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Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Britain placed taxes on the colonists in order to raise money to pay for ____________________.

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the Stamp Act

2.

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

a)

they ended the American Revolution

b)

they were the first battles of the American Revolution

c)

they persuaded most colonists to support independence

d)

they put George Washington in command of the army

3.

Which of these was a major hardship caused by the war?

a)

inflation

b)

hoarding

c)

violence against Loyalists

d)

all of the above

4.

Which battle convinced the French to help the Americans fight the Revolution?

a)

Princeton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Vincennes

d)

Yorktown

5.

Choose three ways women helped support the war effort.

a)

taking over farms or businesses

b)

flying planes full of supplies

c)

caring for wounded soldiers

d)

carpentry

6.

True or False: John Locke believed that all people were born free and equal and have the right to life, liberty, and property.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

True or False: John Locke believed that if the government violated people's basic rights, the people have the right to overthrow the government.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

In 1763, Britain made a _____________, an official announcement, telling colonists they could not move into the Ohio River Valley.

a)

spy

b)

Loyalist

c)

mercenary

d)

proclamation

9.

A Patriot soldier was fighting for a cause. A German _________ was fighting because he was paid to do so.

a)

spy

b)

Loyalist

c)

mercenary

d)

proclamation

10.

James Armistead, an African American servant for British General Cornwallis, was actually a __________ who reported to the Patriots that the British in Yorktown were waiting for supplies.

a)

spy

b)

Loyalist

c)

mercenary

d)

proclamation

11.

A person who wanted the colonies to remain under British rule was called a ______________.

a)

spy

b)

Loyalist

c)

mercenary

d)

proclamation

12.

The Sons of Liberty organized together to ________ (choose 3):

a)

boycott British goods

b)

organize protests

c)

form an alliance with the British

d)

threaten tax collectors

13.

True or False: The British ended the war because they could no longer afford to continue the war.

a)

true

b)

false