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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
The French and Indian was was fought between the
a)
French against the Indians
b)
Indians against the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)

The French and Indians against the British, Indians and the colonists.

3.
Lyman Hall was a minister and doctor in GA who signed the Declaration of Independence.
a)
True
b)
Flase
4.
The U.S. Constitution was actually signed by these two Georgia delegates.
a)
Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall
b)
William Few and Abraham Baldwin
c)
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Walton and Elijah Clarke
5.

All of the following Georgians signed the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

a)

Lyman Hall

b)

Button Gwinnett

c)

George Walton

d)

James Oglethorpe

6.

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:” What part of The Declaration of Independence is being quoted above?

a)

The preamble

b)

The declaration

c)

The grievances

d)

The conclusion

7.

The English victory of the French and Indian War meant that the English gained valuable land, but also gained a large amount of ___________________________

a)

Chilli Cheese Dogs

b)

Ships from the French Armada

c)

Native American Allies

d)

War Debt

8.

Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Preamble, introduction that explains the documents purpose.

b)

List of Grievances, a list of complaints the colonists had towards the King

c)

Glossary, list of terms used in the document and their definitions

d)

Declaration, formal statement of the colonies separating from Great Britain

9.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?
a)
It required them to pay extra taxes and fees to France
b)
It prevented them from trading with Indian tribes. 
c)
It required them to house British Soldiers in their homes.
d)
It prevented them from expanding westward. 
10.

How did Britain plan to solve the issue of war debt? How were they going to pay for the war?

a)

Ask British citizens to donate to the war effort.

b)

Make the French pay for it.

c)

Tax the colonists.

d)

Search for gold.

11.

Did the colonists believe they were fairly represented in Parliament?

a)

YES

b)

NO

12.

Which important document announced that the American colonies no longer wished to be part of the British empire?

a)

the Mayflower Compact

b)

the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the Declaration of Independence

13.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Button Gwinnett
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Oglethorpe
14.

Georgia was...

a)

the first colony to rebel against England

b)

the only colony to send representatives to the Continental Congress

c)

the only colony to not sign the Declaration of Independence

d)

slower than the rest of the colonies to join the Revolution because of its ties to England.

15.

Georgians who came together to support the Sons of Liberty and oppose the Stamp Act were called?

a)

Sons of Anarchy

b)

Sons of Washington

c)

Liberty Boys

d)

Sons of the Revolution

16.
These people favored war with the British. 
a)
Patriot
b)
mercenary 
c)
radical
d)
Loyalist
17.
What action finalized the colonies' independence from Great Britain? 
a)
a mutual agreement with Parliament
b)

a declaration by the Continental Congress

c)
an order of General George Washington
d)
a royal decree from King George III
18.

Samuel Adams

a)

Wealthy, French Nobleman, who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, trained troops and gave monetary support.

b)

Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty; led protests like the Boston Tea Party.

c)

A slave who was a spy for the Marquis de Lafayette. After the war the state of Virginia set him free.

d)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

19.

Crispus Attucks

a)

African American who was killed first in the Boston Massacre.

b)

Famous officer in the Navy who fought for the Americans in the American Revolution. “I have not yet begun to fight!”

c)

African American who fought against Britain as a soldier in the Continental Army.

d)

Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.

20.

King George III

a)

Wealthy, French Nobleman, who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army, trained troops and gave monetary support.

b)

Spanish Governor who supported America by leading troops in the South during the Revolution.

c)

Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty; led protests like the Boston Tea Party.

d)

King of Britain during the American Revolution.

21.

Thomas Jefferson

a)

Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.

b)

King of Britain during the American Revolution.

c)

Wrote “Common Sense” and “The American Crisis” to gain support for the American Revolution.

d)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

22.

Thomas Paine

a)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

b)

African American who fought against Britain as a soldier in the Continental Army.

c)

Wrote “Common Sense” and “The American Crisis” to gain support for the American Revolution.

d)

Female writer during the American Revolution; published poems and plays to gain support for the American Revolution.

23.

