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American Revolution

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the British and French fighting over in the French and Indian War

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Proclamation Line

c)

Ohio River Valley

d)

Freedom for Native Americans

2.

Who did the Native Americans side with?

a)

British

b)

French

3.

What did Benjamin Franklin hope to achieve with the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

Wipe out the Native Americans

b)

Create a perfect union

c)

Unite the 13 Colonies in order to fight the French and win

d)

Unify Albany

4.

Who declared war in the French and Indian War

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Indians

5.

What was the turning point in the French and Indian war for the British?

a)

William Pit Taking over

b)

Capturing of Minnesota

c)

The creation of the hunting rifle

d)

Native Americans switching sides

6.

What did William Pit do in order to help the British start winning?

a)

Created a new type of artillery

b)

Started using a cannon

c)

Said that no matter the cost, the colonist and Britain would pay for the war.

7.

Who surrendered in the French and Indian War

a)

French

b)

British

8.

What did the French give the British in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

a)

Gold

b)

Land in South America

c)

Ohio River Valley

9.

What was the natural landform that made up the Proclamation Line of 1763, allowing colonist not to pass this point?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

10.

How did Britain want to repay war debt?

a)

sell land in South America

b)

Tax the Colonist

c)

Create a barter system for Sugar?

11.

What was the Writs of Assistance?

a)

British officers could search any location for smuggled goods

b)

Allowed for the British troops to assist the colonist

c)

Financial assistance for the Native Americans

12.

What did the sugar tax do?

a)

Taxed sugar

b)

lowered the tax on sugar, allowed officers to take smuggled goods

c)

tea

13.

Which two were taxes on paper?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering act

14.

What the Declaratory act do?

a)

allowed for smuggled goods to be sold

b)

Parliament could create borders

c)

British had the right to tax the colonists

15.

Which of the following is not a product that was taxed in the Townshend Act?

a)

paper

b)

lead

c)

glass

d)

tea

e)

straw

16.

What was the saying the colonist created, due to the fact that they were not being represented in British Government.

a)

Join or Die!

b)

Come and Take it!

c)

No taxation without representation!

17.

How many Colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

18.

Who was the first person to be killed in the Boston Massacre and was famously left off of the engraved picture of the event?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

George Washington

19.

Why was the Committee of Correspondence created?

a)

to get information out about events like the Boston Massacre

b)

To form a political body to govern Georgia

c)

A place for the continental army to list grivences

20.

Which of the following was not a woman who wrote propaganda to help the patriot cause?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Mercy Otis Wilson

21.

What were the colonist protesting with the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Tea Act

22.

What is Civil Disobedience?

a)

Protesting aggressively to make a point

b)

protesting peacefully to make a point

23.

Due to the Intolerable acts, what harbor was closed down until colonists could pay back the money the ?

a)

Galveston

b)

Georgia

c)

Boston

24.

What is a grivevance?

a)

Message

b)

Complaint

c)

Tax

25.

Why is Lexington and Concord important?

a)

Turning point of the American Revolution

b)

First battle of the American Revolution

c)

Bloodiest Battle of the American Revolution

26.

Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord called "The shot heard around the World"

a)

First British win

b)

First American win

27.

Who did the Patriots fight for

a)

British

b)

Colonists

28.

Who did the Loyalists fight for?

a)

British

b)

Colonists

29.

What was the name of the colonist army?

a)

Red Coats

b)

Continental Army

c)

Blue Coats

d)

Guerillas

30.

Who did they make Commander in chief of the Continental army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

31.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Paine

32.

What did Common Sense suggest?

a)

Join or Die

b)

Become an ally with France

c)

13 Colonies should break away from Britain and become their own country.

33.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

34.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

July 25

b)

July 16

c)

July 7

d)

July 4

35.

Which of the following were not listed in the Decleration of Independence?

a)

Taxes

b)

Grievances

c)

Wanting to become our own country?

36.

What is an unalienable right?

a)

A correct answer

b)

A right you are born with that can be taken away

c)

a right you are born with that cant be taken away

37.

Which of the following is not an unalienable right?

a)

Freedom

b)

Life

c)

Liberty

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

38.

Which of the following was not a British Advantage in the American Revolution?

a)

Wealth

b)

Population

c)

Best Navy in the World

d)

George Washington as Leader

e)

Well trained army

39.

Which of the following were Patriots advantages in the American Revolution?

a)

Fought on their own land

b)

Wealthy

c)

George Washington was Leader

d)

Fighting for their Freedom

e)

Red Coats

40.

What was the turning point of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of York Town

b)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Saratoga

41.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the turning point of the American Revolution?

a)

Shot heard around the World

b)

Native Americans joined the Continental Army

c)

France became an ally to the Continental Army

42.

Who was the a French nobleman that fought for America?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Bernado De Galvez

c)

John Adams

43.

Bernardo de Galvez

a)

Created the 1st Continental Congress

b)

Wrote the Star spangled banner

c)

led Spanish armies against the British near the Mississippi River

44.

Why was the stay at Valley Forge so hard for the Continental Army?

a)

British Attacked relentlessly

b)

Ran out of supplies

c)

Water source froze over

45.

Why did the British Navy blockade American Ports?

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Cut off American Supplies

c)

Native American interference

46.

True or False: American privateers snuck through blockades and even destroyed British ships

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who was John Paul Jones

a)

British Naval Hero

b)

American Naval Hero

48.

What is Guerilla Warfare?

a)

non-effective military technique

b)

Used against the French in the French and Indian War

c)

Plan created by Marquis De Lafayette

d)

fast-moving, small-scale military technique

49.

What was Francis Marion's nickname

a)

Military Fox

b)

The Fighter

c)

Swamp Fox

50.

Who was the British general at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

51.

Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

George Washington

b)

General Conwallis

c)

John Adams

52.

True or False: Washington surprised Cornwallis by attacking him on land while Native American ships attacked from the sea

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 say?

a)

Agreed to end being an ally with France

b)

Officially ended war with Britain

c)

Created a peace treaty with the Native Americans

54.

Which of the following is not a person who negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

John Jay

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

55.

Which of the following was not something that was stated in the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Americas Borders

b)

France gave Britain the Ohio River Valley

c)

America was its own country

d)

Britain Surrendered

56.

What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?

a)

Join or Die

b)

British are coming

c)

Give me liberty, or give me death

57.

What was Wentworth Cheswell's famous quote?

a)

Join or Die

b)

British are coming

c)

Give me liberty, or give me death

58.

Who was James Armistead?

a)

First person killed in the Boston Massacre

b)

Participant in the Boston Massacre

c)

African American spy for the Continental army

59.

Who was Haym Solomon?

a)

fought in Revolution, warned “British are coming”, first AA to be elected to public office

b)

Slave turned spy for Patriots during Revolution

c)

Jewish merchant who helped finance the war effort for the Patriots

60.

What is Civic Virtue?

a)

peaceful protest

b)

Do the right thing for your community

61.

True or False:Washington, Adams, Paine, Jefferson, Franklin (Founding Fathers)did not set examples as to how Americans should act towards their community

a)

True

b)

False

62.

True or False:Paul Revere riding all night to warn his fellow colonist about the British heading their way is an example of Civil Disobedience

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What is Mercantilism

a)

American peace treaty

b)

American Military Technique

c)

British economic policy that states The colonies exist to make a profit for the “Mother Country” (Britain).

64.

True or False: The Boston Tea Party is an Example of Civil Disobedience

a)

True

b)

False

65.

William Cheswell fought in what battle?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Lexington and Concord