WorksheetsUnit 3 American Revolution Review for Unit Test
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 56mins
What title most accurately describes this timeline? TEKS 8.1A
Forms of Colonial Protest
The Effects of British Navigation Acts
Events Leading Up to the American Revolution
The Abuse of Power by American Colonial Legislatures
This mountain range formed a natural barrier that was significant to the Proclamation of 1763, it was called ____________________________. TEKS 8.11A
Rocky Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Indianapolis Mountains
Thomas Paine is significant to American Independence because he -- (8.4B)
ended slavery in the colony of Pennsylvania which inspired colonists to declare independence.
spoke with King George III and persuaded him to allow the colonies to from their own country
Encouraged militia men to train when able to better prepared to fight the Redcoats
Wrote persuasive pamphlets that made the colonists think it was common sense to declare independence.
In the Treaty of Paris of 1783,
(TEKS 8.4C)
Spain agreed to stop sending funding and supplies to America.
America surrendered to the British.
Britain was allowed to maintain control of the colony of New York while the res of the colonies were independent.
America acquired all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River from Britain.
Paul Revere created this illustration about the __________ _____________ that took place on March 5, 1775. (TEKS 8.4A)
Boston Tea Party
Sugar Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Treaty of Paris
The Boston Massacre is significant because it escalated the tension between the colonies and her mother country. _________ _________ was the first death at the Boston Massacre. (TEKS 8.4B)
Thomas Paine
James Armestead
Wentworth Chesswell
Crispus Attucks
Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the American Revolutionary War? (TEKS 10.C)
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Great Plains
According to the theory of Mercantilism, the principal purpose of the 13 original colonies was to provide Great Britain with ___________________. (TEKS 8.4A)
Workers and Manufactured Goods
Raw Materials and Markets
Naval Bases
Military Recruits
The primary reason Samuel Adams founded the Boston Sons of Liberty was to _________________. (TEKS 8.4A and 8.20B)
create an organization that promoted good moral amongst the colonies
improve the economic ties between the colonies
Protest the unfair laws of issued by King George III
Serve a a paramilitary group to protect the colonies from native attacks.
______________ _____________ was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. (TEKS 8.1B and 8.4B)
Thomas Paine
Thomas Hooker
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the chart? (TEKS 8.4A)
The Stamp Act led to wide spread smuggling.
Colonists raised revenue by imposing new taxes
British policies were opposed by many colonists
The colonists reacted to British laws in a nonviolent way.
The series of events shown in the chart led directly to the ____________. (TEKS 8.4A)
surrender of the Dutch in New York to England in 1664
Start of the French and Indian War
Issuance of the Proclamation of 1763
outbreak of the American Revolution
The American colonists used the slogan, "No Taxation without Representation." to express their belie in the need for ---- ___________________ . (TEKS 8.4A)
economic independence
the consent of the governed
mercantilism
Parliamentary supremacy
The patriots were committed to liberty. They knew what they were doing would be considered treason (crime against ones country) . Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?
"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people"
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses."
The authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrase, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." This phrase was used to identify --- ____________. (TEKS 8.19A)
Unalienable rights
legal rights
states rights
economic rights
Wentworth Cheswell most likely would have said- ______.
(TEKS 8.4A)
"I must gain my freedom, therefore I must fight for the British."
"No one deserves more respect than George Washington."
"I will risk my life to spy on British troops."
"My Community needs to hear about the approaching British, I must warn them."
What transpired at Vally Forge? (TEKS 8.4C)
John Adams convinced delegates to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Britain.
Washington held his men together despite harsh weather conditions, deaths due to disease and starvation, and a lack of supplies (lack of shelter, limited clothing and shoes).
Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence.
Abigail Adams wrote letters to her husband urging him to "Remember the Ladies"
What is the Quartering Act? (TEKS 8.4A)
It required colonists to house British Soldiers.
It required colonists to pay quarters for taxes.
Taxes were enforced.
Colonists could choose where they lived.
Sugar Act Quartering Act Stamp Act
Theses acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by ---- _______________. (TEKS 8.4A)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians.
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
angering the colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
Why were the colonists angered by issuance of the Proclamation of 1763? (TEKS 8.4A)
It took too much land from Canada.
It gave territory in Florida to France.
It limited their freedom to move west.
It promoted raids by Native American Indians.
The Battle of Yorktown is significant because-- __________. (TEKS 8.4C)
General George Washington was captured by British General Cornwallis.
King George III was taken captive
Two British generals were captured resulting in the British surrendering and ending the American Revolution.
France joined American forces shortly thereafter.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord is referred to as the "Shot Heard Round the World" because- ____________, (TEKS 8.4C)
The shot was so loud it was heard by the French.
Countries around the world would hear about the colonists' revolt and become involved and it signaled the beginning of the American Revolution.
The War would be fought on 3 different continents.
The Committee of Correspondence exaggerated the significance of the battle.
Who did the Continental Congress select as the Commander of the Continental Army? (TEKS 8.4B)
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
George Washington
America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain—Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran Troops to support them. —Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats
The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga
Much of what we know about the debates in the continental congress come from the stream of letters between John Adams and his wife, _______________.
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Anne Hutchenson
Haym Soloman was significant to the American Revolution because he-
Trained Washington's undisciplined army at Valley Forge
Convinced the countries of France and Spain to send the colonists weapons and troops
Contributed a significant amount of funds to the Patriot cause.
Published pamphlets that motivated colonists to enlist in the Continental Army.
The Declaration of Independence was written in _________. (TEKS 8.4C)
1776
1781
1787
1783
The Main Purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to _______________. (TEKS 8.4C)
declare war on Great Britain.
force Spain to support the Revolutionary War.
convince Great Britain to abolish slavery
state the colonists reasons for separating from Great Britain.
