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Road to Revolution Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
3.
Who was the King of England during this time?
a)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
4.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

5.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

6.

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

a)

Ain't nobody got time for that

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

Free the people

d)

British people SMELL

7.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

8.

Which of the following would NOT be taxed under the Stamp Act?

a)

paper

b)

magazines

c)

pens

d)

birth certificate

9.

Who was Crispus Attucks?

a)

A runaway slave killed in the Boston Massacre

b)

A private in the British army

c)

The judge in the Boston Massacre trial

d)

The first British soldier to shoot a colonist

e)

The captain in charge of the British soldiers

10.

True or False: The colonists were throwing things at the British and daring them to fire their guns.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

A very peaceful group of protestors

b)

King George's sons

c)

an army made up of Loyalists

d)

Group of men that protested laws like the Stamp Act

12.

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

King George

d)

Republicans

13.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

b)

Patriots sat and had tea with King George

c)

Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

d)

King George had a sale on tea

14.

What is a boycott?

a)

an enemy

b)

a tax King George created

c)

protest in which all the people only bought British products

d)

protest in which people refused to buy British products

15.

What name did the colonists give for the Coercive Acts?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

16.

What was included on the Coercive Acts?

a)

stopped trade between Boston and Britain

b)

stopped town meetings

c)

gave Britain more control over the colony's government

d)

all of the above

17.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
18.

Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Hector

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

19.

True or False: The colonists were throwing things at the British and daring them to fire their guns.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Was Paul Revere a Loyalist or Patriot?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Neither

21.

What country imposed the Intolerable Acts on The American colonies?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

22.

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

First Continental Congress

23.

The Intolerable Acts became a rallying cry for the colonies and pushed them toward revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Intolerable Acts were laws made to punish colonies for the Boston Tea Party

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Which of the 13 original colonies did not attend the First Continental Congress?
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Georgia
26.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
d)
Baltimore
27.
Who led the Second Continental Congress?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Peyton Randolph
d)
Thomas Jefferson
28.
Which was NOT created during the Second Continental Congress?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
29.

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

a)

To remove the King from power

b)

Figure out what to do about the British

c)

Provide more funding for the schools

30.

What action did the Continental Congress take?

a)

They sent a Declaration of Rights to the King

b)

They didn't do anything

c)

They agreed to push American Indians further to the West

31.

A patriot is...

a)

Someone who fights for no reason at all

b)

Someone who loves his or her country

c)

Someone who hates his or her country

32.

What point did the Declaration of Rights make clear?

a)

That freedom and rights weren't important

b)

That taxation by the British would not be tolerated any longer

c)

That the colonists would continue to obey the King

33.
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
34.
In which city does the Second Continental Congress meet?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Charleston
35.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
36.
A ________ is a person who speaks for a group of people.
a)
colonist
b)
king
c)
representative
d)
soldier
37.
The war the colonies fought against England is called the Revolutionary War. This war is also called....
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The Iraq War
c)
World War II
d)
Declaration of Independence
38.
Who led the Second Continental Congress?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Peyton Randolph
d)
Thomas Jefferson
39.

Which of the following was punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

THE TEA ACT

b)

THE STAMP ACT

c)

THE INTOLERABLE ACTS

d)

PROCLAMATION OF 1763

40.

On June 14, 1775, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS...

a)

tried again for peace by sending the Olive Branch Petition to the King of Britain.

b)

issued the Declaration of Independence

c)

passed the Flag Resolution for an official United States Flag.

d)

established the Continental Army.

41.

What occurred on July 4th, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress?

a)

issued the Declaration of Independence

b)

passed the Flag Resolution for an official United States Flag

c)

established the Continental Army.

d)

signed the Articles of Confederation

42.

This best selling book was written by Thomas Paine, and supported independence from Great Britain

a)

A Man for All Seasons

b)

Common Sense

c)

A Christmas Carol

d)

War and Peace

43.

The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was...

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Hancock

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

44.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
45.
What is the main purpose of government?
a)
To protect the rights of the people
b)
To protect the life of people's things
c)
To give people things
46.
What two groups of people were not included in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Men and Women
b)
Women and Slaves
c)
Indentured Servants and Slaves
47.
Who gives government the ability to govern?
a)
The people
b)
Parliament
c)
The King
d)
The Sons of Liberty
48.
"All men are created equal" what did this mean?
a)
All WHITE men were created equal. The DOI didn't mention women or slaves.
b)
Rights are given to men by their government but are inherent and undeniable. Rights we are born with
c)
The purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people
d)
If the government does not protect the rights of the people, it is the right of the people to change the government
49.
Which of the following was the main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
convince Great Britain to stop mercantilism in North America
b)
force Spain to support a Revolutionary War against England
c)
proclaim war on Great Britain due to lack of economic rights
d)
state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

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