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WorksheetsRoad to Revolution/Declaring Independence QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
True or False:
The king of Great Britain accepted the Olive Branch Petition offered by Congress.
True
False
Who was the first commander of the Continental Army (the army in the colonies)?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?
list of geivances
declaration
preamble
statement of beliefs
Which series of Acts punished the town of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Acts
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
"No taxation without representation" means ______.
Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in government.
The representative can tax me
Seize weapons right away
None of the above
______ were a secret group of men who boycotted British goods and organized protests.
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
First Continental Congress
Tax collectors
________ was famous for the quote, "The British are coming."
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Samuel Adams
The _______ was when the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act
Boston Massacre
The _______ taxed all legal documents such as books, pamphlets, newspapers, and deck of cards.
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act
Boston Massacre
The _______ forced colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British troops.
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act
Boston Massacre
__________ means a refusal to buy certain goods.
Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act
Boycott
Who dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor?
Loyalists
Patriots
Sons of Liberty
Parliament
Who remained loyal to King George III?
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
Patriots
Loyalists
Which was an effect of the French and Indian War?
Quartering Act
Colonists were taxed to pay for the war
Boycott of imported goods
Boston Tea Party
What does the preamble state?
It explained why the colonists had to remain under British rule.
It explained why the colonies did not have a right to break away from British rule.
It explained why the colonies had the right to break away from Britain.
It stated that the colonists wanted the tax on tea lifted.
What were the unalienable rights discussed in the Declaration of Independence?
The right to eat snacks late at night, stay up until whenever I want, and drink soda.
The right live, be free, and wear fancy shoes.
The right to live, be free, and seek their own happiness.
The right to live and own as many dogs as one wants.
On _______, Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
June 4, 1776
January 5, 1776
July 4, 1776
They never voted.
Which area was fought over by the British and the French during the French and Indian War?
Virginia
Louisiana
Ohio River Valley
Italy
