WorksheetsQuarters 1 and 2: Road to Rev and Rev War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
What main argument did colonist have against British rule in the 1700s?
Colonists could not vote in local elections
Colonists had no representation in Parliament
Colonists could not regulate their own taxes
Colonists were not allowed to take native lands
What event happened next?
Parliament passes the Quartering Act
King George III issues the Proclamation of 1863
Colonists meet at the First Continental Congress
Washington appointed general of the Continental Army
What were the first shots of the American Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Who said the following quote?
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Which of the following is TRUE of colonial feelings by 1776?
Most Americans were Patriots
Most Americans were Neutralists
Most Americans were Loyalists
Americans were equally divided among Patriots, Loyalists and Neutralists
What LINE banned colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains post French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763
The Great Schism
Mason-Dixon Line
The Mississippi River
What was important about the Stamp Act Congress?
It was successful in earning colonial representation in Parliament
It was the first time colonists united against a British tax
Colonists formed representative governments for the first time
John Adams was appointed leader of the Congress
What caused the French and Indian War?
French settlers and natives competed for power over the Ohio River Valley fur trade
Natives refused to leave British territory
British colonists and French merchants competed for power over the Ohio River Valley fur trade
The French refused to leave native territory
What battle was the turning point of the French and Indian War?
Quebec: When the British took out the French capital, the French were overwhelmed
Battles on the Great Lakes: when France lost control of the Great Lakes, they couldn't transport troops to battle
Fort Duquesne: When the French control colonial-built forts, the British surrender
What was the purpose of this image?
Franklin tried to unite the colonies against the British
Franklin tried to unite the colonies against the French
Patrick Henry used it to unite the colonies against the Stamp Act
Why did the colonists call the Coercive Acts the "Intolerable Acts"?
Parliament increased taxes on tea
Parliament punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party
Parliament imprisoned colonists suspected of being members of the Sons of Liberty
Parliament used the laws to control more of the trade along the seas
The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian War. Which were terms of the treaty? (Select TWO)
France must give up all land claims in North America
Britain must pay France a percentage of profits from the fur trade
Britain gained control of all North American lands east of the Mississippi River (besides Florida)
Native Americans were given back lands taken from European settlement
Why did King George III begin taxing colonists?
To pay off his high debts from the French and Indian War
To fund new colonization in Africa
He needed money to reward war heroes like George Washington
He planned on using the money pay natives for land
The Townshend Acts:
taxed only goods imported from Britain
allowed colonists to house British soldiers
taxed only colonial-made goods
was the first tax to be repealed
The Stamp Act: (Select all that are TRUE)
Were repealed after colonial protest
Taxed printed materials made in the colonies
Brought colonists together for the first time to protest taxation without representation
Were immediately replaced with the Tea Act
Which law stated that British Parliament was the sole authority over the colonies?
Navigation Acts
Townshend Acts
Declaratory Act
Intolerable Act
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To list grievances against King George III
To outline a new form of government for the United States
To proclaim the colonies' separation from Britain
To argue natural rights
Put the following events in order:
1. Boston Tea Party
2. Signing the Declaration of Independence
3. Battles of Lexington and Concord
4. Boston Massacre
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 1, 3, 2
1, 4, 2, 3
1, 2, 4, 3
The Declaration of Independence outlined "unalienable rights" of man. Who most likely inspired these ideas?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
What role did the Sons of Liberty play?
They organized protests against British actions
They developed the Continental Congress
They sent delegates to Britain to meet with Parliament
They took military action against the British
What role did the Daughters of Liberty play?
They produced home-made goods to boycott British goods
They joined the Continental Congress
They wrote letters to Parliament requesting rights
They protested the Continental Congress for women's rights
Colonial governments were developed based on what idea?
Elected representatives
Direct democracy
All citizens have natural rights
Voting rights to all men
Which of the following is TRUE of the Patriot Army at the start of the war? (Select all that apply)
Knowledge of the land
Strong leadership
Well supplied army
Motivated to fight
What makes Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution?
Patriots won a battle not on U.S. soil
The French agree to formally ally with the U.S.
The Continental Congress finally supplies the Continental Army with all the supplies it needs
The Continental Army didn't lose a single man in battle
During the war, where did General Washington make winter camp and soldiers suffered disease and starvation?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Which battle marked the end of the Revolution, where Washington's army and the French fleet surrounded British General Cornwallis, forcing his surrender?
Valley Forge
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Long Island
Which group of Patriots worked as a spy network, communicating British actions with other colonies?
Committees of Correspondence
Daughters of Liberty
Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
Which of the following are forms of colonial protest? (Select all that apply)
Signed petitions
Housed soldiers
Boycotted British goods
Smuggling
Which French noble came to fight alongside Washington in the Revolutionary War?
Nathan Hale
Fredrich von Stueben
Marquis de Lafayette
Francis Marion
Which statement BEST explains Southern battles in the Revolutionary War?
The British were able to cut off Patriot support
Guerilla warfare, led by Francis Marion, led to many Patriot victories
Strong British leadership and communication led to many British victories
Many Loyalists in the South kept the South under British control
What is significant of the Battle of Trenton?
British forces captured General Washington
It was the turning point of the war
Washington outsmarted a larger British army to gain his first major victory
It encouraged the French to ally with the Patriots
This image was drawn as propaganda to:
Encourage British to declare war on the colonies
Show British fired on innocent colonists
Support the Loyalist cause
Persuade King George III to loosen control of the colonies
Which of the following was NOT a strength of the British army in the American Revolution?
Strong leadership
Well-trained troops
Experience at war
Mercenaries
In the Treaty of Paris 1783 that ended the American Revolution:
Britain must recognize American independence
America was forced to give up lands to the West
Britain soldiers were allowed to stay in forts in the Backcountry
America promised to never fight the British again
In the Declaration of Independence when it says "all men" are created equal, the original definition included:
all white males
all white males and females
white male landowners
white males and females over the age of 21
Whose name has become known as "traitor" thanks to his actions in the American Revolution?
Benedict Arnold
Nathan Hale
Charles Cornwallis
Horatio Gates
Which of the following Patriots did not fight on the battlefield, but were just as helpful -- either in the Continental Congress or forming alliances in France? (Select all)
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
The American Revolution caused:
other colonies and France to fight for their independence
Parliament to tighten its control of the colonies
Spain to free its Latin American colonies
Colonial leaders to be elected to Parliament
Why did the colonists dislike the Tea Act?
While it lowered the price of tea, it caused the British to have a monopoly of all tea sold in the colonies
Parliament issued an empty apology after the Boston Massacre and thought they were being nice by only taxing tea
Tea was the only safe drink in the colonies
The act banned colonists from making their own tea
What was a result of the Second Continental Congress? (Select all that apply)
Issuing the Olive Branch Petition
Forming the Continental Army
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
Formed colonial militias
