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Chpt 3 American Revolution

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England?.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

explorers

2.

The American Revolutionary War was a conflict between which two groups?

a)

American colonists and England (Great Britain)

b)

France and England

c)

Native Americans and American colonists.

3.

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Phillis Wheatley

4.
How were the American/Continental army able to defeat the British during the first battle, The Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
By firing on them from behind stone walls and trees in the woods.
b)
By challenging the British to them for a battle
c)
By warning the British that they were going to attack them
5.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
6.

What battle was the "shot heard round the world?"

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

7.
Which part of the Declaration means everyone should be treated equally?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
everyone can be free
c)
the people's rights are protected
8.
Why did they write the Declaration of Independence?
a)

colonies wanted independence from Britain

b)
declare they were going to have a war
c)
ask for help paying for taxes
9.

What was a Tory?

a)

A person opposed to the King

b)

A person who remained loyal to the King

c)

A traitor

10.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
11.
Who led the Second Continental Congress?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Peyton Randolph
12.

After Lexington and Concord, who gathered in Pennsylvania to decide how the colonies should respond to Britain’s growing threat.

a)

British Parliament

b)

The Second Continental Congress.

c)

The Colonists.

13.
Who were minute men?
a)
Firefighter who cuold put out a fire in 1 minute
b)

Rebels who could be ready for war in 1 minute

c)
Men who could drink a gallon of milk in 1 minute
14.

Believed the 13 colonies should become a free country.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

15.

Created the Continental Congress to lead the colonies.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

16.

Wrote a document called the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

17.

Dumped boxes of English tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

18.

Were afraid to oppose the powerful forces of the king.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

19.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
20.

The First Continental Congress decided to send a letter to King George III asking for the colonies to be represented in ________

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Parliament

21.

__________________ said "give me liberty or give me death".

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Patrick Henry

22.

What rights did the First Continental Congress want from the British government?

a)

Life, liberty, property, assembly, and trial by jury

b)

None, the colonists were happy the way they were

c)

No taxes, no soldiers, and no British in their government

23.
Who was the primary writer of the Declaration?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
24.
What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
July 4, 2004
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
January 1, 1776
25.
Who was directly addressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
King George III
b)
George Washington
c)
no one
26.
What is the purpose of a government?
a)
To make laws
b)
To protect the rights of the people
c)
To impose taxes
27.
What does the phrase "to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers form the consent of the governed" mean?
a)
Government is created by the people and should be for the people
b)
Government is made by the people to make new laws
c)
Government has absolutely no power
28.
What committee officially signed the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
29.
Who jumped on the horse to warn the colonist that the British were coming?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
King George III
c)
John Adams
30.
April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it? 
a)
THe Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles at Lexington and Concord
c)
The election of George Washington as president
31.
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock all were_______ who supported the rebel cause. 
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
32.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Trenton
33.
What are colonist ready to fight within a minutes notice called?
a)
Fasties
b)
Minutemen
c)
Hungry Hippos

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