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Ch. 5 - The American Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Great Britain pass the Stamp Act?

a)

They were in debt from the French and Indian War.

b)

They wanted to raise money for a stamp collection.

c)

They wanted to punish the colonists.

d)

They needed to raise money to relocate the Native Americans.

2.

How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

a)

They bought lots of stamps.

b)

They threw the stamps into the harbor.

c)

They were angry because they didn't have representation.

d)

They boycotted tea.

3.

What Act led to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Townshend Acts

4.

What Acts did the British impose as punishment of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Tea Act

5.

Who helped form the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Paul Rever

6.

What was established to share information among the colonists about British actions and colonial protests?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

The Treaty of Paris

7.

What Act established a monopoly on tea, setting up only one company to sell tea in the colonies.

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Tea Act

c)

Monopoly

d)

British East India Company

8.

Who rode a horse to warn Hancock and Adams that the British Army was coming to arrest them?

a)

Paul Revere and two others

b)

Benjamin Franklin and two others

c)

Thomas Jefferson and two others

d)

John Paul Jones and two others

9.

After the Intolerable Acts, where were the "Shots heard 'round the world" fired?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

10.

At the Second Continental Congress, what did they do that showed they were "hoping for peace"?

a)

formed the Continental Army

b)

sent the Olive Branch Petition

11.

At the Second Continental Congress, what did they do that showed they were "planning for war"?

a)

sent the Olive Branch Petition

b)

formed the Continental Army

12.

Who wrote the Common Sense pamphlet pushing for independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock

13.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Broke ties with Great Britain and established a government based on freedom, equality, and protecting people's rights

b)

declared war on Great Britain

c)

set the plan of government for the United States

14.

Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

15.

What helped improve the morale of Washington's troops?

a)

Cornwallis's surrender

b)

training at Valley Forge

c)

better food

d)

victories at Trenton and Princeton

16.

What holiday celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Christmas

b)

Easter

c)

Flag Day

d)

Independence Day