WorksheetsAmerican Revolution VP
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which word completes the colonist cry, "No Taxation Without ____________!"?
colonization
Parlimentation
representation
realization
Which best explains what the quote from #1 means?
Colonists were upset that the King taxed them without checking on what products they wanted to be taxed the most.
Colonists were upset that Parliament decided to tax them without them having any votes in their government in England.
The colonists wanted to pay more taxes to help repay the debt faster.
Who is known as the first death of the American Revolution? (He was killed during the Boston Massacre)
Crispus Attucks
Sam Adams
George Washington
King George III
4. What was the name of the company that had a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies?
England Company
West Coast Tea
East India Company
Dunkin Donuts
5. Which one of these would NOT have been taxed under the Stamp Act?
playing cards
tea cups
newspaper
paper documents
6. Which group organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Boston
Sons of Colonies
Sons of England
Sons of Liberty
7. Who OPPOSED Britain's actions and wanted to fight AGAINST the King?
Patriots
Loyalist
Lobster Backs
Red Coats
8. Which closed the Boston Harbor and punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? Aka "The Coercive Acts"
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Tar Act
9. The Declaration of Independence was signed at ________________.
The 1st Continental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
10. Who is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
King George III
John Adams
11. Choose the correct order of the following events.
The Declaration of Independence is written, The Tea Act, The French and Indian War, The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown, The Declaration of Independence is written, The Tea Act, The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, The Tea Act, The Declaration of Independence is written, The Battle of Yorktown
The French and Indian War, The Battle of Yorktown, The Tea Act, The Declaration of Independence is written
12. This was the final battle of the Revolution and a victory for the Americans.
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
13. The Americans won this battle and it became a huge turning point in the war. The French were impressed with the colonist's victory and decided to help them.
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
14. The first shots of the Revolution were fired at this battle, and it is often referred to as "the shot heard around the world."
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
15. Complete the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. "All men are created _________________"
happy
equal
free
16. Complete the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. "they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ___________."
money
freedon
happiness
17. Benjamin Franklin created this early American political cartoon in 1754. For which audience do you think Franklin created the cartoon?
American Colonist
British Soldiers
King George
18. What is the main purpose of the government?
To give people things.
To protect the rights of the people.
To argue about political issues.
19. He was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence and is known for his large signature.
John Adams
George Washington
John Hancock
20. A ______________ is a letter that a citizen writes to the government to get a law or act repealed.
petition
repeal
boycott
intolerable
