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American Revolution

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The American Revolution was inspired by...

a)

Neutral thoughts

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The Stamp Act

e)

No one knows what inspired the American Revolution

2.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on...

a)

Tea

b)

Newspapers, pamphlets

c)

Playing cards

d)

Dice

e)

Copper

3.

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

a)

They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate

b)

They were angry about it, but did nothing.

c)

They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors

d)

The colonists dumped water into the ocean.

4.

Which phrase became popular after the Stamp Act?

a)

“The rights of Englishmen”

b)

“Give me liberty or give me death”

c)

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

d)

“No taxation without representation“

e)

"Jhon Owt-men creaTED this"

5.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

Colonists

c)

Patriots

d)

Spanish

6.

What does "Taxation without Representation" mean?

a)

Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

b)

Colonists thought they were being picked on.

c)

Colonists thought they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

d)

Colonists though they were represented in the parliament

7.

The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by ________ troops

a)

Colonial

b)

Spanish

c)

Patriot

d)

British

8.

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

a)

The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

b)

The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

c)

The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

9.

Why were the colonists so angry about taxes?

a)

The colonists could not afford to pay the taxes

b)

The colonists gave enough money to the King already and he should tax the people of Britain .

c)

The colonists thought England should be responsible for their debt

d)

The colonists did not have a representative in the Parliament

10.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

11.

Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?

a)

Moms of Liberty

b)

Aunties of the peace

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Little Aumans

12.

The colonists' riots and boycotts made England REPEAL the Stamp Act. What does repeal mean?

a)

Cancel

b)

Peel something

c)

Protest

d)

Parliament

13.

December 16, 1773: Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians...(finish the sentence)

a)

board three British tea ships and have tea with King Jhon

b)

board three British tea ships and attack and kill the entire crew

c)

board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor

d)

board three British tea ships and dump 342 bars of gold into the harbor

14.

Taxes on printed materials is the ______ Act?

a)

Tea

b)

Intolerable

c)

Social Media

d)

Stamp

e)

Power

15.

Who is said to have warned "The British are coming" and made an engraving of the massacre?

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Jhon Owt-man

d)

Paul Revere

e)

Captain Preston

16.

Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish ...

a)

a pamphlet called Common Sense

b)

a book of complaints of the Patriots

c)

a book of poems

d)

a book of love letters from strangers

e)

none of the above

17.

What happened to the Stamp Act?

a)

Parliament made it a new law.

b)

It was repealed.

c)

It was repealed but they brought it back.

d)

Nothing, the colonists kept throwing tea into the harbor

18.

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?

a)

5,000

b)

500

c)

50

d)

5

e)

0

19.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

20.

The ____________ was proclaimed in 1776 by the Second Continental Congress, but the Revolutionary War didn't end until ______.

(a)  

21.

The Second Continental Congress should have enacted the Declaration of Independence sooner then 1776

a)

Yes, they should have taken a stand against Britain sooner

b)

No, they did the right thing by waiting until 1776

c)

What is the Second Continental Congress?

d)

No, they should not have provoked the British Empire at all.

e)

Britain should have seen the success of the Colonies and released them with out having to go to war.

22.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

a)

a series of meetings planned to respond to England

b)

a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

c)

a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

23.

The Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Paine were the inspiration for the American Colonies to rebel against the British Empire?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe, but I don't know (I haven't listened or done the notes)

d)

Maybe not, but I don't know (I haven't listened or done the notes)

24.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Enlightenment, French Revolution, American, Haitian Revolution

b)

French Revolution, American Revolution, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment, American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution

d)

American Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution

25.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

26.

Which document effectively broke the social contract between the colonists and King George?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Bill of Rights

e)

US Constitution

27.

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

28.

What did many of the citizens who fought against their monarchies want out of revolutions?

a)

representative democracy

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

theocracies

d)

anarchies

29.

What is the name of the US's social contract?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

US Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

e)

Magna Carta

30.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

The right to travel freely

31.

What did John Locke believe that each person was born with?

a)

religious rights

b)

state of nature

c)

basic rights

d)

natural rights

32.

Which time period directly led to revolutions around the world?

a)

Reformation

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

American Revolution

33.

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

34.

I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Paul Revere

d)

King George III

35.

The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

36.

I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

37.

Which group wanted independence from England?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

38.

True or False: African Americans served on both sides in the American Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

I was a slave and learned to read and write. I wrote poems and plays for American Independence.

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Molly Pitcher

40.

What was the final agreement that was signed by both sides that gave the United States its independence from England called?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

George's Diary

d)

Treaty of Rockwood