Worksheets2 - The American Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who did colonists believe had the only right to tax them?
King George III
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
their colonial elected officials
The British Parliament
What was King George III reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
The passage of the Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts
He allowed colonial representation in Parliament
Repealed the Stamp Act
What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
Tom Brady
Loyalists supported agriculture. Patriots supported manufacturing.
Patriots supported the king and Parliament. Loyalists wanted war.
Patriots wanted independence. Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to the king.
All of the following are reasons that the Sugar Act would have made the American colonists unhappy EXCEPT...
Colonists would have been upset about paying more in taxes than people living in Great Britain.
Colonists would have been upset at the lack of representation in Parliament to oppose the new taxes.
Colonists would have felt that their right as Englishmen to be secure in their homes was being violated by the writs of assistance.
Colonists would have felt their rights as Englishmen were violated by being denied a jury trial.
All of the following were colonial reactions to the Stamp Act EXCEPT...
Delegates from nine colonies met in New York for the Stamp Act Congress which sent a statement to the king and Parliament declaring that only colonial assemblies could tax the colonists.
Patrick Henry got the House of Burgesses in Virginia to pass a resolution against it.
Protestors burned effigies made to look like unpopular tax collectors.
Colonists threw more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Which phrase best represents the colonists main complaint against the British taxation?
"We're going to build a wall and make the British pay for it."
"Join or die!"
"No taxation without representation"
"America - I'm Lovin' It!"
Taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
British policy prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
Political body that was created in the colonies to challenge British control.
Continental Congress
House of Burgesses
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Lowered tax on imported molasses in order to stop smuggling
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the British?
supported by the wealth of their large empire
help of mercenaries and loyalists
fighting for their independence
strongest navy in the world
well-trained army
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Patriots?
fighting for personal freedom
plenty of weapons and supplies
fighting on their own land
strong leadership of George Washington
What was the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge like for the Continental Army?
the army struggled at Valley Forge due to supply shortages
Loyalists were discouraged by reports from Valley Forge
conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for American independence
the battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the war
All of the following are true regarding fighting during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:
the British formed blockades to stop supplies/troops from reaching Continental Army
the war was fought on land and at sea
the British formed blockades to stop supplies/troops from reaching Continental Army
most Native Americans sided with the Americans
After a string of losses, this American victory boosted morale and confidence in Washington’s leadership.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
First armed conflict of the war; known as “shot heard round the world.”
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Washington’s army and French fleet surround main British army in the south. Last major battle before British surrender.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
A costly British victory (more than 1,000 casualties); Shows that the Americans can put up a fight.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
This Continental victory convinces the French to enter the war against Britain.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Promised freedom to African Americans who joined the British cause and fought on the British side:
Lord Dunmore
Thomas Paine
Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
