WorksheetsUS History Review Chapters 4-6
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Americans referred to the Coercive Acts as the "Intolerable Acts".
True
False
The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
True
False
During the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British regulars suffered more losses than the American minutemen.
True
False
Those who signed the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to support the cause of liberty.
True
False
During the Boston Tea Party, an angry mob attacked the crews of some British ships and stole or destroyed everything in sight.
True
False
What did the Patriots call Parliament's four acts intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
(a)
What document asserted the right of the colonies to be free and independent states?
(a)
Who was commander in chief of the Continental army?
(a)
What was the name given to special units of militiamen who formed a quick first line of defense in case the British invaded the countryside?
(a)
Where was the headquarters of the American army in the winter of 1777-1778 where many suffered but endured surprisingly well?
(a)
The center of Roman Catholicism in colonial America was:
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
What was the most influential religious group in colonial America?
Baptists
Puritans
Catholics
Anglicans
Which denomination did not allow infant baptism?
Baptist
Presbyterian
Catholic
Anglican
What was the first religious group to settle in America?
Baptists
Pilgrims
Presbyterians
Quakers
Who was the first English evangelist who preached in both Britain and the colonies?
George Fox
Roger Williams
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Which of the following was least likely to be found in colonial churches?
Instruments
Rented pews
Balconies
Catechism
What country was England's main opponent during the wars that raged from the 1680s to the 1760s?
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
The first successful example of colonial unity was the _____ ___ Congress?
Albany
First Continental
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Which war brought an end to French power in the New World?
French and Indian War
King George's War
King William's War
Queen Anne's War
What was Britain's chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War?
Lack of money
Lack of sufficient ships
Poorly trained soldeirs
Lack of colonial unity
Who won the Battle of Quebec?
Edward Braddock
Marquis de Montcalm
William Pitt
James Wolfe
Where were five unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers in 1770?
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Williamsburg
Why was Franklin's Albany Plan a failure?
The colonists were suspicious of Franklin
The colonists feared a centralized government
Not enough delegates attended
The king outlawed the Albany Congress
Who claimed the Louisiana Territory for France?
Marquis de Montcalm
Louis XVI
Robert de la Salle
Marquis de Lafeyette
One of the major reasons that the colonies were taxed after the French and Indian War was that the British:
Wanted to punish the colonies for failing to help during the war.
Wanted the colonies to rebel.
Needed money to pay for the war.
Wanted to ruin the colonial economy.
Who became the "voice of the Revolution?"
Samuel Adams
John Dickinson
George Grenville
Patrick Henry
Which law or series of laws was a direct threat against the colonists' power of the purse?
The Proclamation Line
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
What peace treaty brought an end to the French and Indian War?
Albany Congress
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Utrecht
What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress?
Appointing a commander in chief
Asserting the rights of the colonies to govern themselves
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
Raising a continental army
Who was America's ally during the War for Independence?
Italy
Germany
France
Russia
What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
To make laws for the colonies
To supervise and supply militia
To provide news regarding British threats to liberty
To debate resolutions on colonial rights
What sparked the Coercive Acts?
The Gaspee incident
The Boston Massacre
The Committees of Correspondence
The Boston Tea Party
To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?
King George III
The British Parliament
The French monarch
Colonial Legislatures
Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army?
Camden
Cowpens
Charleston
Kings Mountain
What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?
To reveal Washington's military plans
To hand over a fort
To lose a battle
To command a Tory force
Why did George Washington attempt to defend New York City?
Washington underestimated the power of the British
Washington's army was trapped by the British there
The control of the city was essential to American victory
Giving up the city without a fight would damage support for the war
For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
"These are the times that try men's souls."
"They fired the shot heard round the world."
Which of the following acts of the Continental Congress occurred last?
The Declaration of American Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
The appointment of a commander in chief
Where was "the shot heard round the world" fired?
Monmouth
Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
What event sparked the French and Indian War?
Washington's forces clashed with the French near Fort Duquesne
The colonists called the Albany Congress
The British attacked Quebec
The French refused to honor the Treaty of Paris
