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American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

All the listed below led to -

  • Enforcement of Navigation Acts
  • Intolerable Acts imposed
  • First Continental Congress
a)

The era of westward expansion

b)

The Revolutionary era

c)

The Age of Exploration

d)

The Colonial era

2.

British colonist objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from the American Indians

b)

did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

c)

resented the limits imposed on westward expansion

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

3.

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the -

a)

Political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

b)

interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

c)

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

d)

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

4.

Which person was killed in the Boston Massacre and later became a symbol of the Abolitionist movement?

a)

Peter Salam

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

5.
  • Sugar Act
  • Quartering Act
  • Stamp Act


These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -

a)

angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

b)

restricting colonial trade with American Indians

c)

Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

d)

pushing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

6.

Parliament passes the Tea Act --> Colonist dump tea in the Harbor --> ____________________?


Which of these completes the blank?

a)

Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts

b)

King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.

c)

Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

d)

King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

7.

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.

a)

A patriot

b)

A loyalist

c)

A yes man

d)

Neutral

8.

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are?

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Freedom to live

d)

Will Smiths movie

9.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" - Declaration of Independence, 1776


This excerpt refers to rights that people -

a)

earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

b)

receive by becoming citizens of a country

c)

have as a result of being human

d)

are granted after enlistment in the military

10.

To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?

a)

The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown

b)

The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats

c)

The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge

d)

The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga

11.

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

a)

Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion

b)

Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

c)

Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

d)

Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

12.

Unalienable Rights

Life

Liberty

Pursuit of Happiness


The rights listed above were -

a)

established by a series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

established by the grievances in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

13.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”

b)

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

c)

“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

d)

“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

14.

Why were the Colonist forbidden to go west of the Appalachian mountains

a)

Border Lands

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Natural Barrier

d)

Proclamation line of 1763

15.

Which of the following best completes this excerpt

a)

Saratoga

b)

Concord

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown