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WorksheetsVUS.4
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of the following were ideas borrowed from English philosopher John Locke used by colonists to create new government EXCEPT -
a)
Limited Government
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Social Contract
2.
What was "Common Sense" written by Thomas Paine trying to convey to the colonists?
a)
The King was infallible
b)
Britain's military was too strong
c)
The colonies were meant to be seperate and free of Great Britain
d)
Parliment - not the King had the right to rule the colonies
3.
The idea of Locke and Paine were used by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote what document?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Statute of Religious Freedom
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence
4.
When a government no longer serves its purpose of protecting the rights of the people, what should the people do according to The Declaration of Independence?
a)
Alter or abolish that government
b)
Just tolerate that government
c)
Have the government raise taxes
d)
Suspend elections and have military rule
5.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government derive its power?
a)
From the majority serving in government
b)
From the nobles and the king
c)
From the consent of the governed
d)
From the reading of tea leaves
6.
Which of the following is NOT a principle of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
People have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
c)
Government derives its power from the people
d)
Birth and rank determine your future
7.
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because -
a)
It levied high taxes on the colonists
b)
It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
It denied the colonists members in Parliment
d)
It resulted in increased manufacturing in the colonies
8.
The Stamp and Sugar (Molasses) Acts angered colonists because -
a)
It created taxes on items the colonists needed
b)
It labled people with Type Two diabetes
c)
It regulated soda consumption
d)
It cancelled mail delivery in the colonies
9.
Patriots were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
10.
Loyalists or Tories were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
11.
Neutrals were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
12.
The Commander in Chief of the Continental Army was -
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Robert E. Lee
13.
The most important alliance that gave the colonists military support in the Revolutionary War was with the country of -
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
France
14.
What Enlightenment philosopher believed in social contract and natural rights?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
15.
John Locke believed in a relationship between a government and its people. This concept is called ---
a)
a democracy
b)
an Enlightenment
c)
a social contract
d)
town meeting
16.
Thomas Paine authored what pamphlet?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Liberator
d)
Declaration of Independence
17.
What conflict led to the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
18.
Stamp Act, Sugar Tax, Townshend Act , Tea Tax are ?
a)
Actions of the French against the British
b)
taxes placed on the American colonies
c)
taxes on imports
d)
a list of grievances
19.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
French
c)
Indians
d)
Colonists
20.
What event ended with British soldiers killing 5 colonists?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
French and Indian War
21.
The first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Yorktown
d)
Appomattox
22.
George Washington led the colonists to victory at which final battle?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Boston Massacre
23.
"We hold these truths to be self evident that are men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. . . Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. . . "
What are the undeniable rights of men?
What are the undeniable rights of men?
a)
Life Liberty and Truth
b)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Power
c)
Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Wealth and Power
24.
One of the complaints in the Declaration -" For imposing taxes on us without our consent" - means
a)
colonists were forced to feed and house soldiers
b)
no fair trials by jury
c)
Colonists were taxed without representation in Parliment
d)
state governments dissolved by Coercive Acts
25.
What title best fits the description of this diagram?
a)
13 Colonies
b)
Civil War
c)
American Revolution
d)
French and Indian War
26.
The defeated British General who refused to show up in person to deliver his sword after the Battle of Yorktown was -
a)
Gage
b)
Arnold
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Howe
27.
The culminating battle that ended the Revolutionary War that sealed the victory for America with the help of the French was -
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Guilford Courthouse
d)
Trenton
28.
The most important thing General George Washington did early in the Revolutionary War was -
a)
Win every major battle with the British
b)
Avoided direct confrontation and preserved the army
c)
Execute anyone who showed cowardice in battle
d)
Stop Benedict Arnold defecting to the British
29.
What were the militia in Boston called who fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Militiamen
b)
Quartermen
c)
Minutemen
d)
Mercenaries
30.
All of the following were events leading up to the Revolutionary war EXCEPT -
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
Repeal of the Stamp Act
d)
Closing of the Port in Boston
31.
This image depicts which event
a)
Battle at Yorktown
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Battle at Bunker Hill
32.
The radical thoughts above were introduced by which political philosopher?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
Ben Franklin
33.
Which writers influenced Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Indpendence
a)
Ben Franklin and James MAdison
b)
John Adams and Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke and Thomas Painie
d)
John Locke and Greek philosophers
34.
One of the complaints in the Declaration -" For imposing taxes on us without our consent" - means
a)
colonists were forced to feed and house soldiers
b)
no fair trials by jury
c)
Colonists were taxed without representation in Parliment
d)
state governments dissolved by Coercive Acts
35.
The statement in the Declaration - "All men are created equal" challenged the fairness of which legal institution
a)
indentured servants
b)
Slavery
c)
Womens' Suffrage
d)
African Americans' right to vote
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