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Revolution Unit Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

King George III

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

King Louis IV

2.

Which founding father held the role of lead military general during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Paul Revire

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Freedom to Live

c)

Will Smiths movie

d)

Unalienable Rights

4.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
5.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
6.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
7.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
8.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
9.

All the events listed below occurred during?

a)

the era of westward expansion

b)

the Era of Good Feelings

c)

the Revolutionary era

d)

the Jacksonian era

10.

Which of the following best completes this diagram below?

a)

Colonists sought military support from France.

b)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

c)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

d)

Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

11.

The excerpt below 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.

12.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they?

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.

b)

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

c)

resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.

13.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

14.

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.”

15.

The rights listed below were —

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.

c)

established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

d)

defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.

16.

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.

17.

How did mercantilism policies create tension Great Britain and the American colonies?

a)

By introducing indentures servitude to the middle colonies.

b)

Br requiring colonists to enlist in the military.

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have.

d)

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries.

18.

Final battle of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

19.

Turning point of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

20.

"Shot heard round the world"

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

21.

General Washington's winter camp where his troops battled disease, hunger, fatigue and the weather elements.

a)

Lexington, Massachusetts

b)

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

c)

Saratoga, New York

d)

Appomatoxx Court House, Virginia

22.

The Treaty ending the American Revolutionary War.

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Adam-Onis Treaty

23.

The American colonists used the slogan, "No Taxation without representation," to express their belief in the need for?

a)

economic interdependence

b)

the consent of the governed

c)

mercantilism

d)

Parliament supremacy

24.

What are Governments instituted among men deriving their just powers from the "Consent of the Governed" mean?

a)

That governments excercise their power over people through laws

b)

That governments govern people to maintain peace and safety

c)

That governments get all their power from the people through voting

d)

That governments power is given only by the constitution

25.

What Patriot organized protests, boycotts and was the leader of the Sons of Liberty who dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

John Paul Jones

26.

More specifically what was meant by "No taxation without representation!"

a)

The people did not want to be taxed at all

b)

Parliament's taxing practice was too high

c)

No taxes unless the colonists were given more time to pay

d)

A representative was needed in Parliament to be the voice of the people

27.

Who is America's first Naval Hero shouting, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Paine

28.

Who was the Commander in Chief (Commanding General) of the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Paul Jones

29.
The law that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
30.

The law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans

a)

Proclamation of 2016

b)

The Border wALL

c)

Indian Lands Proclamation

d)

Proclamation of 1763

31.
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.
32.
What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to persuade England to end slavery in America
b)
to list reasons the colonies should be free from England
c)
to provide a plan for financing the American Revolution
d)
to convince the king to grant colonists more land
33.

What is a refusal to buy goods called?

a)

learning

b)

repeal

c)

boycott

d)

bankrupt

34.

Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?

a)

British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order

b)

the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire

c)

the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops

d)

Boston colonists used it as propaganda to strengthen the independence cause

35.

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

36.

"Remember the ladies" she would say; archived her husbands private letters so today we know what was said at the Continental Congress meetings.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

37.

Former slave who served as a runaway double spy under Marquis de Lafayette.

a)

James Armistead

b)

Haym Solomon

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

38.

Anonymously wrote several propaganda pieces supporting the Patriot cause; first female historian to write an eyewitness account of the American Revolution.

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

39.

Helped train continental soldiers and commanded French forces that helped win the American Revolution.

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

George Washington

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

40.

Common Sense, a pamphlet supporting the Patriot cause for independence was written in 1776 by and Englishman named?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Locke

d)

Samuel Adams

41.

George Washington and his battle-weary army spent a cold winter at this location in Pennsylvania.

a)

Death Valley

b)

Greek Valley

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Pine Valley

42.

This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the-

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

43.
The major causes of the __________________________ were disputes between the French and British over _______________ of the Ohio River Valley.
a)
British, money
b)
French war, trade
c)
French and Indian War, trading
d)
Native American War, bonds
44.

The reasons for declaring independence as listed in the Declaration of Independence include; forcing colonist to _________ British troops, for cutting off colonial ________, and for ________ the colonies without their consent.

a)

house, trade, and taxing

b)

taxing,trade,and house

c)

trade,taxing,housing

d)

trade, housing, taxing

45.
A major belief included in the _____________________________________ is that all men are created equal with certain rights.
a)
Declaration of Indpendence
b)
Consistution
c)
President
d)
Treaty of 1783
46.
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at _________________.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Cowpens
d)
Charleston
47.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on __________________.
a)
July 2, 2005
b)
July 1, 1994
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
July 3. 1880
48.

The __________________ was meant to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Townshend Act

49.
The ___________________ was the killing of five colonist by British soldiers.
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Midnight Ride
c)
Yorktown
d)
Townshed Act