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American Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On of the most important festivities in the USA is the ______

a)

Independence Day on 4th July

b)

The Big Day

c)

American Day

d)

Mayflower

2.

The capital city is______

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Detroit

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New York City

3.

Who was the first president of USA?

a)

George Washington

b)

Trump

c)

Obama

d)

Lincoln

4.

What is the supreme law of the U.S.?

a)

Bill of RIghts

b)

The People

c)

The President

d)

Declaration of Independence

e)

U.S. Constitution

5.

In what year did fighting begin between the 13 colonies and Great Britain?

a)

1773

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1777

6.

How many states existed when we declared independence?

a)

13

b)

50

c)

100

d)

435

7.

How many states are there currently?

a)

13

b)

48

c)

50

d)

51

8.

Does the Declaration of Independence guarantee that you have the freedom of speech in ALL US states?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

The Townsend Acts taxed which of the following?

a)

Glass

b)

Paint

c)

Tea

d)

All of the above

10.

Writers of the Declaration of Independence got their ideas from which of the following Enlightenment thinkers?

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

All of the above

11.

After which battle did the French decide to recognize the United States' independence and agree to an alliance?

a)

The Battle of Trenton

b)

The Battle of Yorktown

c)

The Battle of Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

12.

At which battle did Washington force the surrender of General Cornwallis and the end of the fighting of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of New York

13.

What European country controlled the 13 colonies ?

a)

Spain

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Portugal

e)

French

14.
True or False: King George went insane
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Which answer below best summarizes the sentence?

a)

King George III is a tyrant.

b)

King George III is misunderstood.

c)

King George III has made mistakes.

d)

King George III loves the colonists.

16.

Which answer below best summarizes the sentence?

a)

King George III has not listened to our objections.

b)

King George III is a good king and a good ruler.

c)

People have the right to overthrow governments.

d)

People have a right to ask Kings for forgiveness.

17.

Which answer best summarizes the sentence?

a)

The colonies should be independent.

b)

The colonies have natural rights.

c)

The colonies have been mistreated.

d)

The colonies should be free but cannot be.

18.
What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
Protest the Boston Massacre
b)
Increase resistance against unfair taxation
c)
Overthrow King Charles I
d)
Remove King James II from the English throne
19.
This was the first Parliamentary Act that the American colonists began to boycott because of "no taxation without representation."
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Navigational Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Coercive Acts
20.
Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
21.
What was added to the U.S.Constitution to guarantee that people's individual freedoms would be protected under the law?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Petition of Right
c)
Habeas Corpus
d)
Preamble
22.
Which event led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
American Revolution
d)
French and Indian War
23.
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?
a)
Led to new taxes they did not vote on
b)
Led to more wars with the French
c)
They lost their land to Native Americans
d)
The British established military law in the colonies
24.
This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk
a)
Loyalists
b)
Operation Orange
c)
2nd Continental Congress
d)
The Son's of Liberty
25.
Which document granted the US independence from England?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
d)
Proclamation Act of 1763
26.

What Spaniard count helped Washington train troops?

a)

Bernardo de Galvez

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

John Paul Johns

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

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