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Quiz 01/15- The beginnings of the Revolution

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Traitor

a)

Person who betrays his or her country

b)

Person who leaves the country

c)

Person who loves the country

d)

Person who trades with the country

2.

Person who wants to fight the British.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Minutemen

c)

Traitor

d)

Patriot

3.

A person who remains loyal to the British king.

a)

Patriot

b)

Colonial soldier

c)

Loyalist

4.
Local militia in Massachusetts ready to fight in a minutes notice were known as
a)
Hourmen
b)
Green Mountain Boys
c)
Minutemen
d)
Secondsmen
5.
How long did the American Revolution last?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
6.
The Declaration of Independence was written before the "Shot 'Heard Round the World."
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
a)
They felt that the British taxes on paper, lead, paint, sugar and tea were too costly
b)
They were trying to write a new Constitution
c)
They felt it was unfair to pay taxes when they had no voice in Parliament.
d)
They were ready to get rid of King George III.
8.
What country joined the war to support America?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
9.
Which battle was the final battle in the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington
b)
New Jersey
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
10.

A petition is a good way to protest

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Who ruled the colonies?
a)
King George
b)
King John
c)
The president
d)
The Queen
12.
A ________________was a colonist who wanted freedom from the British.
a)
colonist
b)
militia
c)
Patriot
d)
son
13.
Paul Revere made things out of silver. What is this profession called?
a)
jewelry maker
b)
silversmith
c)
Patriot
d)
messenger
14.
Paul Revere rode toward __________________ to warn the colonists that the British were coming. 
a)
Lexington
b)
Boston
c)
Lilburn
d)
Washington, DC
15.

Who wrote and gave the speech "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

The Battle of bunker hill was ________ by the British.

a)

Won

b)

lost

17.

Who is in charge of the American Army at Bunker Hill?

a)

General Howe

b)

General Gage

c)

General George Washington

18.

Why did the colonists consider the battle a victory?

a)

The colonists won new confidence

b)

They killed a lot of British soldiers

c)

They learned they could fight without George Washington as their leader.

19.

The Second Continental Congress sent ____________ to King George III.

a)

A petition to end war

b)

The Women's Petition Against Coffee

c)

The Olive Branch Petition

d)

A petition to end all taxes

20.
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
21.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
d)
Baltimore
22.

Why were the First and Second Continental Congress held?

a)

To vote for the first president

b)

To decide when to go to war with Great Britain

c)

To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain

d)

To write the Constitution

23.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
24.
Jefferson stated that people have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
a)
your born rights
b)
bill of rights
c)
natural rights
d)
1st amendment
25.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power?
a)
From its Constitution
b)
From its military
c)
From the elected representatives
d)
From the Consent of the Governed
26.
The Declaration of Independence states the purpose of government is 
a)
to tax and control finances
b)
to provide rules for the people
c)
to regulate trade 
d)
to serve the people
27.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America

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