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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 22mins
What were the British and French fighting over in the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation Line
Ohio River Valley
Freedom for Native Americans
Who did the Native Americans side with?
British
French
What did Benjamin Franklin hope to achieve with the Albany Plan of Union?
Wipe out the Native Americans
Create a perfect union
Unite the 13 Colonies in order to fight the French and win
Unify Albany
Who declared war in the French and Indian War
British
French
Indians
What was the turning point in the French and Indian war for the British?
William Pit Taking over
Capturing of Minnesota
The creation of the hunting rifle
Native Americans switching sides
What did William Pit do in order to help the British start winning?
Created a new type of artillery
Started using a cannon
Said that no matter the cost, the colonist and Britain would pay for the war.
Who surrendered in the French and Indian War
French
British
What did the French give the British in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
Gold
Land in South America
Ohio River Valley
What was the natural landform that made up the Proclamation Line of 1763, allowing colonist not to pass this point?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
How did Britain want to repay war debt?
sell land in South America
Tax the Colonist
Create a barter system for Sugar?
What was the Writs of Assistance?
British officers could search any location for smuggled goods
Allowed for the British troops to assist the colonist
Financial assistance for the Native Americans
What did the sugar tax do?
Taxed sugar
lowered the tax on sugar, allowed officers to take smuggled goods
tea
Which two were taxes on paper?
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering act
What the Declaratory act do?
allowed for smuggled goods to be sold
Parliament could create borders
British had the right to tax the colonists
Which of the following is not a product that was taxed in the Townshend Act?
paper
lead
glass
tea
straw
What was the saying the colonist created, due to the fact that they were not being represented in British Government.
Join or Die!
Come and Take it!
No taxation without representation!
How many Colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
4
5
7
9
Who was the first person to be killed in the Boston Massacre and was famously left off of the engraved picture of the event?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Crispus Attucks
George Washington
Why was the Committee of Correspondence created?
to get information out about events like the Boston Massacre
To form a political body to govern Georgia
A place for the continental army to list grivences
Which of the following was not a woman who wrote propaganda to help the patriot cause?
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Mercy Otis Wilson
What were the colonist protesting with the Boston Tea Party?
Sugar Act
Declaratory Act
Tea Act
What is Civil Disobedience?
Protesting aggressively to make a point
protesting peacefully to make a point
Due to the Intolerable acts, what harbor was closed down until colonists could pay back the money the ?
Galveston
Georgia
Boston
What is a grivevance?
Message
Complaint
Tax
Why is Lexington and Concord important?
Turning point of the American Revolution
First battle of the American Revolution
Bloodiest Battle of the American Revolution
Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord called "The shot heard around the World"
First British win
First American win
Who did the Patriots fight for
British
Colonists
Who did the Loyalists fight for?
British
Colonists
What was the name of the colonist army?
Red Coats
Continental Army
Blue Coats
Guerillas
Who did they make Commander in chief of the Continental army?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Who wrote Common Sense?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
What did Common Sense suggest?
Join or Die
Become an ally with France
13 Colonies should break away from Britain and become their own country.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 25
July 16
July 7
July 4
Which of the following were not listed in the Decleration of Independence?
Taxes
Grievances
Wanting to become our own country?
What is an unalienable right?
A correct answer
A right you are born with that can be taken away
a right you are born with that cant be taken away
Which of the following is not an unalienable right?
Freedom
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Which of the following was not a British Advantage in the American Revolution?
Wealth
Population
Best Navy in the World
George Washington as Leader
Well trained army
Which of the following were Patriots advantages in the American Revolution?
Fought on their own land
Wealthy
George Washington was Leader
Fighting for their Freedom
Red Coats
What was the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of York Town
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the turning point of the American Revolution?
Shot heard around the World
Native Americans joined the Continental Army
France became an ally to the Continental Army
Who was the a French nobleman that fought for America?
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernado De Galvez
John Adams
Bernardo de Galvez
Created the 1st Continental Congress
Wrote the Star spangled banner
led Spanish armies against the British near the Mississippi River
Why was the stay at Valley Forge so hard for the Continental Army?
British Attacked relentlessly
Ran out of supplies
Water source froze over
Why did the British Navy blockade American Ports?
Guerilla Warfare
Cut off American Supplies
Native American interference
True or False: American privateers snuck through blockades and even destroyed British ships
True
False
Who was John Paul Jones
British Naval Hero
American Naval Hero
What is Guerilla Warfare?
non-effective military technique
Used against the French in the French and Indian War
Plan created by Marquis De Lafayette
fast-moving, small-scale military technique
What was Francis Marion's nickname
Military Fox
The Fighter
Swamp Fox
Who was the British general at the Battle of Yorktown?
General Cornwallis
John Adams
George Washington
Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the Battle of Yorktown?
George Washington
General Conwallis
John Adams
True or False: Washington surprised Cornwallis by attacking him on land while Native American ships attacked from the sea
True
False
What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 say?
Agreed to end being an ally with France
Officially ended war with Britain
Created a peace treaty with the Native Americans
Which of the following is not a person who negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783?
John Jay
Ben Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Which of the following was not something that was stated in the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Americas Borders
France gave Britain the Ohio River Valley
America was its own country
Britain Surrendered
What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?
Join or Die
British are coming
Give me liberty, or give me death
What was Wentworth Cheswell's famous quote?
Join or Die
British are coming
Give me liberty, or give me death
Who was James Armistead?
First person killed in the Boston Massacre
Participant in the Boston Massacre
African American spy for the Continental army
Who was Haym Solomon?
fought in Revolution, warned “British are coming”, first AA to be elected to public office
Slave turned spy for Patriots during Revolution
Jewish merchant who helped finance the war effort for the Patriots
What is Civic Virtue?
peaceful protest
Do the right thing for your community
True or False:Washington, Adams, Paine, Jefferson, Franklin (Founding Fathers)did not set examples as to how Americans should act towards their community
True
False
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
True
False
What is Mercantilism
American peace treaty
American Military Technique
British economic policy that states The colonies exist to make a profit for the “Mother Country” (Britain).
True or False: The Boston Tea Party is an Example of Civil Disobedience
True
False
William Cheswell fought in what battle?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
