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Ch. 3: The Spirit of Independence

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Allowed the British to search for smuggled goods.

a)

tea tax

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

writs of assistance

d)

Proclamation of 1763

2.

The war when the British fought the French

a)

The British and Indian War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The American and Indian War

d)

The Spanish and Indian War

3.

Who did Ethan Allen lead?

a)

Blue Mountain Boys

b)

Yellow Mountain Boys

c)

Purple Mountain Boys

d)

Green Mountain Boys

4.

Along with Paul Revere and Dr. Prescott, who warned that the British were coming?

a)

William Dawes

b)

George Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

None

5.

What orders did Thomas Gage have?

a)

Take away food from the colonists

b)

Collect taxes from the colonists

c)

Eliminate all Native Americans

d)

Take away all weapons from Massachusetts militia

6.

Who signed the Declaration of Independence first?

a)

Mr. Snook

b)

John Hancock

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

7.

The first commander of the Continental Army

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

George Washington

8.

The document that explains why the Americans are choosing a new form of government.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Olive Branch Petition

9.

What country were the mercenaries mostly from?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

Germany

10.

What was offered to the king of Great Britain and he refused to accept it?

a)

The Infinity Gauntlet

b)

The Olive Branch Petition

c)

The Declaratory Act

d)

The Bill of Rights

11.

Who came up with the idea of a post office?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Elvis

d)

John Adams

12.

The document that ended French power in North America.

a)

Treaty of New York

b)

Treaty of London

c)

Treaty of Dublin

d)

Treaty of Paris

13.

The British Prime Minister whose military strategy helped defeat the French.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

William Pitt

d)

None

14.

How did Native Americans help the French during the war?

a)

Giving them food

b)

Selling them weapons

c)

Showing them secret paths

d)

Raiding British settlements

15.

By 1700, who had major powers in North America?

a)

British and French

b)

British and Spanish

c)

French and Spanish

d)

French and Russia

16.

The colonial name for the laws that banned town meetings in New England.

a)

No more meetings Acts

b)

You can't meet anymore Acts

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Intolerable Acts

17.

How many colonists killed during the Boston Massacre?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

42

d)

None

18.

What is a boycott?

a)

A refusal to work

b)

A refusal to purchase (buy)

c)

A refusal to speak

d)

A refusal to blink

19.

The committee of correspondence was used to do what?

a)

A way for colonial governors to write a letter to the king.

b)

A way for colonial governors stay in touch with other colonies by writing letters.

c)

Colonial governors writing letters to themselves.

d)

huh?

20.

Where did colonists dress up as Native Americans and dump 342 chests of tea into the water?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

21.

Why did Parliament send additional troops to Boston?

a)

The colonies were on the brink of rebellion.

b)

The colonies were on the brink of moving to Mexico.

c)

The colonies were on the brink of inventing a weapon of mass destruction.

d)

What does "brink" mean?

22.

Who engraved the event The Boston Massacre?

a)

Mr. Choe

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Paul Revere

23.

Placed a tax on paper goods.

a)

Paper Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Coercive Act

d)

Intolerable Act

24.

Placed a tax on sweet items.

a)

Sweet Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Sugar Act

25.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Snook

d)

Thomas Paine