George Washington

a)

Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

b)

Famous inventor and delegate of the Continental Congress; convinced France to join the Americans against Britain.

c)

Wrote “Common Sense” and “The American Crisis” to gain support for the American Revolution.

d)

Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.

24.

What was the main cause of the American Revolution?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

No taxation without representation

c)

slavery

d)

Industrial Revolution 

25.

Who was the first president?

a)

Washington

b)

Lincoln 

c)

Davis

d)

Jefferson

26.

President that aquired the Louisiana Purchase 

a)

Washington

b)

Lincoln

c)

Davis

d)

Jefferson

27.

Which US document said the US would break away from England?

a)

Declaration of Independence 

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Emancipation Proclamation 

28.

What Act did the First Continental Congress want repealed?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Indigo Act

29.

The Stamp Act required colonist to pay a tax on

a)

Sugar

b)

Tea

c)

Milk

d)

Printed Paper

30.

British reacted to the Boston Tea Party by imposing

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

The Declaration of Independence

31.

Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor protesting the

a)

stamp act

b)

tea act

c)

sugar act

d)

Townshend act

32.

What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 do?

a)

Ended the Revolutionary War

b)

Ended the French and Indian War

c)

Ended WWI

d)

Ended Pontiac's War

33.

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

a)

British soldiers

b)

Colonial soldiers

34.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from-

a)

Parliament

b)

the King

c)

the President

d)

the people

35.

Define Boycott:

a)

To cancel

b)

to deny ownership of a product or property

c)

Refusal to buy a product or service in order to put pressure on the company/government to make a change in policy.

d)

to take back

36.

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

George Washington

c)

Boston Leaders

d)

John Adams

37.

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Tea Act

38.
What are unalienable rights?
a)
Rights of this world
b)
Rights granted by the King
c)
Rights you have just because you were born
d)
Rights given in the Constitution
39.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
40.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
41.
The words self-evident means what?
a)
confusing
b)
obvious
c)
wrong
d)
self-aware
42.

American colonists who believed that the colonists had the right to govern themselves.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutralist

d)

Natives

43.

American colonists who were loyal to the British government

a)

Neutralist

b)

Natives

c)

Loyalists

d)

Patriots

44.

Taxes on Sugar and Molasses was known as the

a)

Molasses Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Coffee Act

45.

Parliament passed a duty on certain goods the colonies imported from Britain to pay British debts. These goods included glass, paper, lead, ink, and tea

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

46.

The United States was created ____.

a)

1976

b)

1676

c)

1776

d)

1876

47.

To convince colonists to support independence from Great Britain Thomas Paine wrote_______?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

U.S Constitution

d)

Common Sense

48.

Rights that the government cannot take away, you are born with these rights.

a)

U.S Constitution

b)

Unalienable Rights

c)

3 Branches of Government

d)

7 Principles

49.

In 1783, Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe

50.

What was the name of the war for independence from 1775 to 1783?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War I

c)

American Revolution

d)

World War II

51.

First major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Bunker HIll

c)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Yorktown

52.

Who was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

King George III

d)

Queen Mary I

53.

British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -

a)

feared it would provoke attacks from American Indains

b)

did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

c)

resent the limits it imposed on westward expansion

d)

wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

54.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

55.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

"He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

b)

"For imposing Taxes on us without our consent."

c)

He has refused to Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

d)

"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

56.

What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War?

a)

Texas

b)

Ohio Valley

c)

New Jersey

d)

Virginia

57.

Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

a)

the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes

b)

because the taxes were only for the rich people

c)

because they had no representatives in Parliament

d)

because the taxes came from France

58.

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

59.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Quartering Act

60.

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

a)

To pay the cost for new buildings

b)

To show colonists who is in charge

c)

To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

d)

To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

61.

The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

a)

England and the Colonies

b)

England and France

c)

England and the Native Americans

d)

England and Spain

62.

some items like glass, tea, paper, and lead were ______ to send the message of disapproval to the British Parliament

a)

boycotted

b)

tariff

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

customs

63.

Which of the following is a action used by colonist to fight British taxes?

a)

boycotting

b)

voting

c)

the colonists did not fight the taxes

d)

walk-outs