WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is NOT part of the “Social Contract” between people and their government ………….as described by John Locke?
Government leaders require the consent ( permission) of the people.
The government is responsible for making sure that all people have jobs and are paid fairly.
If the government is not fulfilling its part of the contract than the people can alter or abolish it (get rid of it).
People must obey the laws made by the Government.
What effect did the ideas of the Great Awakening have on political life in the colonies?
Sermons on spiritual equality and the questioning of the traditional church led colonists to question traditional forms of government and ask for political equality.
Sermons preached against slavery, which soon caused slave uprisings against colonists in the South.
Sermons argued that a social contract tied colonists to the British Crown in the eyes of God.
Sermons persuaded colonists to petition the royal governor, which led to the end of taxes
Why did Thomas Jefferson feel the colonists had the right to break away from Great Britain?
Jefferson did not believe in any form of government.
Jefferson did not agree that social contracts should be obeyed.
Great Britain no longer showed a desire to govern the colonists.
Great Britain was no longer protecting the rights of the colonists so they had the right to set up a new government that would.
According to John Locke, what is the purpose of government?
to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for the people.
to protect the people’s natural rights like life, liberty and property
to educate and provide meaningful work for the people.
to rule over the people with an iron fist.
Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace.
Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice.
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war.
According to the Declaration of Independence which of the following is NOT an example of how England was taking away colonial rights?
Taxing the colonists without their consent
failing to protect the colonists from foreign enemies
invading the privacy of colonists homes and businesses
sending soldiers to occupy their towns
Washington led a surprise attack on Christmas night against the Hessians in Trenton New Jersey. Why was winning the battle in Trenton so important to George Washington?
The Patriots gained badly needed supplies and it encouraged soldiers to reenlist in the army.
The supply of cash Congress had given him was running low.
If he didn’t come through with a victory his political career would be over.
The fact that he’d suffered severe losses during the battle made him look like a poor leader.
Why was winning the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?
The Patriots realized they did not need foreign allies
The Patriots saved the army from losing enlisted men.
The Patriots gained the support of France.
The Patriots got a Prussian to train the Continental Army.
Which of the following was NOT a factor that helped the colonists over come the odds and defeat the British in the Revolutionary War?
France signed a treaty with the colonies and provided them with soldiers and naval ships
Foreigners like Baron Von Steuben came to the colonies to help the Continental Army
The Continental Army used controversial military tactics in order to gain an advantage over the British Army
The Continental Congress was able to borrow money from Spain in order to fully supply the Continental Army with weapons, food, and supplies
Which of the following was NOT a result of the British invasion of New York at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
George Washington was captured by the British army.
The Continental Army was forced to flee to New Jersey
The Continental Army lost ¾ of its soldiers and most of its supplies.
The British army was able to capture and burn New York City.
Why did British General Gage send soldiers to Lexington and Concord in April of 1775?
To seize the weapons and ammunition from the Massachusetts militia.
To take control of the Continental Congress.
To enforce the Quartering Act
To attempt to negotiate a treaty with the Colonists
The Second Continental Congress sent King George III the “Olive Branch” petition in 1775. How did the King react to it?
He changed his mind and decided to agree to accept the Declaration of Rights sent to him a year earlier.
He repealed the Tea Act and all the taxes on tea
He refused the offer of peace and said that the colonies were in open rebellion
He reopened Boston Harbor and repealed the rest of the Intolerable Acts
Which of the following statements about the Boston Massacre provides the best evidence to support the Colonists claim that the British soldiers were guilty of murder?
the crowd was yelling at the British soldiers, throwing ice and oyster shells, and daring them to fire.
A large group of colonists gathered around a smaller group of British soldiers
A colonist and a British soldier started arguing outside the Customs house in Boston.
The British soldiers fired into the crowd and ended up killing 5 unarmed colonists.
Which of the following statements about the Boston Massacre provides the best evidence to support the British soldiers claim that they acted in self defense?
A large group of colonists gathered around a smaller group of British soldiers
the crowd was yelling at the British soldiers, throwing ice and oyster shells, and daring them to fire.
A colonist and a British soldier started arguing outside the Customs house in Boston.
The British soldiers fired into the crowd and ended up killing 5 unarmed colonists.
Which of these was NOT a result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
America’s western border was set at the Mississippi River.
The war was officially over.
The colonies gained Independence.
Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France.
