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WorksheetsCh. 5 - The American Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Great Britain pass the Stamp Act?
They were in debt from the French and Indian War.
They wanted to raise money for a stamp collection.
They wanted to punish the colonists.
They needed to raise money to relocate the Native Americans.
How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?
They bought lots of stamps.
They threw the stamps into the harbor.
They were angry because they didn't have representation.
They boycotted tea.
What Act led to the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
What Acts did the British impose as punishment of the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
The Tea Act
Who helped form the Committees of Correspondence?
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Paul Rever
What was established to share information among the colonists about British actions and colonial protests?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Committees of Correspondence
The Treaty of Paris
What Act established a monopoly on tea, setting up only one company to sell tea in the colonies.
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act
Monopoly
British East India Company
Who rode a horse to warn Hancock and Adams that the British Army was coming to arrest them?
Paul Revere and two others
Benjamin Franklin and two others
Thomas Jefferson and two others
John Paul Jones and two others
After the Intolerable Acts, where were the "Shots heard 'round the world" fired?
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
At the Second Continental Congress, what did they do that showed they were "hoping for peace"?
formed the Continental Army
sent the Olive Branch Petition
At the Second Continental Congress, what did they do that showed they were "planning for war"?
sent the Olive Branch Petition
formed the Continental Army
Who wrote the Common Sense pamphlet pushing for independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Broke ties with Great Britain and established a government based on freedom, equality, and protecting people's rights
declared war on Great Britain
set the plan of government for the United States
Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
George Washington
What helped improve the morale of Washington's troops?
Cornwallis's surrender
training at Valley Forge
better food
victories at Trenton and Princeton
What holiday celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Christmas
Easter
Flag Day
Independence Day
