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Early American Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington

2.

In which battle did the American commander say, "Don't fire til you see the whites of their eyes?"

a)

Lexington

b)

Concord

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Saratoga

3.

What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?

a)

Unfair Acts

b)

Unjust Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

No representation Acts

4.

Which Act taxed all printed materials?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Declaratory Act

5.

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?

a)

The Massachusetts Government Act

b)

The Boston Port Act

c)

The Quartering Act

d)

The Coercive Acts

6.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
7.
Which act(s) punished Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Navigational Acts
d)
The Sugar Act
8.

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

9.

On Christmas Day 1775, Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian soldiers. The Continental Army defeated the British at the ________________________.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

10.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown