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Unit 2: Lessons 5-7 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the power of the government come from in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The King

b)

The Government

c)

God

d)

The People

2.

What is an example of 'unalienable rights'?

a)

Property

b)

Life, liberty, and happiness

c)

Territory

d)

Government

3.

Which of the following is another word for grievance?

a)

Complaint

b)

Change

c)

Abolish

d)

Create

4.

Which of these was NOT a grievance colonists had listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Taxing the colonies without their consent

b)

Putting British soldiers on trial for their crimes

c)

Cutting off trade with other parts of the world

d)

Allowing standing armies in times of peace

5.

can be seen just by looking at it

a)

self-evident

b)

just powers

c)

unalienable rights

d)

consent

6.

permission of those under the government's rule

a)

just powers

b)

pursuit of happiness

c)

self-evident

d)

consent of the governed

7.

rights that cannot be taken away

a)

unalienable rights

b)

just powers

c)

natural rights

d)

consent of the governed

8.

An introduction explaining why the Declaration is being written.

a)

Grievances

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Preamble

d)

Resolution of Independence

9.

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

a)

Beginning of the Revolutionary War

b)

Turing point in the Revolutionary War

c)

Spain entered the Revolutionary War as an ally

d)

End of the Revolutionary War

10.

Which best describes George Washington’s winter at Valley Forge in 1777–1778?

a)

Washington spent the winter there because he was waiting for help from the French.

b)

Washington spent the winter there to silence critics who feared he would surrender.

c)

Washington used the winter there to launch surprise attacks against the British.

d)

Washington used the winter there to train his soldiers and improve their discipline.

11.

Saratoga is considered a major turning point in the war because...

a)

the Continental Congress finally removed General Washington from command after the defeat.

b)

it helped convince France to form an alliance with the United States.

c)

the British was forced to surrender and it put an end to the war.

d)

it was the first time American forces received assistance from Great Britain.

12.

What was the last battle of the America Revolution?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Valley Forge

13.

Where was the northern border of the country set at after the Treat of Paris 1783?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

British Canada

d)

The Ohio River

14.

Where was the western border of the country set at after the Treat of Paris 1783?

a)

The Ohio River

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

Florida

d)

The Appalachian Mountains

15.

The Battle of Saratoga happened after the Battle of Yorktown.

a)

True

b)

False