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Revolutionary America

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the British expect the colonists to pay the new taxes?

a)

for protecting them during the French and Indian war

b)

they signed an agreement

c)

because they said so

d)

the colonists borrowed millions of dollars

2.

Who was the leader of the activist group who protested against the King's acts and laws?

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Paine

3.

What was the name of the tea company that colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from?

a)

East India Tea

b)

Nestle Tea

c)

Arizona Tea

d)

Lipton Tea

4.

What landform could the colonists not settle West of due to the Proclamation Line of 1763?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Grand Canyon

5.

What group organized the Boston Tea Party and other protests in the colonies?

a)

Patriot Party

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Loyalists

d)

Minutemen

6.

Which of the following was part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Forced colonists to quarter British soldiers.

b)

Banned town meetings not authorized by the governor.

c)

Prevented the Massachusetts legislature from making laws.

d)

All of the above

7.

The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into which city's harbor?

a)

New York City

b)

Boston

c)

Charleston

d)

Baltimore

8.

*Sugar Act

*Quartering Act

*Stamp Act

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by-

a)

Exciting colonists with refunds

b)

Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.

c)

Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.

d)

Restricting colonial trade with American Indians

9.

The rights listed below were —

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

b)

defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

c)

established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

d)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.

10.

What was one reason the colonists no longer want to be a part of England?

a)

they loved the new taxes and laws

b)

they couldn't vote for members of the British Parliament

c)

they wanted to make money

d)

they wanted two kings

11.

The colonists outlined a list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence. What is a grievance?

a)

a demand

b)

a complaint

c)

a compliment

d)

a rule

12.

Which was an unalienable right included in the Declaration of Independence? (You may pick more than one answer)

a)

Free Speech

b)

Pursuit of Happiness

c)

Life

d)

Liberty

13.

The Declaration of Independence was written by-

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

14.

What is date is on the Declaration of Independence?

(a)  

15.

The Treaty of Paris was signed on -

a)

February 26, 1994

b)

July 4th, 1776

c)

December 3rd, 1771

d)

September 3rd, 1783

16.

What leader helped represent the United States at the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

King George III

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

17.

How were the 13 colonies affected by the Revolutionary War?

a)

they gained independence from Spain

b)

they gained independence from England

c)

they won a lot of money

d)

they gained all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific

18.

What was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

none of these

19.

The Treaty of Paris was a peace agreement between which two countries?

a)

United States and Italy

b)

United States and France

c)

United States and England

d)

France and Italy

20.

Which of the following was the final major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington-Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

21.

"The 13 Colonies are free from British Rule!"

After which event would the newspaper tile above have been published?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

22.

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 accomplished what?

a)

The American colonists agreed to British rule of law.

b)

Britain officially recognized the United States as an independent country.

c)

The beginning of the America Revolution began with this.

d)

George Washington was appointed king of the United States.