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Road to Revolution/Declaring Independence QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

The king of Great Britain accepted the Olive Branch Petition offered by Congress.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who was the first commander of the Continental Army (the army in the colonies)?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.
Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Hancock
4.

What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?

a)

list of geivances

b)

declaration

c)

preamble

d)

statement of beliefs

5.
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battles of Lexington and Concord
6.

Which series of Acts punished the town of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Quartering Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

7.

"No taxation without representation" means ______.

a)

Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no one representing them in government.

b)

The representative can tax me

c)

Seize weapons right away

d)

None of the above

8.

______ were a secret group of men who boycotted British goods and organized protests.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Tax collectors

9.

________ was famous for the quote, "The British are coming."

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Hancock

c)

Herbie Hancock

d)

Samuel Adams

10.

The _______ was when the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Boston Massacre

11.

The _______ taxed all legal documents such as books, pamphlets, newspapers, and deck of cards.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Boston Massacre

12.

The _______ forced colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British troops.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Boston Massacre

13.

__________ means a refusal to buy certain goods.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Boycott

14.

Who dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Parliament

15.

Who remained loyal to King George III?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

16.

Which was an effect of the French and Indian War?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Colonists were taxed to pay for the war

c)

Boycott of imported goods

d)

Boston Tea Party

17.

What does the preamble state?

a)

It explained why the colonists had to remain under British rule.

b)

It explained why the colonies did not have a right to break away from British rule.

c)

It explained why the colonies had the right to break away from Britain.

d)

It stated that the colonists wanted the tax on tea lifted.

18.

What were the unalienable rights discussed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The right to eat snacks late at night, stay up until whenever I want, and drink soda.

b)

The right live, be free, and wear fancy shoes.

c)

The right to live, be free, and seek their own happiness.

d)

The right to live and own as many dogs as one wants.

19.

On _______, Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

a)

June 4, 1776

b)

January 5, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

They never voted.

20.

Which area was fought over by the British and the French during the French and Indian War?

a)

Virginia

b)

Louisiana

c)

Ohio River Valley

d)

Italy