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Semester Exam- Social Studies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Who did the colonists dress up like when they boarded the ship?

a)

Indians

b)

colonists

c)

British soldiers

d)

Frenchmen

2.

2. Sarah agrees/ disagrees with the way the colonists are rebelling against the tea.

a)

agrees

b)

disagrees

3.

3. Phillis Wheatley was a:

a)

slave

b)

writer

c)

helped Sarah to hide

d)

All of the above

4.

4. Who is sheltering and taking care of them while they hide in the barn?

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Sarah

5.

5. Boston Harbor is closed and Redcoats arrived by ship.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

6. Why was James an orphan?

a)

He was a British citizen and his country was Britain.

b)

His family was killed in a house fire.

c)

Redcoats come to the colonies.

d)

He decided that he is not a British citizen but that he is a citizen of a new country, America.

7.

7. Colonists banned together and shared supplies across colony borders after the King of England did what?

a)

left the colonies alone

b)

closed Boston Harbor

c)

burned down colonial fields

d)

All of the Above

8.

8. What is the name of John Adams’ wife?

a)

Sarah

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Abigail

d)

Naomi

9.

9. Patrick Henry was a:

a)

Lawyer

b)

Delegate to Continental Congress

c)

Patriot

d)

All of the above

10.

10. How do they initially want to save Moses’ brother, Cato?

a)

kidnap him from the auction block

b)

buy him

c)

hide him in their wagon

d)

None of the Above

11.

11. Moses was released because James and Sarah showed paperwork showing that Moses was free and worked for Benjamin Franklin.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

12. Sarah writes to her mother that she is still a “loyalist”. That means Sarah...

a)

is a colonist

b)

is British and supports the King

c)

who believes in “no taxation without representation”

d)

All of the Above

13.

13. Boston harbor was open for ships to come and go.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

14. Who were the British trying to capture?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Hancock

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

15.

15. Revere and Dawes spread the word by repeating the phrase “The _______ are coming.”

a)

Redcoats

b)

Traitors

c)

Slaves

d)

Regulars

16.

16. Sarah went to Lexington to visit her?

a)

uncle

b)

brother

c)

cousin

d)

friend

17.

17. What did Sarah use to see the fighting?

a)

binoculars

b)

spyglass

c)

telescope

d)

All of the Above

18.

18. Ben Franklin was returning to the colonies on a boat from:

a)

France

b)

Massachusetts

c)

US

d)

England

19.

19. Ethan Allen was a:

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Redcoat

d)

All of the Above

20.

20. George Washington was nominated for the army general position.

a)

True

b)

False