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American Revolution Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
What did we call colonists who did NOT want independence from England?
a)
Minutemen
b)
Traitors
c)
Militia
d)
Loyalists
3.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
4.
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
5.
Which side had more resources and training at the beginning of the war?
a)
British
b)
Colonists
6.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The British
b)
The American Colonists
7.
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
8.

Colonists against British rule and wanted independence from Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Militia

d)

Minutemen

9.

The overthrowing of one government that is replaced with a new one.

a)

Tax

b)

Repeal

c)

Revolution

d)

Tyranny

10.

to cancel or undo a law

a)

repeal

b)

protest

c)

tyranny

d)

alliance

11.

a public announcement

a)

act

b)

alliance

c)

proclamation

d)

natural rights

12.

a right considered to be given by natural law such as life and liberty

a)

declaration

b)

independence

c)

natural rights

d)

revolution

13.

formal agreement between groups or individuals

a)

independence

b)

declaration

c)

alliance

d)

act

14.

The Declaration of Independence has 27 grievances against King George III. What is a grievance?

a)

reasons for the "break-up" (a complaint)

b)

a last ditch effort to get back together (last chance)

c)

reasons why the colonies like King George (a positive review)

d)

peace treaty between US and England

15.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
16.

France and Britain went to war over the disputed area on the map. What is this area called?

a)

The Great River Basin

b)

The Ohio River Valley

c)

The Spanish Florida

d)

The Pacific Northwest

17.

The line on the map represents the...

a)

The Proclamation of 1763

b)

The Ohio Line

c)

The Fur Trade Line

d)

The King George Line

18.

Which of the following was a part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Putting a tax on all paper

b)

Arresting suspicious looking colonists

c)

Closing the Port of Boston

d)

Arresting Patrick Henry

19.
What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
20.

What was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

First Continental Congress

21.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
22.
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
23.
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
September 11, 1789
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
June 25, 1778
24.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of a government is to-
a)
ensure the stability of the economy
b)
protect the rights of the individual
c)
provide strong military leadership
d)
protect a nation from foreign invasions
25.
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
26.
Place these events in the correct order:
A. Battle of Yorktown
B. Battle of Lexington and Concord
C. Battle of Saratoga
a)
C, B, A
b)
B, C, A
c)
B, A, C
d)
A, B, C
27.

Who was the tyrant king of Great Britain?

a)

King John III

b)

King George III

c)

King Joseph III

d)

King Zach IV

28.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
29.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
30.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
31.
What document officially ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Declaration of Independence
 
32.
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
a)
that colonists could not tax the British because Parliament was in England
b)
that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament
c)
that coloists needed to receive a bill before they would pay their taxes
33.
What is happening in this painting by Paul Revere? 
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Battle at Saratoga
c)
Boston Massacre
34.

These colonists were ready for a revolt and to fight for their independence.

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

neutral

d)

turning point

35.

During this battle, many soldiers died from hunger and freezing to death.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

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