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Causes of the Revolutionary War #2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

King George III

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Phillis Wheatley

2.

What does "Give me liberty or give me death" mean?

a)

Fight for freedom!

b)

Never die for freedom!

c)

Long live the king!

d)

Help others by giving.

3.

Which statement would Patrick Henry disagree with?

a)

No taxation without representation!

b)

Be free or die fighting for freedom!

c)

The king should not rule us!

d)

We must respect the king always!

4.

Who was a poet during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

George Washington

d)

Phillis Wheatley

5.

Who was the first person to die in the American Revolution?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

George Washington

d)

Phillis Wheatley

6.

Who is remembered as "the first to defy; the first to die."?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

King of England

d)

Phillis Wheatley

7.

Crispus Attucks was the first to die in which event?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

d)

July 4th, 1776

8.

July 4th or Independence Day celebrates what?

a)

the freedom of all people in the United States

b)

that all men are created equal

c)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

d)

that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

9.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Phillis Wheatley

10.

What is a declaration?

a)

an announcement

b)

a flag

c)

freedom

d)

a written document

11.

What is a synonym for the word "independence"?

a)

announcement

b)

freedom

c)

power

d)

king

12.

The Declaration Independence declared freedom from which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

The United States of America

13.

The Declaration of Independence established self-government for the colonies. What is self-government?

a)

when an area of land is ruled by another country

b)

when kings rule the country

c)

when kings vote for laws

d)

when the people rule the country, not kings

14.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". All of the answers support the meaning of the above statement, EXCEPT -

a)

health

b)

joy

c)

freedom

d)

slavery

15.

What was written on July 4, 1776?

a)

The U.S. Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Townshend Act

16.

What is a synonym for the word "contradiction"?

a)

interesting

b)

similar

c)

opposite

d)

mean

17.

The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal", BUT...

a)

Africans had more freedoms and rights than White men

b)

Native Americans had more freedoms and rights than others

c)

Women had more freedoms and rights than men

d)

White men with land had more freedoms and rights than others

18.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", BUT...

a)

enslaved people did not have the right to health, wealth, or freedom

b)

Africans were forced to work their entire lives

c)

Native Americans did not have the right to their home land

d)

All of the above

19.

Thomas Jefferson wrote about freedom in the Declaration of Independence, BUT...

a)

Thomas Jefferson enslaved more than 600 people in his life.

b)

Thomas Jefferson took 17 days to write the Declaration of Independence.

c)

Thomas Jefferson was a well-known writer.

d)

Thomas Jefferson was the third U.S. president.

20.

What did NOT happen on July 4, 1776?

a)

The 13 colonies gained independence from England.

b)

All slaves were freed in the United States.

c)

The Declaration of Independence was signed.

d)

It was the beginning of the new country, the United States of America.

21.

What happened on June 19, 1865?

a)

The 13 colonies gained independence from England.

b)

All slaves were freed in the United States.

c)

The Declaration of Independence was signed.

d)

The Boston Massacre occurred.

22.

To celebrate freedom in the United States, some people are choosing to celebrate on June 19th. This day is called...

a)

May Tenth

b)

Nineteenth

c)

Juneteenth

d)

Julyteenth