following items except

a)

coffee

b)

paint

c)

lead

d)

glass

7.

What method did colonists use to protest the various taxes placed upon them by the British government?

a)

boycotts

b)

intimidating tax collectors

c)

smuggling

d)

all of the above

8.

Which patriot is considered to be the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Patrick Henry

9.

What was the name of Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet that argued for American independence?

a)

An Inconvenient Truth

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

d)

Cry Freedom

10.

Thomas Paine made all the following arguments for American independence except

a)

the British government had become too democratic

b)

monarchy is a poor form of government

c)

the relationship between the British government and the colonists was damaged beyond repair

d)

only a coward would be loyal to Britain after all they've done

11.

Which of the following was NOT a British advantage in the Revolutionary War?

a)

a better trained army

b)

more money

c)

support from France

d)

a powerful navy

12.

Which Prussian general is credited with training the American army during the winter at Valley Forge?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm

c)

Gerardus Mercator

d)

Friedrich von Steuben

13.

Who did the Continental Congress choose to be Commander in Chief of the American Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Hancock

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Henry Knox

14.

This French aristocrat fought for the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War and helped secure French support for the American cause.

a)

Jacques Louis David

b)

Jean-Paul Marat

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Marc Antoinette

15.

Where was the first shot of the Revolutionary War fired? (the shot heard round the world)

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

16.

What battle, won by the colonists, is commonly considered to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

17.

What was the location of the final British surrender. securing a victory for the colonists in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

18.

Which river did George Washington and his men famously cross on Christmas night to launch a surprise attack against a Hessian mercenary camp in Trenton?

a)

the Delaware River

b)

the Hudson River

c)

the Schuylkill River

d)

the Ohio River

19.

What was the location of the colonial encampment during the winter of 1777-78, in which Washington's leadership was tested and the colonial army was trained to become a true fighting force?

a)

Morristown, NJ

b)

Valley Forge, PA

c)

Gettysburg, PA

d)

Harper's Ferry, VA

20.

Which European country came to the assistance of the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Italy