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Unit 1: Revolutionary America

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was John Winthrop’s message in City Upon A Hill?

a)

The Puritans should trade with the Natives

b)

The Puritans should return to England in order to get religious freedom.

c)

The Puritans should act as role models for the other colonists and Natives watching them.

d)

The Puritans deserve the land in the New World and should take it away from the Native Americans by force.

2.

What was the main message of John Cotton's "Divine Right to Occupy the Land" speech?

a)

The Puritans should trade with the Natives

b)

The Puritans should return to England in order to get religious freedom.

c)

The Puritans should act as role models for the other colonists and Natives watching them.

d)

The Puritans deserve the land in the New World and should take it away from the Native Americans by force.

3.

Check all that apply to the New England colonies...

a)

Growing season of only 4-5 months

b)

Religious diversity

c)

Sold cash crops like tobacco and rice

d)

Held weekly town meetings where church members voted

4.

Check all that apply to the Middle colonies...

a)

Religious diversity

b)

Had large cities like Philadelphia & New York

c)

Sold cash crops like tobacco and rice

d)

Held weekly town meetings where church members voted

5.

Check all that apply to the Southern colonies...

a)

Religious diversity

b)

Family’s wealth based on possessions, like slaves

c)

Sold cash crops like tobacco and rice

d)

Held weekly town meetings where church members voted

6.

Which of the following documents contributed to the idea that a leader’s power should be limited?

a)

Zenger Trial

b)

Act of Religious Toleration

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

7.

Which of the following documents contributed to the strengthening individual citizen’s rights?

a)

Zenger Trial

b)

Act of Religious Toleration

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

8.

Which of the following events established freedom of the press?

a)

Zenger Trial

b)

Act of Religious Toleration

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

9.

What is the main message of Benjamin's Franklin's Join or Die political cartoon?

a)

It was designed to unite the American colonies against the French and their Native allies at the start of the French and Indian War.

b)

It was designed to promote religious diversity

c)

It was designed to encourage individual freedoms

d)

It was designed to separate the American colonies

10.

How did the French and Indian War shift control of land in North America?

a)

France gained most of the unexplored lands

b)

Spanish territory extended to the Atlantic Ocean

c)

France lost most of its land in North America to the British

d)

British lost most of its land in North America to the French

11.

How did the French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution?

a)

The colonists were angry that the British rejected their attempt to restore peace.

b)

The colonists were angry that the French were taxing them to pay off their debt

c)

The colonists were angry that the British were taxing them to pay off their debt without giving them representation in Parliament.

d)

All of the above

12.

Who did mercantilism benefit: Britain or the colonies

a)

Colonies

b)

Britain

13.

Which act placed tax on sugar, coffee, wine and some textiles (fabric)?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

14.

Which act placed a tax on all paper goods/documents?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

15.

Which act declared the British Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonies without giving them representation in the government

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

16.

Which act placed a tax on tea among other items?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

17.

Which act forced colonists to provide housing, food, etc. for British soldiers

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

18.

Which act created a British monopoly on tea for the colonists?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

19.

Which act created a British monopoly on tea for the colonists?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

20.

In which event did British soldiers shoot and kill 5 colonists in Boston, Massachusetts, sparking outrage among the colonists.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre

21.

In which event did the Sons of Liberty dump chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea and Townshend Acts?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre

22.

Which event resulted in the colonies taking action against King George III by demanding he take back Intolerable Acts or they would boycott British goods?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Boston Massacre

23.

Which event marks the first battles of the American Revolution

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Boston Massacre

24.

Which event resulted in the colonies creating their own government that could do things such as raise an army, create currency, etc.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Boston Massacre

25.

Which document is the colonist's last attempt at peace with King George III of England?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Common Sense

26.

The publication in which Thomas Paine attempts to convince colonists that it's time and necessary for the colonies to break away from England is known as...

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Common Sense

27.

A colonist that lives in Boston, Mass and illegally smuggles tea from the Dutch would most likely be a...

a)

Moderate

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

28.

A colonist that lives in Georgia and is wealthy from trading cash crops with the British would most likely be a...

a)

Moderate

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

29.

A colonist that does not want to get involved in politics but also doesn't want to see the British and colonists fighting would most likely be a...

a)

Moderate

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

30.

Which of the following documents informed Britain that the colonies were breaking away from England and listed all the grievances the colonists had with them?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Common Sense

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Constitution

31.

Which of the following were STRENGTHS of the British army? Check all that apply.

a)

Large number of troops

b)

Well trained army

c)

Bad leadership

d)

Lots of supplies

32.

Which of the following were STRENGTHS of the Continental army? Check all that apply.

a)

Large number of troops

b)

Patriotism

c)

Great leadership

d)

Lots of supplies

33.

Which of the following was considered a turning point in the American Revolutionary War because the French decided to help America?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

34.

Which of the following was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Winter at Valley Forge

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

35.

Which of the following were terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 that officially ended the American Revolution?

a)

Britain recognized American independence

b)

France gave up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi River and from Canada south to Florida.

c)

Britain gave up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi River and from Canada south to Florida.

d)

British troops were allowed to stay in the colonies

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