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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
The American Revolution was inspired by...
Neutral thoughts
The Townshend Act
The Enlightenment
The Stamp Act
No one knows what inspired the American Revolution
The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on...
Tea
Newspapers, pamphlets
Playing cards
Dice
Copper
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate
They were angry about it, but did nothing.
They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors
The colonists dumped water into the ocean.
Which phrase became popular after the Stamp Act?
“The rights of Englishmen”
“Give me liberty or give me death”
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
“No taxation without representation“
"Jhon Owt-men creaTED this"
Who did the King feel should pay for the war?
British
Colonists
Patriots
Spanish
What does "Taxation without Representation" mean?
Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves
Colonists thought they were being picked on.
Colonists thought they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament
Colonists though they were represented in the parliament
The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by ________ troops
Colonial
Spanish
Patriot
British
Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?
The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.
The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War
The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.
Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?
The colonists could not afford to pay the taxes
The colonists gave enough money to the King already and he should tax the people of Britain .
The colonists thought England should be responsible for their debt
The colonists did not have a representative in the Parliament
What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?
he persuades the colonists to rebel
he persuades the colonists to remian loyal
he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England
Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?
Moms of Liberty
Aunties of the peace
Sons of Liberty
Little Aumans
The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?
Cancel
Peel something
Protest
Parliament
December 16, 1773: Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians...(finish the sentence)
board three British tea ships and have tea with King Jhon
board three British tea ships and attack and kill the entire crew
board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor
board three British tea ships and dump 342 bars of gold into the harbor
Taxes on printed materials is the ______ Act?
Tea
Intolerable
Social Media
Stamp
Power
Who is said to have warned "The British are coming" and made an engraving of the massacre?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Jhon Owt-man
Paul Revere
Captain Preston
Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish ...
a pamphlet called Common Sense
a book of complaints of the Patriots
a book of poems
a book of love letters from strangers
none of the above
What happened to the Stamp Act?
Parliament made it a new law.
It was repealed.
It was repealed but they brought it back.
Nothing, the colonists kept throwing tea into the harbor
The Boston Massacre was started by Private Hugh Montgomery, after being hit by a snowball, leading him to discharge his rifle at the crowd.
How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?
5,000
500
50
5
0
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Guilford Courthouse
Trenton
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
The ____________ was proclaimed in 1776 by the Second Continental Congress, but the Revolutionary War didn't end until ______.
(a)
The Second Continental Congress should have enacted the Declaration of Independence sooner then 1776
Yes, they should have taken a stand against Britain sooner
No, they did the right thing by waiting until 1776
What is the Second Continental Congress?
No, they should not have provoked the British Empire at all.
Britain should have seen the success of the Colonies and released them with out having to go to war.
Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?
a series of meetings planned to respond to England
a provisional government designed to negotiate peace
a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes
The Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Paine were the inspiration for the American Colonies to rebel against the British Empire?
True
False
Maybe, but I don't know (I haven't listened or done the notes)
Maybe not, but I don't know (I haven't listened or done the notes)
Which is the correct order?
Enlightenment, French Revolution, American, Haitian Revolution
French Revolution, American Revolution, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment, American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution
American Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Sam Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which document effectively broke the social contract between the colonists and King George?
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
US Constitution
Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?
Carl Marx
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
What did many of the citizens who fought against their monarchies want out of revolutions?
representative democracy
absolute monarchy
theocracies
anarchies
What is the name of the US's social contract?
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
The right to travel freely
What did John Locke believe that each person was born with?
religious rights
state of nature
basic rights
natural rights
Which time period directly led to revolutions around the world?
Reformation
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
American Revolution
The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Paul Revere
King George III
The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Ben Franklin
King George III
Paul Revere
George Washington
Which group wanted independence from England?
Loyalist
Patriot
True or False: African Americans served on both sides in the American Revolution.
True
False
I was a slave and learned to read and write. I wrote poems and plays for American Independence.
Phillis Wheatley
Betsy Ross
Abigail Adams
Molly Pitcher
What was the final agreement that was signed by both sides that gave the United States its independence from England called?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
George's Diary
Treaty of Rockwood
