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Unit 4: American Revolution

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The slogan of the Sons of Liberty was:

a)

No taxation without representation!

b)

Come on you rascals!

c)

Fire if you dare!

d)

Red coats are wimpy!

2.

What was the main issue in the dispute between Britain and the American colonies?

a)

Restrictions Parliament made on trade

b)

The presence of British troops in the colonies

c)

The colonists’ rights to religious freedoms

d)

The power to tax the colonists

3.

This etching of the Boston Massacre, by Paul Revere, was used as propaganda by

a)

George Washington

b)

King George III

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The Redcoats

4.

The Stamp Act was a tax on paper products. What was the colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

Boycott the stamp

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

Begin preparing for war

5.

Which was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Massachusetts legislature could not meet

b)

A Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers

c)

Boston Harbor closed

d)

A Sugar Act was passed to raise money for the colonists

6.

During the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as

a)

Kentucky basketball players

b)

American Indians

c)

Ghosts

d)

Women

7.

This city held ammunition, which the British attempted to seize, sparking the beginning of the war.

a)

Concord

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Princeton

d)

Boston

8.

Boston Tea Party

Boston Massacre

First Continental Congress

Intolerable Acts


All of these were causes of what war?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Civil War

d)

War of 1812

9.

This was the last effort the colonists made to make peace with the King.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Quartering Act

10.

This was one of the very first political acts in the US held by women.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

1st Continental Congress

d)

Edenton Tea Party

11.

What is the main reason the colonists wanted to separate from the English crown?

a)

King George III ordered the Boston Massacre

b)

Great Britain no longer wanted to trade with them.

c)

The colonists wanted representation in Parliament if they were going to be taxed.

d)

The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor and forced the colonists to quarter soldiers.

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

George Washington

13.

Match the term with the definition.


Loyalist

a)

Colonists who wanted to gain independence

b)

Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king

c)

Colonists who were faithful to the king

14.

Match the term with the definition.


Patriot

a)

Colonists who wanted to gain independence

b)

Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king

c)

Colonists who were faithful to the king

15.

Match the term with the definition.


Continental Congress

a)

Colonists who wanted to gain independence

b)

Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king

c)

Colonists who were faithful to the king

16.

What was the purpose of Common Sense?

a)

To encourage the colonies to break free from Great Britain

b)

To encourage slaves to rise against their masters

c)

To encourage women’s rights

d)

To discourage colonial rebellion

17.

Which is NOT an advantage of the Continental Army?

a)

Believed in the cause

b)

Very well trained and equipped

c)

Received assistance from France and Spain

d)

Used guerilla warfare

18.

Which of these is NOT an advantage of the British forces?

a)

Provided freedom to slaves

b)

Used guerilla warfare

c)

Had a large navy

d)

Used mercenaries

19.

In the letter, Remember the Ladies, Abigail Adams told her husband

a)

About the Seneca Falls Convention

b)

That Betsy Ross made the first US Flag

c)

About the passage of the 19th Amendment

d)

That women should have a voice in the new government

20.

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at what battle, marking the end of the American Revolution?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Yorktown

d)

Trenton

21.

The colonists used guerrilla warfare. Which is NOT a tactic for guerilla warfare?

a)

Ambush, or surprise attack

b)

Shooting the drummer or flag carrier

c)

Shooting the officer

d)

Lining up in straight rows to shoot and march

22.

After the Treaty of Paris, the United States owned all land east of what waterway?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Cave Run Lake

23.

What geographic boundary were the colonists able to move past at the end of the war?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Delaware River

24.

What country originally owned the 13 colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

England (Great Britain)

25.

How did wealthy settlers come to Kentucky?

a)

Cumberland Gap

b)

Ohio River

c)

Kentucky River

d)

Licking River

26.

How did poor settlers come to Kentucky?

a)

Cumberland Gap

b)

Ohio River

c)

Kentucky River

d)

Licking River

27.

This group bought veterans land for dirt cheap and hoped to make a profit

a)

Land Speculators

b)

Land Pirates

c)

Squatters

d)

Scoundrels

28.

In the Battle at Blue Licks, American Indians attacked colonists to drive them out of the Westward Territories. The Battle at Blue Licks is near what Kentucky city?

a)

Owingsville

b)

Maysville

c)

Lexington

d)

Louisville