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American Revolution VP

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word completes the colonist cry, "No Taxation Without ____________!"?

a)

colonization

b)

Parlimentation

c)

representation

d)

realization

2.

Which best explains what the quote from #1 means?

a)

Colonists were upset that the King taxed them without checking on what products they wanted to be taxed the most.

b)

Colonists were upset that Parliament decided to tax them without them having any votes in their government in England.

c)

The colonists wanted to pay more taxes to help repay the debt faster.

3.

Who is known as the first death of the American Revolution? (He was killed during the Boston Massacre)

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Sam Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

King George III

4.

4. What was the name of the company that had a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies?

a)

England Company

b)

West Coast Tea

c)

East India Company

d)

Dunkin Donuts

5.

5. Which one of these would NOT have been taxed under the Stamp Act?

a)

playing cards

b)

tea cups

c)

newspaper

d)

paper documents

6.

6. Which group organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Boston

b)

Sons of Colonies

c)

Sons of England

d)

Sons of Liberty

7.

7. Who OPPOSED Britain's actions and wanted to fight AGAINST the King?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalist

c)

Lobster Backs

d)

Red Coats

8.

8. Which closed the Boston Harbor and punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party? Aka "The Coercive Acts"

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Tar Act

9.

9. The Declaration of Independence was signed at ________________.

a)

The 1st Continental Congress

b)

The 2nd Continental Congress

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Boston Tea Party

10.

10. Who is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

John Adams

11.

11. Choose the correct order of the following events.

a)

The Declaration of Independence is written, The Tea Act, The French and Indian War, The Battle of Yorktown

b)

The Battle of Yorktown, The Declaration of Independence is written, The Tea Act, The French and Indian War

c)

The French and Indian War, The Tea Act, The Declaration of Independence is written, The Battle of Yorktown

d)

The French and Indian War, The Battle of Yorktown, The Tea Act, The Declaration of Independence is written

12.

12. This was the final battle of the Revolution and a victory for the Americans.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Saratoga

13.

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.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Saratoga

14.

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."

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Saratoga

15.

15. Complete the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. "All men are created _________________"

a)

happy

b)

equal

c)

free

16.

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 ___________."

a)

money

b)

freedon

c)

happiness

17.

17. Benjamin Franklin created this early American political cartoon in 1754. For which audience do you think Franklin created the cartoon?

a)

American Colonist

b)

British Soldiers

c)

King George

18.

18. What is the main purpose of the government?

a)

To give people things.

b)

To protect the rights of the people.

c)

To argue about political issues.

19.

19. He was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence and is known for his large signature.

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

20.

20. A ______________ is a letter that a citizen writes to the government to get a law or act repealed.

a)

petition

b)

repeal

c)

boycott

d)

intolerable