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American Revolution Test Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the winter encampments in New Jersey?

a)

Montclair

b)

Morristown

c)

Trenton

2.

Who warned the patriots that the British were coming?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Ben Franklin

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Smith

4.

Why was George Washington important? Choose ALL that are correct!

a)

He was the general of the Continental Army

b)

He became the first president

c)

He helped the patriots win the Revolutionary War

5.

Why were the Watchung Mountains important?

a)

They blocked the British from sneak attacks on the Continental Army in Morristown

b)

They were big

c)

They were easy to get around

6.

What does "no taxation without representation" mean?

a)

Everyone should be taxed

b)

British taxes are fair

c)

British taxes are unfair if you don't have a say in the government

7.

Where did the famous Tea Party of 1773 take place?

a)

Hudson River

b)

Delaware River

c)

Boston Harbor

8.

Why were the colonists angry with England? Choose ALL that are correct!

a)

Unfair taxes

b)

Unfair laws

c)

Losing freedom

d)

They weren't angry at all! They were best friends

9.

Who went to France to ask for help in fighting the war?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

10.

Why did the colonists write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To ask for help in the war

b)

They were bored

c)

They wanted to be free from England and have their own government

11.

Fill in the blank for the quote: "life, liberty, and the pursuit of ______________________."

a)

cheerfulness

b)

happiness

c)

peace