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American Revolution Summative

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the name of those who supported Britain during the American Revolution?

a)

Supportivist

b)

British supporters

c)

Loyalist

d)

Activist

2.

The British surrendered in which town on October 19, 1781.

a)

Georgia

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Boston

3.

True or False: The British won the battle of Bunker Hill.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What did William Prescott allegedly say to his men?

a)

Do not fire until I give the signal a white flag

b)

Do not fire until we arrive to our designated spot.

c)

Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes

d)

Fire

5.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

6.

Who led the Continental Army?

a)

Abraham LIncoln

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

7.
The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 
a)
give up their food
b)
work for free
c)
become a part of the Army
d)
pay taxes without representation
8.
A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Party
d)
Boston Parliament
9.
A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called
a)
Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Loyalists
10.
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Massacre
11.
American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying
a)
Patriots
b)
snowballs
c)
taxes
d)
boycott
12.
The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Boston tea Party
13.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
14.
The Quartering Act....
a)
Made colonists provide a home for soldiers
b)
Made colonists pay a quarter for every stamp
c)
Made colonists buy tea they didn't want
d)
Stopped colonists from spreading ideas
15.

France won the French and Indian War.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Look at the graph. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Almost all colonists supported the Patriots.

b)

Almost half of the colonists were neutral and did not support either side.

c)

The Loyalists and the Patriots worked together to defeat neutral colonists.

d)

Loyalists lived along the coast of the colonies.

17.

What was a result of the French and Indian war?

a)

All fur trade with France stopped.

b)

Colonists built homes west of the Mississippi river.

c)

King George and the British parliament decided to tax the colonists to pay the war debt.

d)

The Treaty of the Tribes was signed.

18.

Why did the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, and the Sugar Act anger the colonists?

a)

The Loyalists did not have to pay the same taxes.

b)

The colonists voted against having to pay these taxes.

c)

The acts prevented the colonists from making a profit on their businesses.

d)

They were examples of taxation without representation.

19.

What event directly caused the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Tea Act of 1773

b)

The Sugar Act of 1764

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Boston Massacre

20.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...
a)
Boycott British taxes
b)
Shoot British troops
c)
Remain loyal to King George III
d)
Declare independence from Britain 
21.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter camp in 1776?
a)
Princeton
b)
Yorktown 
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Valley Forge