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American Revolution

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
2.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
3.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
4.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
5.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
6.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
7.
This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Samuel Adams
8.
Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Stamp Act Congress
9.
Of the following people, who did not help write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
10.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Yorktown
11.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
12.
The Sons of Liberty were:
a)
the children of our Founding Fathers.
b)
a professional dance team.
c)
Patriots who protested taxes.
d)
the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.
13.
What is another name for British soldiers?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
Continental Soldiers
14.
What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?
a)
Minutemen
b)
Traitors
c)
Militia
d)
Loyalists
15.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
16.
What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
a)
to punish merchants for selling imported tea.
b)
to see who could throw a barrel further.
c)
to frame the Native Americans.
d)
to protest taxes
17.
Who were the Minutemen?
a)
Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
b)
British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
c)
Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
d)
Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
18.
Which side had more resources and training at the beginning of the war?
a)
British
b)
Colonists
19.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The British
b)
The American Colonists
20.
Who fired "the shot heard round the world?"
a)
the British
b)
the minutemen
c)
it is a mystery!
21.
How many people died at the Boston Massacre?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
d)
5
22.
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
23.

A formal decision or law made by the ruler or legislative group

a)

act

b)

alliance

c)

revolution

d)

tax

24.

something that is owed

a)

loyalist

b)

debt

c)

tax

d)

benefit

25.

those who remained loyal to the king

a)

patriots

b)

militia

c)

minutemen

d)

loyalists

26.

colonial militia men who were ready to fight at a minutes notice

a)

guerilla warfare

b)

minutemen

c)

militia

d)

loyalist

27.

Colonists against British rule and wanted independence from Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Militia

d)

Minutemen

28.

To work against or object to a certain policy

a)

revolution

b)

slogan

c)

tax

d)

protest

29.

Money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services

a)

slogan

b)

debt

c)

tax

d)

boycott

30.

act or pattern of harsh, cruel, and unfair control over other people; government in which all power is in the hands of one person

a)

tax

b)

act

c)

repeal

d)

tyranny

31.

a word or phrase used by a group of people to attract attention

a)

slogan

b)

benefit

c)

natural rights

d)

protest

32.

to cancel or undo a law

a)

repeal

b)

protest

c)

tyranny

d)

alliance

33.

a group of temporary soldiers that fight in emergency situations; not professional soldiers

a)

guerilla warfare

b)

militia

c)

patriots

d)

loyalists

34.

To refuse to buy or use goods or services

a)

act

b)

protest

c)

boycott

d)

alliance

35.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

George Washington

36.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence????

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

37.

Which battle is called the shot heard round the world because it started our American Revolution????

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Saratoga

38.

What document ended the American Revolution

a)

Treaty of France

b)

Treaty of Spain

c)

Treaty of America

d)

Treaty of Paris

39.

What battle did the British General Cornwallis surrender for America to win the war????

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Washington

40.

Turning point in the war??

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown

41.

A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies

a)

Loyalist

b)

New Englander

c)

Patriot

d)

King George

42.

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who was a supporter of the King

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Good person

d)

African slave

43.

Stop fighting against an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Surrender

c)

Winner

d)

Treaty

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