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American Revolution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the war that started the American Revolution?

a)

British Parliament

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

The Civil War

2.

What was the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Canada

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of the Colonies

d)

Treaty of Lexington

3.

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies?

a)

The British did not like the colonists

b)

The British would use that money to buy weapons

c)

King George needed money to pay the soldiers

d)

The British were in debt because of the war

4.

What was the name of the protestors that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act?

a)

The Tea Tax

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The British Parliament

5.

What was the name of the person who was killed during the Boston Massacre?

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Crispus Attcuks

6.

What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

The battle of Bunker Hill

7.

What was the name of the new laws that the Bristish imposed on the colonies, as a result of The Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The First Continental Congress

8.

What was the name of the Intolerable Act that declared the colonists to provide shelter, food, and weapons to the British soldiers?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Massachusetts Government Act

c)

The Administration of Justice Act

d)

The Boston Port Act

9.

What was the name of the event when 12 out of 13 colonies sent representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia because they were alarmed at what was happening in Massachusetts?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Virginia Representatives

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Midnight Ride

10.

Who was the person who said: "Give me liberty or give me death?"

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washinghton

11.

What was the name of the person who alerted the colonists, Samual Adams, and John Hancock that the British were coming?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

George Washington

d)

Joe Biden

12.

The Continental Congress members that signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 could be tried for this crime.

a)

Treason

b)

Bribery

c)

Espionage

d)

Simony

13.
Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Thomas Paine
14.
What is the main idea of this image?
a)
Colonies that support England are snakelike.
b)
The Colonies need to unite in order to survive.
c)
Colonial trade will not be successful unless all regions are involved.
d)
Colonial unity is as dangerous as a snake and must be avoided.
15.
American Colonist who supported the war for Independence
a)
Hessians
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriots
d)
Neutrals
16.
Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress?
a)
To raise taxes for the war
b)
To gain Great Britain's support
c)
To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington
d)
Established an alliance with the US and France
17.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Trenton and Princeton
18.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Sensation
d)
Representation