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WorksheetsUnit 4: American Revolution
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
The slogan of the Sons of Liberty was:
No taxation without representation!
Come on you rascals!
Fire if you dare!
Red coats are wimpy!
What was the main issue in the dispute between Britain and the American colonies?
Restrictions Parliament made on trade
The presence of British troops in the colonies
The colonists’ rights to religious freedoms
The power to tax the colonists
This etching of the Boston Massacre, by Paul Revere, was used as propaganda by
George Washington
King George III
The Sons of Liberty
The Redcoats
The Stamp Act was a tax on paper products. What was the colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?
The Boston Massacre
Boycott the stamp
The Boston Tea Party
Begin preparing for war
Which was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?
Massachusetts legislature could not meet
A Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers
Boston Harbor closed
A Sugar Act was passed to raise money for the colonists
During the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty dressed up as
Kentucky basketball players
American Indians
Ghosts
Women
This city held ammunition, which the British attempted to seize, sparking the beginning of the war.
Concord
Philadelphia
Princeton
Boston
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
First Continental Congress
Intolerable Acts
All of these were causes of what war?
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Civil War
War of 1812
This was the last effort the colonists made to make peace with the King.
Boston Tea Party
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Quartering Act
This was one of the very first political acts in the US held by women.
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
1st Continental Congress
Edenton Tea Party
What is the main reason the colonists wanted to separate from the English crown?
King George III ordered the Boston Massacre
Great Britain no longer wanted to trade with them.
The colonists wanted representation in Parliament if they were going to be taxed.
The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor and forced the colonists to quarter soldiers.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Edison
George Washington
Match the term with the definition.
Loyalist
Colonists who wanted to gain independence
Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king
Colonists who were faithful to the king
Match the term with the definition.
Patriot
Colonists who wanted to gain independence
Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king
Colonists who were faithful to the king
Match the term with the definition.
Continental Congress
Colonists who wanted to gain independence
Colonial leaders who met in Philadelphia to discuss their relationship with the king
Colonists who were faithful to the king
What was the purpose of Common Sense?
To encourage the colonies to break free from Great Britain
To encourage slaves to rise against their masters
To encourage women’s rights
To discourage colonial rebellion
Which is NOT an advantage of the Continental Army?
Believed in the cause
Very well trained and equipped
Received assistance from France and Spain
Used guerilla warfare
Which of these is NOT an advantage of the British forces?
Provided freedom to slaves
Used guerilla warfare
Had a large navy
Used mercenaries
In the letter, Remember the Ladies, Abigail Adams told her husband
About the Seneca Falls Convention
That Betsy Ross made the first US Flag
About the passage of the 19th Amendment
That women should have a voice in the new government
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at what battle, marking the end of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Trenton
The colonists used guerrilla warfare. Which is NOT a tactic for guerilla warfare?
Ambush, or surprise attack
Shooting the drummer or flag carrier
Shooting the officer
Lining up in straight rows to shoot and march
After the Treaty of Paris, the United States owned all land east of what waterway?
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Cave Run Lake
What geographic boundary were the colonists able to move past at the end of the war?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Delaware River
What country originally owned the 13 colonies?
Spain
France
Germany
England (Great Britain)
How did wealthy settlers come to Kentucky?
Cumberland Gap
Ohio River
Kentucky River
Licking River
How did poor settlers come to Kentucky?
Cumberland Gap
Ohio River
Kentucky River
Licking River
This group bought veterans land for dirt cheap and hoped to make a profit
Land Speculators
Land Pirates
Squatters
Scoundrels
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?
Owingsville
Maysville
Lexington
Louisville
