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Colonial Resistance in the Americas

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonies exist to enrich the mother country

a)

Patriotism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Alliance

d)

Unalienable

2.

Cannot be taken away

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

unalienable

d)

indefinite

3.

Supporter of the British government

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Rebel

d)

Federalist

4.

Friendly association

a)

Loyalists

b)

Alliance

c)

Unalienable

d)

Merchants

5.

Refusal to purchase products

a)

alliance

b)

boycott

c)

monopoly

d)

hoard

6.

Ruling one’s self without another’s assistance

a)

independence

b)

intolerable

c)

loyalty

d)

egalitarianism

7.

Unacceptable, too harsh to bear

a)

independent

b)

egalitarianism

c)

loyalty

d)

intolerable

8.

Rebelled against the British government

a)

loyalists

b)

patriots

c)

mercenaries

d)

Jenkins' kids

9.

Belief in the equality of all people

a)

egalitarianism

b)

independence

c)

fairness

d)

intolerable

10.

Soldier for hire

a)

private eye

b)

Joe Foster

c)

mercenary

d)

Major Bouldin

11.

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

a)

supporting the growth of colonial industries

b)

prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading

c)

taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

d)

buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products

12.

The primary reason King George III imposed taxes on the American colonies was to

a)

keep tax rates down for those living in the mother country.

b)

pay for the new territory bought from France

c)

pay down the debt received from the French and Indian War

d)

Stockpile a reserve so that he could continue building his naval fleet

13.

Why was the phrase “no taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?

a)

Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice

b)

Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace

c)

Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items

d)

Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war

14.

The reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 to not allow colonist past the Appalachians was to

a)

avoid more conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

b)

make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valley

d)

allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

15.

The message Benjamin Franklin tried to communicate in this political cartoon

a)

support for colonial rights, expansion to the west and slavery

b)

a belief that separate but equal was better than colonial unity

c)

to encourage the 13 colonies to come together to respond to British rule

d)

to persuade others to join their local Sons of Liberty organizations

16.

Britain solidified their monopoly in dealing with the colonies using the Navigation Acts which controlled both

a)

imports and exports coming in and out of the colonies

b)

westward expansion and southern expansion

c)

imports and exports being traded with Spain and Portugal

d)

shipbuilding and pier construction for the New England colonies

17.

The pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it

a)

convinced France to join in the fight against England

b)

led to the repeal of the Stamp Act

c)

created a new system of government for the United States

d)

persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence

18.

Under the ___________ Act, Britain ordered that colonists house and feed British soldiers

a)

Housing

b)

Stamp

c)

Navigation

d)

Quartering

19.

What was the incident where British troops fired on a mob, killing five people in Boston, later called?

a)

Boston Killing

b)

Friday the 13th

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre

20.

Where were the first battles between the British army and the colonial militia?

a)

Boston and Philadelphia

b)

Concord and Boston

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Lexington and Philadelphia

21.

In 1774, the First ________________ served as the government of the united thirteen colonies

a)

Continental Army

b)

House of Representatives

c)

United Thirteen Delegates

d)

Continental Congress

22.

Who led the Continental Army?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Kylo Ren

d)

Diego Zapata

23.

The primary composer of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

Adams

b)

Jefferson

c)

Franklin

d)

Ferguson

24.

Which denial of peace played a major role in the Second Continental Congress’ decision to separate from Britain?

a)

The end of the Intolerable Acts

b)

George III’s rejection of the Olive Branch Petition

c)

colonial victories at Saratoga and Bunker Hill

d)

George Washington’s acceptance of head of the army

25.

According to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government

a)

is a limited monarchy

b)

becomes involved in entangling alliances

c)

violates natural rights

d)

favors one religion over another

26.

All of the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence were influences of the Enlightenment EXCEPT

a)

Life, Liberty, and Property

b)

The Creator gave unalienable rights

c)

Dissolve political bands of unjust government

d)

Governments exist to secure rights

27.

The involvement of other nations in the war meant that

a)

George Washington had failed as a leader

b)

American troops would gain reinforcements

c)

American troops would be better trained

d)

other nations would dictate terms of the peace treaty

28.

As reflected in the painting, George Washington’s unit crossed this river in a chilling campaign to win a crucial victory.

a)

Colorado

b)

Saluda

c)

Reedy

d)

Delaware