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Social Studies - Topic 5 Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the three reasons for the tension between colonists and Great Britain.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

King George proclaiming colonists weren't British citizens

d)

No colonial representation in British Parliament

e)

Britain and France were fighting over land in North America

2.

Why did Britain think they had the right to tax the colonists?

a)

They hoped by taxing colonists, it would benefit trade

b)

Britain was more powerful and felt they could force the colonies to do what they want

c)

British soldiers protected colonists and money was needed to pay them.

d)

Britain needed money to pay for war with France so colonists had to help pay

3.

Which one shows a form of protest against British taxes?

a)

Sons of Liberty form a secret group

b)

Ben Franklin proposed the Albany Plan

c)

Daughters of Liberty spun their own cloth

4.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington/Concord

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Savannah

5.

Which activity did the First Continental Congress do?

a)

organize the Continental army

b)

organize a response to the Coercive Acts

c)

draft the Constitution

6.

If you were to look up information on Benjamin Franklin using only key words or phrases, which would be the best choice?

a)

President of the United States

b)

signer of the Declaration of Independence

c)

writer of the U.S. Constitution

d)

soldier in the Continental Army

7.

Women and African Americans did not have their rights ________________ after the United States became an independent country.

a)

recognized

b)

removed

c)

translated

8.

Which battle was a major turning point in the war?

a)

Long Island

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bunker Hill

9.

Which was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

White Plains

c)

Yorktown

10.

Which effect happened because of the Americans winning the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

The Russians sent troops to aid the Americans.

b)

The Oneida and Tuscarora tribes fought with the Patriots.

c)

The French joined the Patriots cause.

11.

What was the Stamp Act?

a)

a huge debt on Britain

b)

a boycott

c)

taxes on all printed items

12.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

a group who protested the unfair acts of the British

b)

Hessians

c)

people who signed the Declaration of Independence

13.

What event caused Parliament to enact the Coercive Acts?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Marathon

14.

What day is recognized as the day the Declaration of Independence was signed?

(a)  

15.

What petition did the colonies send to King George before declaring war?

a)

Olive Oil Petition

b)

Ollie Noodle Petition

c)

Olive Branch Petition

16.

Select the THREE men who traveled by horseback to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock the British were coming.

a)

Samuel Prescott

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

William Dawes

d)

George Cornwallis

e)

Paul Revere

17.

Any person who signed the Declaration of Independence could be accused of ________________.

a)

spying

b)

treason

c)

quartering

18.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.


This statement is called the ______________.

a)

Prologue

b)

Epilogue

c)

Amendment

d)

Preamble

e)

Addendum

19.

Washington's surprise attack on the Hessians took place on early morning of _____________.

a)

December 25th

b)

January 6th

c)

December 8th

d)

March 12th

20.

What was the cause of the British taxing the colonists?

a)

Colonists protested

b)

Colonists joined the Sons or Daughters of Liberty

c)

Colonists had to pay taxes on printed items

d)

Britain had to raise money to pay for war debts

21.

Molly Pitcher got her name by helping on the battlefield to bring water to soldier and also helped reload cannons when soldiers were hurt.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Deborah Sampson dressed as a man to be able to fight in Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What was an important saying throughout the American Revolution?

a)

Strive for Independene

b)

No taxation without representation

c)

There shall be no fee for tea

24.

What document ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Philadelphia

25.

What were the effects of the British taxing the colonists?

a)

Colonists protested

b)

Colonists joined the Sons or Daughters of Liberty

c)

Colonists had to pay taxes on printed items

d)

Britain had to raise money to pay for war debts

26.

Select all causes of the Boston Massacre.

a)

Britain passed the Tea Act

b)

Britain passed the Coercive Acts

c)

Britain repealed the Townshend Act but kept the tax on teas

d)

A British soldier fired into a crowd after being hit with a stick

27.

What two reasons made Britain think it could tax the colonies?

a)

British soldiers protecting the colonies needed to be paid

b)

Britain hoped that taxing them would help American foreign trade

c)

Britain was more powerful than the colonies, so the colonies relied on Britain for protection

28.

Which phrase would best identify this person?

a)

signer of the Declaration of Independence

b)

writer of the U.S. Constitution

c)

leader of the Continental Army

29.

The Declaration of Independence:

a)

lists the ways the British king violated the rights of colonists

b)

describes the relationship between citizens and the government

c)

lists natural rights such as equality

30.

After the Battle of Saratoga, which country allied with the Americans?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

the Netherlands

31.

Who had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington