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American Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

a)

a series of meetings planned to respond to England

b)

a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

c)

a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

2.

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?

a)

created Continental Army

b)

wrote Declaration of Independence

c)

elected Washington President

d)

print paper money

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

5.

The idea that the people must overthrow an unjust government is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

6.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

7.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

8.
In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and
a)
the right to strip Loyalists of their property.
b)
a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully.
c)
the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war.
d)
all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi River.
9.
Strong patriotism was an advantage or strength
a)
Americans
b)
British
10.
The main source of income for the French was fur trading.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What was one cause of the F & I War?
a)
Land
b)
Freedom
c)
Money
d)
Slavery
12.
When and where did the French and Indian War begin?
a)
The war started in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.
13.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
14.
Who did the Natives form an alliance with during the French and Indian War?
a)
The British
b)
The Colonists
c)
The British and the Colonists
d)
The French and the British
15.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
16.
George Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
18.
What ended the French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Treaty of Versialle
d)
Proclamation of France defeat 1763
19.
How was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
a)
Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.
b)
The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.
c)
Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.
d)
Spain got half and Great Britain got half.
20.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France
b)
England
21.

This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

a)

Appalachian Line of 1769

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1767

d)

Colonial Border of 1763

e)

Treaty of Paris 1763

22.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

c)

Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

23.

According to the British what was the REASON for the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.

b)

The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.

c)

It was attempt to end conflicts/war between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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