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Revolutionary War Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The American Revolution was a war between the colonists and _.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

2.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

What was the name given to the colonists who wanted independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalist

c)

Separtists

4.

Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain were called:

a)

patriots

b)

loyalists

c)

colonists

5.

The Intolerable Acts were enacted by Parliament to punish the colonists for the _.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act Congress

c)

smuggling of tea

6.

What saying was used to protest the Stamp Act?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

We the people

c)

Live free or die hard

7.

This event took place on December 16, 1773.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Market

c)

Boston Massacre

8.

This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

9.

To refuse to buy goods from another country is called:

a)

patriot

b)

neutral

c)

boycott

10.

What is another name for the Intolerable Acts?

a)

the Coercive Acts

b)

the Stamp Act

c)

the Townshend Acts

11.

What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?

a)

tea

b)

anything made from paper

c)

alcohol

12.

A main cause of the Revolutionary War was:

a)

Great Britain took control of New Ansterdam

b)

Great Britain imposed a lot of taxes on the colonists.

c)

The colonists lost the French and Indian War.

13.

Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?

a)

They lost all of their money.

b)

They hated them.

c)

They were in debt after the French and Indian War

14.

What two countries were involved in the French and Indian war?

a)

France and Great Britain

b)

Canada and South America

c)

Great Britain and Spain

15.

Who won the French and Indian war?

a)

France

b)

the Native Americans

c)

Great Britain

16.

This battle was the start of the Revolutionary War. It's where the first shots were fired.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Valley Forge

c)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

17.

These men could be ready in a moments notice to go to battle.

a)

minutemen

b)

democracy

c)

boycott

18.

After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the 13 Colonies were known as the :

a)

United States of America

b)

Great Britain.

c)

British Parliament.

19.

Which tax act was the first one put on the colonists?

a)

the Stamp Act

b)

the Sugar Act

c)

the Tea Act

20.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

A British government decree that said colonists could not go west.

b)

A decree from the colonists that said they could do whatever they wanted.

c)

A decree that said Great Britain ruled and the colonists drooled.