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Events Leading to the Revolution Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?

a)

Manure and grass

b)

Snowballs and ice chunks

c)

Paper and tar

d)

Hay and straw

2.
Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
When people refused to buy certain goods:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
4.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
5.

This event was a result of the Tea Act when people protested that tax--

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Stamp Act Protests

d)

Pontiac's Rebellion

6.

When representatives of the colonies discussed whether they should go to war:

a)

the Continental Congress

b)

the treaty of Versailles

c)

the United States Congress

d)

Parliament

7.

What was the common slogan used in the Colonies about TAXES?

a)

"Give me liberty or Give me death"

b)

"No Taxation without Representation"

c)

"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"

d)

"We hate the Redcoats!"

8.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Colonists

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

The British

d)

Daughters of Liberty

9.

Why were the Intolerable Acts created by the British?

a)

To Kill everyone

b)

To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the Boston Harbor

c)

To stop the Boston Massacre

d)

To find the Sons of Liberty & put them in jail

10.

What was The other name for the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Stamp Acts

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Sugar Acts

d)

Military Acts

11.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

The British against the Spanish

b)

The French against the Indians

c)

The British against the French and the Spanish

d)

The British (including colonists) and Indians against the French and the Indians

12.
What was the Parliament?
a)
the soldiers who were sent to the colonies
b)
the group of lawmakers in Great Britain
c)
the group of settlers who protested the Stamp Act
d)
members of the Sons of Liberty
13.

Britain collected _________________ to pay for the French & Indian War.

a)

tokens

b)

taxes

c)

colonists

d)

war bonds

14.
What is a refusal to buy goods called?
a)
congress
b)
repeal
c)
boycott
d)
bankrupt
15.

What was the name of the event that occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston, when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five people?

a)

Battle at Saratoga

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

16.
The Townshend Acts put taxes on  _________.
a)
cloth
b)
 salt and sugar 
c)
glass, tea, paint, paper
17.
The protest that ended with 342 chests of tea dumped in Boston Harbor was called _________________.
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
The Boston Coffee Party
d)
The New York Tea Party
18.

A way to share news/letters faster within the colonies; delivered by express riders.

a)

Committees of Correspondence

b)

Boycotts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

19.
Who famously said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
a)
George Washington 
b)
William Pitt
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Patrick Henry 
20.

The location of the first shot of the American Revolution. This was known as "the shot that was heard around the world."

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Ticonderoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Trenton

21.
Who organized the Committees of Correspondence and the Boston Tea Party?
a)
William Bradford
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Samuel Adams
22.
What did the Committees of Correspondence do?
a)
held protests
b)
wrote letters
c)
made cloth
d)
made tea
23.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
24.
England's law-making group is called:
a)
Congress
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Senate
d)
Parliament
25.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
26.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
27.
The words self-evident means what?
a)
confusing
b)
obvious
c)
wrong
d)
self-aware
28.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
29.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
30.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
31.

Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?

a)

Common Sense was published.

b)

The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.

c)

The American Revolution ends.

d)

The Declaration of Independence was signed.

32.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
33.

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

34.

What act forced colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Tea Act

35.

Who was the first person to die for the Revolution? He died at the Boston Massacre.

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

36.

What were colonists called who were ready to fight at a minute's notice?

a)

minutemen

b)

continentals

c)

soldiers

d)

privateers

37.

What was a name given to a British soldier?

a)

Redcoat

b)

Minuteman

c)

Tory

d)

Loyalist

38.

What was the group of women called who were boycotting British goods & finding new ways to get materials?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Women of Freedom

c)

Daughters of Sunshine

d)

Ladies of Liberty

39.

What was the secret organization that fought for the rights of the colonies?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Men of Freedom

c)

Sons of Freedom

d)

People of Power

40.

What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Peace

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

Peace Papers

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