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Road to the Revolution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the pamphlet that became very popular and convinced people independence from England was the right thing?

a)

Answers of Place

b)

A Misunderstanding of Countries

c)

Common Sense

d)

Persuasion

2.

2. Who wrote 'Common Sense'?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

James Madison

3.

This event occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists who were throwing snowballs killing five men.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Tea Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

riot

4.

What happened to the soldiers who shot the colonists?

a)

They all returned to England without having to go to trial.

b)

They were tarred and feathered by a colonist mob.

c)

They remained in jail under after the Revolutionary War.

d)

Six went free while two were found guilty of manslaughter.

5.

What city did the British have the most trouble governing?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Chicago

d)

Philadelphia

6.

Which of these did the British not put taxes on?

a)

Lead

b)

Salt

c)

Glass

d)

Sugar

7.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper and legal documents

b)

plastic

c)

paper bags

d)

stamps

8.

Which act said that British soldiers could be housed in the barns, hotels, and homes of the colonists?

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Quebec Act

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Quartering Act

9.

The Intolerable Acts were a

a)

Tax on tea

b)

Punishment for the Boston Tea Party

c)

truce between Britain and the colonies

10.

When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?

a)

Destroying things

b)

Refusing to buy things

c)

Refusing to pay for things

d)

Refusing to pay taxes

11.
The ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war. 
a)
List of Grievances
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carter
12.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
13.

The "shot heard 'round the world" was the start of which battle?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Trenton

14.

Why did Americans retreat from Breeds and Bunker Hill?

a)

They were cowards.

b)

They ran out of gunpowder and ammo

c)

They lost all of their officers.

d)

British warships bombarded the hills and pushed them off.

15.
Capturing Fort Ticonderoga was important to the American war effort
a)
because it had many cannons.
b)
because it harbored a large navy.
c)
because it contained a large amount of gold.
d)
because Sam Adams and John Hancock were held prisoner there.
16.

In the spring of 1775, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys planned an attack on _____________ which was controlled by the British.

a)

Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Saratoga

17.

What did the Second Continental Congress Decide?

a)

They declared independence

b)

They asked England to stop taxing them

c)

They offered to pay for the Boston Tea Party

d)

It ended without deciding anything