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8th Grade American Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Act did the First Continental Congress want repealed?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Indigo Act

2.

The Stamp Act required colonist to pay a tax on

a)

Sugar

b)

Tea

c)

Milk

d)

Printed Paper

3.

British reacted to the Boston Tea Party by imposing

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

The Declaration of Independence

4.

Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor protesting the

a)

stamp act

b)

tea act

c)

sugar act

d)

Townshend act

5.

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 do?

a)

Ended the Revolutionary War

b)

Ended the French and Indian War

c)

Ended WWI

d)

Ended Pontiac's War

6.

What was the name of the Patriot Army?

a)

US Army

b)

Continental Army

c)

British Army

d)

Privateer Army

7.

What was a Hessian?

a)

German soldier fighting for the British

b)

French soldier fighting for the Patriots

c)

Spanish soldier fighting for the Patriots

d)

African American soldier fighting for the British

8.

What was a mercenary?

a)

person who did not take sides during the war

b)

spy

c)

voluntary soldier

d)

soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

9.

Which was NOT a major military strategy of the Americans?

a)

form alliances

b)

attrition

c)

blockades

d)

guerilla warfare

10.

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

11.

America’s 1stnaval hero. Known for saying “I’ve not yet begun to fight!”

a)

Haym Salomon

b)

James Armistead

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Crispus Attucks

12.

Which of these would NOT have been taxed by the Stamp Act?

a)

Tea

b)

Paper

c)

Playing Cards

13.

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

a)

British soldiers

b)

Colonial soldiers

14.

The _____ became the government of the United States during the American Revolution.

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Stamp Act Congress

c)

President

d)

King and Queen

15.

To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the harbor.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Intolerable Act

16.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from-

a)

Parliament

b)

the King

c)

the President

d)

the people

17.

Define Boycott:

a)

To cancel

b)

to deny ownership of a product or property

c)

Refusal to buy a product or service in order to put pressure on the company/government to make a change in policy.

d)

to take back

18.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

George Washington

c)

Boston Leaders

d)

John Adams

19.

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Tea Act

20.
What are unalienable rights?
a)
Rights of this world
b)
Rights granted by the King
c)
Rights you have just because you were born
d)
Rights given in the Constitution
21.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
22.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
23.
The words self-evident means what?
a)
confusing
b)
obvious
c)
wrong
d)
self-aware
24.

Philadelphia played a special role during the

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of 1812

c)

Vietnam War

d)

World War I

25.

Why was it so devastating when the Patriots took control of the city of Philadelphia?

a)

It was the center of American trade and commerce

b)

It was the capital city

c)

It cut off the north from the south

d)

George Washington was killed when the British captured the city