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Pre-Revolutionary War

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What document states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

2.

What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Governor

b)

Parliament

c)

House of Burgesses

3.

What does the term "no taxation without representation" mean?

a)

To tax someone without having a voice

b)

To not buy English goods

c)

To return products from England

4.

Who was the commander-in-chief of the First Continental Army?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

5.

Who followed the orders of the British king?

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

6.
What effect did taxation have on the colonies?
a)
The colonies became more divided.
b)
The colonies started to unite Americans.
c)
The colonies decided to pay extra money to Britain.
d)
Most colonists decided to return to England.
7.
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
a)
to become express riders
b)
to share news with other colonies through letter-writing
c)
To keep in touch with British Citizens
d)
to spread good will and friendship
8.
How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
a)
It showed that many colonists did not like tea?
b)
It showed that many colonists supported the Mohawk Indians.
c)
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax.
d)
It showed that the tea would remain in Boston.
9.
What event caused Great Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts in order to punish colonies?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Tea Party
10.
Who was a Patriot?
a)
A colonists who wanted to be free, or independent of Great Britain.
b)
A British soldier
c)
A colonist who agreed with King George and Parliament.
d)
A Hessian mercenary
11.
Which battle is the first battle of the Revolutionary War and became known as the shot heard round the world?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Yorktown
c)
Lexington
d)
Breed's Hill
12.
What does the Declaration of Independence say about Great Britain?
a)
Parliament should be in control of the colonies
b)
Parliament should be able to make all the decisions about what happens in the colonies.
c)
The King should have all the power and money he wants.
d)
The King has abused his power.
13.
Why was the signing of the Declaration of Independence a dangerous thing to do?
a)
There was a chance that no many people would sign it.
b)
It was an agreement with George III
c)
Those men who signed it belonged to another country.
d)
Those who signed it would be considered traitors by King George and Parliament.
14.
Which of the following was a contribution made by the women during the war?
a)
They repaired soldiers clothes.
b)
They delivered water during battles.
c)
They wrote patriotic poetry and letters.
d)
All of the above
15.
Which of the following BEST describes a Loyalist?
a)
A colonist who opposed King George III of England.
b)
A colonist who remained loyal to King George III of England
c)
A British citizen who supported King George III
d)
A British citizen who opposed taxes
16.
Which of the following describes how other countries helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
a)
They sent naval ships.
b)
They helped train American soldiers.
c)
They sent soldiers to fight against the British. 
d)
All of the above
17.
What was the act by Parliament that allowed British soldiers to enter homes of colonists and demand shelter and food?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
18.
Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Gage
19.
What was the purpose of The Declaration of Independence?
a)
To say the colonies were independent from Great Britain 
b)
To declare war
c)
To ask for help paying taxes on tea
20.
Who was the commander of the British Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Paul Revere
21.

After the French and Indian War, why did the British Parliament pass new laws?

a)

to keep the French from supporting the colonists

b)

to keep the colonists from returning to Britain

c)

to get the colonists to help pay for the war

d)

to get the Native Americans to return to their lands

22.

Which action is an example of a boycott?

a)

refusing to buy products

b)

taking turns while playing a game

c)

accepting the cultural differences of people

d)

displaying the flag on a holiday

23.

What was the name of the group that colonists formed to protest against British rule?

a)

The Grange

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

The Green Mountain Boys

d)

The Regulators

24.

After the Boston Tea Party, King George III and Parliament passed a series of laws. Why did the colonists call these the Intolerable Acts?

a)

The colonists thought the laws were unfair and unacceptable.

b)

The colonists thought the Tea Act was enough punishment.

c)

The colonists wanted Britain to apologize for the Boston Massacre.

d)

The colonists thought too many laws were passed.

25.
The 13 colonies were controlled by which group of people?
a)
The French
b)
The Americans
c)
The British
d)
The Native Americans
26.
The Sons of Liberty dressed like________while they  threw the tea in the Boston harbor.
a)
Pirates
b)
Buisnessmen
c)
Native Americans
d)
British Red Coats
27.
Besides the Tea Party, what else occurred in Boston that lead to the Revolutionary War?
a)
 Boston Mascarade Ball
b)
The Boston Coffee Party
c)
The Boston Massacre 
d)
The Boston Creme Pie
28.
The Boston Massacre occurred because the British felt...
a)
tired
b)
threatened
c)
excited
d)
inexperienced
29.
Which good did the British NOT tax.
a)
Sugar
b)
Tea
c)
Stamps and Paper
d)
Tomatoes 
30.
What effect did "Common Sense" have in the colonies?
a)
It made the colonists afraid of war.
b)
It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Britain.
c)
It caused them to write letters to King George asking for fair representation.
d)
It persuaded colonists to support independence for America.
31.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
a)
John Locke
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Paine
32.
Which of these countries supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Ireland
d)
Mexico
33.

Over which region of land did the British fight with the French?

a)

Mississippi River Valley

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

North Carolina

34.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

the British

b)

the French

c)

the Iroquois League

d)

the Native American groups joined together as single force to win

35.

This act put a tax on all imported goods from Great Britain.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

36.

This act placed a tax on tea and stated that the colonists could only buy tea from the East India Company, a British tea company.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

37.

A group led by Sam Adams to protest taxes.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Committees of Correspondence

c)

Boston Tea Group

d)

Sons of America

38.

On March 5, 1770, 5 colonists were killed.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Massachusetts Massacre

d)

Massachusetts Tea Party

39.

This was a set of laws that were designed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

40.

Which colonial region was known for growing "Cash Crops"?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

41.

Which colonial region used lumber to build ships and fish?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

42.

Which colonial region had indentured servants who worked on their plantations?

a)

Northern

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New England

43.
What region relied on shipbuilding? 
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Georgia
44.
The middle colonies were also called the___________because of their ability to grow and harvest grains.
a)
Grocery store
b)
Breadbasket 
c)
Farmers
d)
Argriculture
45.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists are not allowed to settle in the Ohio River Valley

b)

Colonists are allowed to settle in the Ohio River Valley

c)

Colonists are taxed on paints, glass and tea.

46.

What ACT taxed the colonist when they purchased molasses?

a)

Stamp act

b)

Sugar act

c)

Quartering act

47.

What act taxed colonist when the purchased sugar?

a)

townshend act

b)

stamp act

c)

sugar act

48.

What was the Stamp act?

a)

The colonists must give food and shelter to British soldiers.

b)

Colonists must pay taxes on all printed materials

c)

Colonists are taxed on paint, glass, paper and tea

49.

What was the name of the ACT that forced colonists to give food and shelter to the colonists?

a)

Quartering act

b)

Townshend act

c)

Sugar act

50.

What act forced colonist to pay taxes on paint, glass, paper and tea?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Quartering act

c)

Townshend act

51.

How did the colonists react to the Intolerable acts? (Tax laws)

a)

They accepted and paid for it. They offered to help to pay Great Britain's debt.

b)

They did nothing

c)

They refused to buy British goods or pay taxes

52.

Why did it matter that the colonists did not have representation in British Government?

a)

They loved it and did not complain

b)

They did not have representation in government and could not vote against the tax laws the King and Parliament was imposing on the British Colonies.

c)

It made it easier for them to buy British goods which is what they wanted to do

53.

What is a representative?

a)

a nation joining another nation for the same cause

b)

an official government announcement

c)

a person selected to act for others in government

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