WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins
In 1776, America formally declared independence from who?
France
Britain
Spain
Russia
What did the British do to help pay off their debt after the Seven Years' War?
They taxed the colonists
They asked King George III for help
Nothing
They asked the French for help
In 1765, Parliament passed the _____ ___, which required that all printed materials be produced on British paper and bear a stamp for which taxes needed to be paid.
(a)
"No taxation without representation" means:
the colonists did not think they should be taxed unless they had representation in the French Parliament
the colonists thought they should be taxed with representation in the Native American Parliament
the colonists thought they should be taxed without representation in the British Parliament
the colonists did not think they should be taxed unless they had representation in the British Parliament
The _________ ____ was a series of laws passed by the British government that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
The Tea Act gave Britain's East India Company a monopoly on tea. Only the East India Company was allowed to sell tea to the colonies. The ___ ___ meant that the colonists had to buy their tea from the East India Company. They could either pay the tax on tea or not drink tea at all.
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
On December 16, 1773, protestors threw British tea overboard into the Boston harbor in the ______ ___ _____.
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Townshend Act
Colonists who supported independence were called:
Loyalists
Patriots
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called:
Patriots
Loyalists
At the Second Continental Congress, ______ __________ became commander in chief of the colonists' army, called the ___________ ____.
(Separate your answers with a comma)
(a)
On July 4, 1776, the colonies declared their independence from the British in the:
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" means people had the right to overthrow their government if the government did not take care of them. This is also called:
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Inalienable Rights
Articles of Confederation
What formally recognized the colonists
independence from the British?
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Treaty of Paris
Battle of Yorktown
The ________ __ _____________ were written to govern the new country, but it granted too much power to the states and not enough power to the federal government to enforce laws.
(a)
Which document outlined a set of rules in which national and state governments would share power?
articles of confederation
constitution
amendments
treaty of paris
What are the three branches of government?
trial, taxation, and military
executive, trial, and congress
judicial, legislative, and taxation
legislative, executive, and judicial
What does the legislative branch do?
interprets laws
carries out laws
creates laws
explains laws
The (a) branch carries out the laws.
Which branch interprets and explains the laws?
judicial
executive
legislative
checks and balances
What is the purpose of the checks and balances system?
to start war
to handle money
to keep each branch in order
to propose change
Define ratify.
to get rid of
to formally approve
to argue
to disapprove
What is the Bill of Rights made of?
amendments to the Constitution
branches of government
a list of wars
treaties
The ____ __ ______ guaranteed the right of free speech, freedom of the press and religion, trial by jury, the right to bear arms, the protection of property rights, and more.
(a)
