WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?
A) a series of meetings planned to respond to England
B) a provisional government designed to negotiate peace
C) a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes
D) formal training destination for the military
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?
A) created Continental Army
B) wrote Declaration of Independence
C) elected Washington President
D) print paper money
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A) George Washington
B) Sam Adams
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?
A) right to rebel
B) natural rights
C) popular sovereignty
D) right to form an army
What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?
A) he persuades the colonists to rebel
B) he persuades the colonists to remian loyal
C) he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England
D) he persuades the colonist to pay for British taxes
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
A) Guilford Courthouse
B) Trenton
C) Yorktown
D) Lexington & Concord
Which Founder Father made the first call for "national" (or colonial) unity?
A) Samuel Adams
B) George Washington
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) John Hancock
I made a midnight ride to warn the countryside of a British attack.
A) Ben Franklin
B) George Washington
C) Paul Revere
D) King George III
I was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
A) Ben Franklin
B) King George III
C) Paul Revere
D) George Washington
Which group wanted independence from England?
A) Loyalist
B) Patriot
C) Native Americans
D) British
What are your 3 Unalienable Rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?
A) Peace, Love and Joy
B) Life, Liberty, and Property
C) Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
D) Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death" meant
A) I live to die
B) I want freedom from slavery
C) I will die for my freedom
D) death is the only freedom
Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?
A) The Crisis
B) Common Sense
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Unalienable Rights
Which group of colonists organized boycotts against Great Britain?
A) Imperial Policy
B) Sons of Liberty
C) Massachusetts Militia
D) Second Continental Congress
The Daughters of Liberty
A) made goods so that colonists would not buy British products.
B) supported British Loyalists.
C) fought in the French and Indian War.
D) wrote the Declaration of Independence.
During the Boston Tea Party,
A) colonists raided British ships and threw tea crates overboard.
B) Native Americans threw tea at British troops.
C) Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.
D) the cost of tea was very expensive.
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to
free speech.
a trial by jury.
the pursuit of happiness.
worship as they choose.
Which act(s) punished Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party?
A) The Intolerable Acts
B) The Stamp Act
C) The Navigational Acts
D) The Sugar Act
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?
A) Led to new taxes they did not vote on
B) Led to more wars with the French
C) They lost their land to Native Americans
D) The British established military law in the colonies
Where was the Declaration of Independence written and signed?
Atlanta, Georgia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saratoga, New York
Lexington, Massachusetts
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
A) Battle of Saratoga
B) Battle of Yorktown
C) Battles of Lexington and Concord
D) Battle of Bunker Hill
What advantages did the colonial militia have over the British? (Choose all correct answers.)
A) They knew the geography better.
B) They had strong leaders.
C) They had more money and weapons.
D) They were motiviated & determined to win their freedom.
What is another word for grievance?
A) pray
B) complaint
C) boycott
D) petition
What are the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
A) Life, Liberty, Injustice
B) Liberty, Life, and No taxation without representation
C) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
D) Life, Freedoms & the Bill of Rights
What word means friend?
A) enemy
B) ally
C) tax collector
D) the crowd
