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Revolutionary War

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cause?

a)

The British won the French and Indian War

b)

The Americans won the French and Indian War

c)

The British won the Battle of Yorktown

d)

The Americans won the Battle of Yorktown

2.

What is the effect?

a)

The British decided to continue to fight since they were already in debt

b)

The British sold goods to pay back the debt

c)

The British decided to tax the colonists to help pay back debt

d)

The colonists decided to help the British out and give them what they had

3.

What is the effect?

a)

Colonists dumped tea in the Boston Harbor

b)

Colonists refused to buy any paper goods

c)

Other colonists sent the British to jail

d)

5 colonists died in the Boston Massacre

4.

What is the cause?

a)

King George forced colonists to buy only English tea

b)

King George wouldn't allow colonists to drink English tea

c)

5 colonists died in the Boston Massacre

d)

The stamp act began

5.

Samuel Adams: leader of the Boston Tea Party

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

6.

Joseph Brant: helped fight with the British

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

7.

John Johnson: organized an army called “The King’s Royal Regiment of New York”

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

8.

Thomas Jefferson: wrote the “Declaration of Independence”

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

9.

William Franklin: refused to support the colonial army

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

10.

Paul Revere: a Son of Liberty

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

11.

a colonist who supported the King

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

minuteman

d)

redcoat

e)

revolt

12.

to fight back against someone

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

minuteman

d)

redcoat

e)

revolt

13.

a colonist that was ready to fight at any moment

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

minuteman

d)

redcoat

e)

revolt

14.

a colonist who is against the King

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

minuteman

d)

redcoat

e)

revolt

15.

a nickname for a British soldier

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

minuteman

d)

redcoat

e)

revolt

16.

Which of the following describes the colonists’ reaction to British taxes?

a)

They were upset because the taxes were too expensive.

b)

They were willing to help pay the taxes to cover the debt from the French and Indian War.

c)

They were upset because they believed they should be represented in the government to help make decisions about taxes.

d)

They were upset at first, but then realized it was in the best interest of the colonies.

17.

How did King George react to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

He ignored the Boston Tea Party.

b)

He allowed the colonists to make their own country.

c)

He closed the Boston Harbor.

d)

He declared war on the colonists.

18.

Which event became known as the “Shot heard around the world?”

a)

Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Battle of Yorktown

19.

Which battle convinced France to become an ally of the Americans?

a)

Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Trenton

20.

Another word for liberty is:

a)

justice

b)

tyrant

c)

happy

d)

freedom

21.

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

King George

22.

The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to:

a)

provide a way to elect a new president

b)

force Britain to pay back all of the tax money that they had collected

c)

explain why colonists deserved to free themselves from British rule

d)

to explain why they deserved to control the new land gained from the French and Indian War

23.

Which list of events below is in order from earliest to latest?

a)

French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act, Battle of Yorktown, French and Indian War

c)

Boston Massacre, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Stamp Act

d)

Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Battle of Trenton, Boston Tea Party

24.

What does "No Taxation Without Representation” mean?

a)

colonists weren't able to have a say in political issues

b)

colonists were asked to fight with the French

c)

the colonists were asked to move back to England

d)

King George wanted the colonists to govern themselves

25.

What was the last major battle in the war?

a)

Battle of Ticonderoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Trenton

26.

Directions: Look at each painting, and decide which event the painting shows. Place a check mark in the correct column for PICTURE 1.

a)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Signing of the Declation of Independence

d)

Boston Massacre

27.

Directions: Look at each painting, and decide which event the painting shows. Place a check mark in the correct column for PICTURE 2.

a)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Signing of the Declation of Independence

d)

Boston Massacre

28.

Directions: Look at each painting, and decide which event the painting shows. Place a check mark in the correct column for PICTURE 3.

a)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Signing of the Declation of Independence

d)

Boston Massacre

29.

Directions: Look at each painting, and decide which event the painting shows. Place a check mark in the correct column for PICTURE 4.

a)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Signing of the Declation of Independence

d)

Boston Massacre