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American Revolution: the War

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Patriot wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

John Locke

2.

Which Frenchman that served under Washington, was known for his bravery and even helped to secure 6,000 French troops for the colonies?

a)

Lafayette

b)

Robespierre

c)

Rochambeau

d)

Souslieteau

3.

Who was the Patriot war hero of the Battle of Ticonderoga, got injured and ended up becoming a traitor?

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Samuel Adams

4.

What document created a constitutional monarchy by making Parliament the basis for all laws? This was signed in 1689.

a)

The Treaty of 1783

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Petition of Rights

d)

English Bill of Rights

5.

What document was the first to limit the monarch's power in 1215?

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Petition of Rights

c)

Declaration of Right

d)

Magna Carta

6.

Who was the British commander that was best known for his surrender at Yorktown?

a)

Lord Charles Cornwallis

b)

General Thomas Gage

c)

General William Howe

d)

Lord Samuel Graves

7.

Where did the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777 - 1778; 1/4 of the troops died there from disease and malnutrition?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

8.

What was the battle where the British forces surrendered because the colonial forces surrendered them with the French navy cutting off their escape?

a)

Boston

b)

Cowspen

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown

9.

On Christmas Eve, General Washington led his men to cross the Delaware River so they could surprise the Hessians on Christmas Day. What was the name of the surprise Christmas Day attack that boosted soldier morale?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Trenton

d)

Saratoga

10.

Which battle was a decisive colonial victory, convincing foreign nations like France to support the American Revolutionary war efforts?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

11.

Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence, and was a delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

12.

Who was the 17th Century philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right of life, liberty, and property. His beliefs were used to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Thomas Paine

13.

Knew the terrain, were fighting for a cause, used guerrilla warfare and had the leadership of George Washington

a)

british advantages

b)

colonial advantages

c)

british weaknesses

d)

colonial weaknesses

14.

Had larger force, better trained, better armed, more money and supplies, and superior navy

a)

british advantages

b)

colonial advantages

c)

british weaknesses

d)

colonial weaknesses

15.

poorly trained soldiers, little supplies, little to no money and no real navy to speak of

a)

british advantages

b)

colonial advantages

c)

british weaknesses

d)

colonial weaknesses

16.

fighting far from home, used paid mercenaries, bright red uniforms, used old style fighting formation

a)

british advantages

b)

colonial advantages

c)

british weaknesses

d)

colonial weaknesses

17.

Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army and a Virginian delegate to the First Continental Congress?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Nathaniel Gates

d)

George Washington

18.

Prussian officer that trained the Continental Army during the Spring of 1778 at Valley Forge

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Baron Von Steuben

19.

What Patriot, when trying to convince the Virginia House of Burgesses, declared "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

George Washington

20.

Which part of the Declaration outlines the ideas of the new nation and states the purpose?

a)

Preamble

b)

List of Grievances

c)

Statement of Beliefs

d)

Declaration

21.

What are the rights that people are born with called? The rights that governments should protect and not abuse.

a)

individual rights

b)

natural rights

c)

personal rights

d)

social contract

22.

What is the name the packet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the colonists that it was time for independence?

a)

Two Treaties of Government

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

d)

Declare Now

23.

What was the name of the peace treaty that ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of the Americas

b)

Treaty of Independence

c)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

d)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

24.

Which British Act governed trade between the colonies and Britain?

a)

Bribe Act

b)

Smuggling Acts

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Navigation Acts

25.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?

a)

Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Trading with India

c)

Quartering British soldiers

d)

Drinking tea

26.

Which law taxed goods like legal documents, wills, newspapers, playing cards, etc.?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Pamphlet Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

War Debt Act

27.

Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?

a)

Penny Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Food Act

d)

Tea Act

28.

Which act was the considered the WORST EVER, closed the port of Boston, and limited town meetings?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Perfectly Tolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

29.

What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

No tea without the sea

c)

We make noise till you hear our voice

d)

No acts without the facts

30.

How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?

a)

They held a political party

b)

Dumping coffee into Boston Harbor

c)

Kicking British soldiers out of their homes

d)

Boston Tea Party

31.

Which was a violent reaction from the colonists?

a)

Petition

b)

Tarring and Feathering

c)

Boycott

d)

Smuggling

32.

Group that makes laws in Britain

a)

Congress

b)

Petition

c)

Parliament

d)

King

33.

Why did Britain pass taxes in the colonies?

a)

They wanted to buy more gold

b)

To pay French and Indian War debt

c)

The King needed new clothes

d)

To punish the colonists for disobeying laws

34.

The Sons of Liberty

a)

were arrested and hung in Boston

b)

protested British Acts

c)

went to Britain to vote

d)

supported British Acts

35.

Which of the following was not a reaction to the Stamp Act?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act Congress

c)

Tarring and Feathering

36.
True or False
The Townshend Acts placed a tax on glass, lead, paper, paint and tea.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
This act of violence against American colonists was used to drum up support against the British.
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
Stockholm Syndrome
c)
Montezumas Revenge
d)
The Treaty of Paris
38.
This group was organized by the colonist to keep all of the colonies informed of British actions through a letter writing campaign.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Committees of Correspondence
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Boston Tea Party
39.

Information designed to influence people's opinions is called ______________

a)

proclamation

b)

debate

c)

resolutions

d)

propaganda

40.

___________ was the first colonist killed by the British in the Boston Massacre.

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

King George III

41.

Parliament authorized writs of assistance that _____________.

a)

Let poorer colonists buy goods tax-free

b)

allowed officials to search for smuggled goods

c)

moved colonists' trials to Britain

d)

took away colonists' right to vote.

42.

Benjamin Franklin's political cartoon was used as _____________________ to gain support for independence.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Committee of Correspondence

c)

Occupy

d)

Encounter

43.

What was the main issue of King George and Parliament taxing the colonists?

a)

colonies had their own legislatures to pass tax policy

b)

colonies had no representation in Parliament

c)

some acts went beyond taxation

d)

colonist had new roads built with tax money

44.

How does this artwork show BIAS?

a)

It shows BIAS by portraying the British as evil and the Colonist as innocent.

b)

It shows BIAS portraying the Colonists as evil and the British as innocent.

c)

It shows no BIAS

d)

It shows that Boston was a safe place.