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American Revolution

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a boycott?
a)
Boycott is the name for Britain's law-making assembly.
b)
A boycott is a refusal to buy goods.
c)
A boycott is a tax on imported goods.
d)
A boycott is a volunteer army.
2.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
c)
It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.
3.
What was the Boston Massacre?
a)
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
b)
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
c)
It was when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists.
d)
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
4.
Which Act allowed one company to sell tea to the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
5.
What Act placed a tax on goods imported from Great Britain?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
6.
What Act placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
7.
What is a militia?
a)
Militia is the name of Britain's law-making assembly.
b)
A militia is a tax on imported goods.
c)
A militia is a refusal to buy goods.
d)
A militia is a volunteer army.
8.
Why was the Committee of Correspondence formed?
a)
It was formed to protest the Tea Act.
b)
It was formed for faster communication between colonies.
c)
It was formed to keep colonists away from the Ohio River Valley.
d)
It was formed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
9.
During which event did colonist leaders vote to stop trading with Great Britain, and start training militias?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Committee of Correspondence
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Proclamation of 1763
10.
Which Act punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party, and forced people to take sides?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
11.
Who formed the Sons of Liberty and Committee of Correspondence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George III
12.
Who was the king of Great Britain?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
George III
13.

Which 1765 law placed a direct tax on newspaper, playing cards, shipping papers and other legal documents by requiring stamps on these printed materials?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Paper Act

d)

Tea Act

14.

Why did Britain pass the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?

a)

Britain needed help paying for the French and Indian War.

b)

Britain wanted to stop the colonists from selling newspapers.

c)

Britain wanted the colonists to open more post offices.

d)

Britain wanted to slow down trade between the colonists and England.

15.

Why did the Boston Massacre take place in 1770?

a)

Colonists threw tea in the faces of the British soldiers in Boston.

b)

Samuel Adams killed a British soldier.

c)

Citizens attacked soldiers searching their homes for smuggled goods.

d)

An angry mob threatened a soldier while on guard duty,

16.

Why were the main reason the colonists were so angry over the tax laws passed by Parliament?

a)

The taxes were so high and hurt the colonists' business?

b)

The taxes had to be paid or all the seaports in the colonies would be closed.

c)

The colonists did not have representatives in Parliament to help decide the tax laws.

d)

Parliament threatened death to smugglers who made it easy for colonists to stop paying taxes on imported goods.

17.

Which vocabulary term means to import or export goods secretly in and out of colonial seaports in violation of the tax laws?

a)

Repeal

b)

Smuggle

c)

Duties

d)

Boycott

18.

Where were the first shots fired between the British and colonists at the start of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington, South Carolina

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

New York, New York

d)

Lexington, Massachusetts

19.

What occurred during the Boston Massacre?

a)

Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

b)

British soldiers shot at a group of rowdy colonists

c)

British soldiers confiscated militia guns and ammo

d)

British soldiers arrested members of the Sons of Liberty,

20.

Why did the British leave Boston on April 18, 1775 to go to Concord, Massachusetts?

a)

They wanted to break up a meeting of the Sons of Liberty.

b)

They heard a rumor that the militia has stockpiled guns and ammunition there.

c)

They were going to arrest Paul Revere for his engraving of "The Bloody Massacre"

d)

The soldiers felt Boston was no longer safe for their troops.

21.

What name was given to women’s groups that made things to replace boycotted British goods?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Wives of Liberty

c)

Daughters of the Confederacy

d)

Patriot Brigade

22.
What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French Revolution 
23.
What word means: refuse to buy; stop buying; or refusing to give your business to a certain company or business. 
a)
boycott
b)
grievience
c)
tariff
d)
nullification 
24.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
25.
What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
26.
Who was the first American to be shot and killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Haym Salomon
27.

This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express?

a)

The colonies must unite against the French or face destruction.

b)

The colonies must avoid conflict with Britain or face ruin.

c)

The colonies must stop the swarm of poisonous snakes.

d)

The colonies must obtain representation in the British Parliament.

28.

What is the name of the act that the British passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, which closed the port of Boston until damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Intolerable/ Coercive Acts

29.

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts -

a)

ended trade within the colonies

b)

kept out products from other European nations

c)

forced Britain to remove most troops

d)

caused economic hardships for British merchants

30.

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

freedom

d)

treaty

31.
This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
32.

Which one of these is an advantage or reason that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain in the American Revolution War?

a)

They knew all of the possible hideouts to surprise the British and attack them (forests, woods, behind stone walls, etc)

b)

got help from French soldiers thanks to Ben Franklin

c)

strong leadership from men like George Washington

d)

all of the above

33.
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
34.
At the end of the  American Revolution war, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.  What was the most important thing that the American colonists gained from this agreement?
a)
Americans gained their independence(freedom) from Great Britain
b)
Americans decided to keep King George III as their leader
c)
Americans decided to say that Great Britain won the war
d)
Nothing was gained from the signed agreement
35.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
36.

Surrounded by French and Continental(Armies) armies, a large British army led by General Cornwallis surrendered here.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Lexington and Concord

37.
What are your 3 Unalienable Rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Peace, Love and Joy
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
38.
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death" meant
a)
I live to die
b)
I want freedom from slavery
c)
I will die for my freedom
d)
death is the only freedom
39.
Which group is in the correct order?
a)
Yorktown, Valley Forge, Saratoga, Lexington and Concord
b)
Lexington/Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown
c)
Lexington/Concord, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown
d)
Valley Forge, Yorktown, Lexington/Concord, and Saratoga
40.
Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?
a)
The Crisis
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Unalienable Rights
41.
The Sons of Liberty were:
a)
the children of our Founding Fathers.
b)
a professional dance team.
c)
Patriots who protested taxes.
d)
the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.
42.
The Daughters of Liberty were known for:
a)
their delicious apple pies.
b)
their dramatic protests.
c)
the beautiful clothes they made for the wealthy colonists.
d)
making goods that normally would be made in England and imported into the colonies.
43.
What is another name for British soldiers?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
Continental Soldiers
44.
What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?
a)
Minutemen
b)
Traitors
c)
Militia
d)
Loyalists
45.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
46.
Who were the Minutemen?
a)
Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
b)
British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
c)
Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
d)
Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
47.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The British
b)
The American Colonists
48.
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
49.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was important because
a)
it was the last battle
b)
it was the first battle
c)
it was the longest battle
50.
The last major battle fought by Washington's army was...
a)
Cowpens
b)
Charleston
c)
Yorktown
d)
Saratoga
51.
What battle was the turning point?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Cowpens
c)
Yorktown
d)
Bunker Hill
52.
What battle was the "shot hear round the world?"
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Cowpens
53.
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
54.
Why did they write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
colonies were now independent of Britain
b)
declare they were going to have a war
c)
ask for help paying for taxes
55.
How did France help win the war?
a)
Send ships, supplies, and soldiers
b)
Send food
c)
They didn't help
56.
Who is George Washington's wife?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Molly Pitcher
57.

This person was a great inventor, scientist, and writer. He also helped to convince France to support America during the revolution. Who was he?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

58.

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

59.

Most African Americans who lived in the British colonies were

a)

indentured servants.

b)

Puritans.

c)

Quakers.

d)

slaves.

60.
The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Sam Adams
d)
John Adams

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