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Revolution in the colonies

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the ultimate goal of Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union and Join or Die cartoon?

a)

to convince the colonies to unite against Britain

b)

to keep the colonies from exporting goods on their own

c)

To kill all snakes that you see

d)

to enable each colony to tax individually

2.

Who did the British fight against over settlements in the Ohio River Valley?

a)

Native American Indians

b)

French and Native American Indians

c)

British

d)

Colonist

3.

What act taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

4.

What event is this artwork depicting?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolutionary War

c)

Bloody Massacre

d)

Join Or Die Cartoon

5.

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonial settlers could not go __________________ of the Appalachians Mountains.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

6.

What was the first tax passed to specifically raise money in the colonies?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Coercive Act

d)

Tea Act

7.

What is another name for the coercive acts?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Quartering Acts

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Sons of Liberty

8.

Name 3 items that King George III placed taxes on...

a)

Tea

b)

Sugar

c)

All paper products

d)

All of the Above

9.
To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, or company.
a)
Loyalist
b)
boycott
c)
militia
d)
rivalry
10.

document that granted the British the right to inspect ships' cargoes

a)

Writ of assistance

b)

militia

c)

petition

d)

boycott

11.

cruel and unreasonable use of power or control

a)

Constitution

b)

Monarch

c)

Tyranny

d)

Arbitrary

12.

To recall or do away with a law.

a)

Repeal

b)

Duty

c)

Siege

d)

Constitution

13.
The law that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
14.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
Sugar
b)
Animal furs
c)
Paper products
d)
Glass
15.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
16.
Who is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty? 
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
17.
These acts were passed by British Parliament in
order to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea
Party
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
18.
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.
19.
The Tea Act did which of the following?
a)
Forced colonists to house troops
b)
Forced colonists to buy tea from a certain company and had a tax on tea also
c)
Taxed sugar, dye, coffee, and wine
d)
Punished the town of Boston for the Boston Tea Party
20.
"No taxation without representation" means?
a)
Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in Parliament
b)
The representative can tax me
c)
Seize weapons right away
d)
None of the above
21.
______ were a group of men who boycotted British goods both peacefully and violently.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Daughters of Liberty
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Tax collectors
22.
________ was famous for the quote "the British are coming" and the Boston Massacre engraving
a)
Paul Revere
b)
John Hancock
c)
Herbie Hancock
d)
Samuel Adams
23.
_______ was when the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Boston Massacre
24.
_______ taxed all legal documents such as books, pamphlets, newspapers, and deck of cards
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Boston Massacre
25.
_______ was an incident where British soldiers panicked and shot and killed five colonists in Boston.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Boston Massacre
26.

Colonists who were against the British Parliament during the American Revolution

a)

Red Coat

b)

Loyalists

c)

British Citizens

d)

Patriots

27.

Smuggling is defined as _______

a)

paying for goods

b)

sneaking goods in and out

c)

stealing money

d)

throwing away pineapple pizza

28.

The _________ were a group of men from the colonies who decided if War with Britain was necessary and the creation of our Constitution

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Legislature

d)

Parliament

29.

Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for the American Independence from England, was written by?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Paine

30.

He was the commander of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Lord Cornwallis

31.

This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Lexington & Concord

32.

Outcome of the French & Indian War?

a)

British Victory, France leaves, Big tax increase on colonies

b)

French Victory, Britain leaves, Big tax cut on colonies

c)

British Victory, Britain leaves, Colonist leave

d)

Indian Victory, France leaves, Colonist convert to being natives

33.

Where were the first armed fighting of the American Revolution?

a)

burketown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

34.

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

THE EVIL BURKE

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

35.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
36.

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

a)

the Treaty of Paris

b)

the Constitution

c)

the Declaration of Independence

37.

Colonists were angry about taxation from a British Government without being represented

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Aside from being the first president, George Washington was also a general in the military

a)

true

b)

false

39.
Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Waterloo
40.
In which battle did the American colonists defeat Britain and win the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Breed's Hill
c)
Saratoga
d)
Valley Forge
41.

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

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

freedom

d)

treaty

42.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
43.

Proclamation of 1763

a)

A law created by King George to encourage colonists to stop smuggling goods.

b)

King George tells colonists they can't move west past the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

Gives England a monopoly on a one particular good.

d)

Series of laws passed by the British to control the colonists and punish them for the Boston Tea Party

44.

Who said "...give me liberty or give me death!"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

45.

What advantages did the colonial militia have over the British? (Choose all correct answers.)

a)

They knew the geography better.

b)

They had strong leaders.

c)

They had more money and weapons.

d)

They were determined to win their freedom.

46.
Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafeyette
d)
Thomas Pain
47.
Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Monmouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
New York
48.
Experienced shortages of everything.
a)
Americans
b)
British
49.
Worthless money made it difficult to purchase supplies for the army.
a)
Americans
b)
British

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