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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
England passed the Navigation Acts to:
a)
Ensure the colonies remained economically loyal to England
b)
Stop the importation of slaves from Africa to the colonies
c)
Protest colonial support for the French in the French and Indian War
d)
collect taxes from the colonies
2.
Which of the following philosophers is associated with Enlightenment ideas used in the colonies?
a)
Jonathan Edwards
b)
William Penn
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Locke
3.
Which of the following acts limited colonists' westward movement past the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Intolerable Act
c)
Declaration of Boundaries
d)
Proclamation of 1763
4.
Which geographical feature had a major influence on the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Appalachian Mountains
d)
The Ohio River
5.
Where were the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Beecher Hill
6.
What was the name of the law passed by Parliament that required colonists pay higher prices for goods by requiring them to have the approval of the government?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Intolerable Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Grenville Act
7.
What was the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?
a)
Regulators
b)
Adams' Raiders
c)
Freedom Fighters
d)
Sons of Liberty
8.
Which law passed by Parliament led to a famous event where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and committed acts of vandalism and destruction?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
9.
What was Great Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party that included the closing of Boston Harbor?
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Intolerable Act
c)
Riot Acts
d)
Proclamation of 1763
10.
How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Housewives began to boycott British tea
b)
An angry mob in Boston harassed British soldiers
c)
Assemblies in the colonies set up committees of correspondence
d)
the First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights
11.
This founding father signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, formed the first volunteer firefighting company, was a noted newspaperman and publisher, and invented the bifocal glasses, stoves, and musical instruments.
a)
Samuel L. Jackson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Bernard Fife
d)
Carl Azuz
12.
A former French and Indian War commander, this Virginia planter and politician was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
a)
George Washington
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Steven Segal
d)
Horatio Gates
13.
Known for his "give me liberty, or give me death" speech, this founding father did not participate in any of the great meetings or documents of the Revolutionary or Founding period.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Hancock
d)
Al Capone
14.
This group of colonists sided with the views of Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson during the war
a)
Tories
b)
Loyalists
c)
Separatists
d)
Patriots
15.
This group of colonists sided with King George III, and were proud to be British subjects
a)
Tories
b)
Loyalists
c)
Separatists
d)
Patriots
16.
This city hosted the peace negotiations between the United States and Great Britain which led to terms signed between the two combatants
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
Brussels
17.
The first person to have been killed in the Boston Massacre was thought to have been an African or African and Native American mixed descent. What was his name?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Crispus Attucks
18.
This political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin suggests that he felt the colonies were
a)
strongly united
b)
Like a snake and slithery
c)
not united as colonies
d)
Ready for the War of 1812
19.
Common Sense written by Thomas Paine, was written to
a)
Encouraged colonists to declare their independence
b)
Help fund the Lewis and Clark expedition
c)
Tell the colonists they had no sense in America
d)
Help the French win the French and Indian War
20.
The Declaration of Independence was written to set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country. Which King was Thomas Jefferson writing to?
a)
King Ferdinand
b)
King Charles I
c)
King James I
d)
King George III
21.
The goal of the First Continental Congress was to
a)
Draft a declaration of independence from the British Crown
b)
Establish a colonial government to rival the King
c)
Develop a plan for undermining the decision of the King
d)
State the concerns of colonists to the King
22.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
23.
Why was the idea of taxation without representation so important to the revolutionary cause?
a)
Colonists believed King George III had violated their rights by taxing them without consent
b)
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace
c)
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items
d)
Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war
24.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?
a)
The Patriots gained the support of France
b)
The Patriots saved the army from losing enlisted men
c)
The Patriots got a Prussian to train the Continental Army
d)
The Patriots realized they did not need foreign aid
25.
The Patriots faced difficulties fighting the war at sea because their
a)
Naval fleet was to small to fight large battles against the British
b)
Sailors did not have enough food and many were sick
c)
Ships were old and in disrepair
d)
Sailors were brave but had difficulty following order
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