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The War for Independence Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The __________ was Benjamin Franklin's idea to unite the colonies.

a)

Declaration of Indepeendence

b)

Proclamation of 1793

c)

Albany Plan of Union

d)

Unity Plan

2.

Fighting over control of the ________ led to the French and Indian War.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Mississippi River

d)

colonies

3.

To _____ means to stop buying or using something.

a)

protest

b)

boycott

c)

debate

d)

vote

4.

The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase a stamp for all important _____.

a)

clothes

b)

people

c)

houses

d)

papers

5.

Which law placed taxes on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea?

a)

Tea Party Act

b)

Paper Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Lead and Glass Act

6.

Colonists declared _____ when they were made to pay unfair British taxes.

a)

"No taxation without colonization!"

b)

"No representation without colonization!"

c)

"No new nation without taxation!"

d)

"No taxation without representation!"

7.

During the Boston Tea Party, the ____ dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Sons of Freedom

c)

British Boycotters

d)

Midnight Riders

8.

The _____ Acts were a set of laws passed meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Coercive/ Intolerable

b)

Persuasive

c)

Cursive

d)

Cooperation

9.

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Hancock

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

10.

_______ wanted to break free from England's rule, while _____ stayed true to the King.

a)

Loyalists/Patriots

b)

Rebels/Patriots

c)

Loyalists/Colonists

d)

Patriots/Loyalists

11.

The colonial militia were called the ______.

a)

redcoats

b)

minutemen

c)

tories

12.

The British soldiers were called _____ because of the color of their uniform.

a)

Longcoats

b)

Bluecoats

c)

Shortcoats

d)

Redcoats

13.

The Revolution began with the Battles of Lexington and _____, and ended at the Battle of ______.

a)

Concord/ Bunker Hill

b)

Concord/ Yorktown

c)

Valley Forge/ Concord

d)

Yorktown/ Concord

14.

The British won the Battle of ______ outside of Boston, but they suffered many losses.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Valley Forge

c)

Battle of Fort Allen

d)

Battle of Concord

15.

The Battle of ____ took place after Washington crossed the Delaware.

a)

Trenton

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Princeton

d)

Breed's Hill

16.

The Battle of Saratoga was a _____ victory. It was a turning point in the war and helped convince the French to aid the Americans.

a)

England

b)

Patriot

c)

French

d)

Redcoat

17.

Who wrote inspirational poems about American during the Revolution?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Phillis Wheatley

18.

The ______ used the Appalachian Mountains to create a boundary between the colonies and Native American territory.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris

19.

Many Continental Army soldiers died during the long winter spent at _____.

a)

Trenton

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Lexington

d)

Bunker Hill

20.

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride warned the colonists that the _____ were coming!

a)

Patriots

b)

Minutemen

c)

British

d)

French