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WorksheetsChapter 5 Test (The Spirit of Independence)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was one of the five people killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Susan B. Anthony
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Which document did a British customs officer present in order to search a colonist's house?
an arrest warrant
a letter from the king
a search warrant
a writ of assistance
Who ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?
as a call to war
as a reason to tax Great Britain
as a reason to trust the British
as propaganda
Which type of colonists sided with Britain?
Loyalists
Nationalists
Patriots
Separatists
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?
Loyalists
Nationalists
Patriots
Separatists
Which of the following demonstrated the colonists’ desire for peace?
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
the Navigation Acts
the Olive Branch Petition
What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773?
Colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea overboard.
Colonists called for a boycott of fabric made in Britain.
Five colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre.
Parliament passed the Tea Act.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new status?
a national holiday
a new nation
a partner with Canada
a territory of Great Britain
What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
They argued for more taxes.
They moved to the Atlantic Coast.
They resorted to smuggling.
They went to court.
How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament decided to boycott tea.
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.
Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.
Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston.
What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?
The colonies should break from British rule.
The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain.
The colonies should remain under British rule.
The colonies should stop fighting the British.
What did writs of assistance allow British customs officers to search?
foreigners
foreign goods
homes for smuggled goods
people for contraband
When Britain learned that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion in 1768, what was Parliament’s response?
Parliament closed Boston Harbor.
Parliament did nothing.
Parliament sent a letter to the colonies.
Parliament sent troops to Boston.
Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Liberty Affair
What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
Which group did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain?
Colonial Army
Continental Army
Continental Congress
Redcoat Army
Who was the first commander of the Continental Army?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
