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Topic 3 Study Guide

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Hancock
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
What is an unalienable right?
a)
rights that are only given to citizens
b)
rights that cannot be taken away
c)
rights that belong to aliens
d)
rights that were only given to Patriots
3.
Where are our unalienable rights listed?
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Common Sense pamphlet published by Thomas Paine
4.
Which act gave Parliament and the King complete control over the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Declaratory Act
d)
Writs of Assistance
5.
Which act made the colonists mad because it ignored self government?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Iron Act
d)
Boston Act
6.
What act was passed as punishment for the Tea Party?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
7.
What was the religious revival in the colonies called?
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Great Migration
c)
Glorious Revolution
d)
Protestant Reformation
8.
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
a)
United the colonists against the French
b)
United the colonists against the British
c)
Plan to help the French win the war
9.
What document limited the power of the English king in 1215?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Charter of Liberties
10.
What document ended France as a power in North America?
a)
Treaty of Ohio River Valley
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Britain
d)
Treaty of Versailles
11.
How did the Stamp Act ignore the colonial tradition of self-government?
a)
It was passed without the approval of the colonial legislatures
b)
It raised taxes of the colonists
c)
It taxed printed materials
d)
It was passed with the consent of the colonists
12.
The Proclamation of 1763 said the colonists couldn't go past which physical feature?
a)
Appalachian Mts
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rocky Mts
d)
Ohio River
13.
Who was killed during the Boston Massacre?
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
14.
How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
25
d)
150
15.
What was the REAL reason the king wanted to keep the colonists on the coast with the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
He wanted to protect them
b)
He didn't want them to trade with the Indians
c)
Their trade with Britain was profitable
d)
He was worried they would try to rebel
16.
The Stamp Act, Tea Party, and Intolerable Acts all happened during the 
a)
Revolutionary Era
b)
Era of Good Feelings
c)
Era of Westward Expansion
d)
Roosevelt Era
17.

When did the Second Continental Congress assemble?

a)

February 10, 1763

b)

May 10, 1775

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

September 3, 1783

18.

Select TWO ways the Second Continental Congress began acting like a government for all of the colonies

a)

Printed money

b)

Set up a post office

c)

Set up a university to train new government officials

d)

Began forcing colonists to join the army

19.

Who did the Second Continental Congress choose to lead the Continental Army?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

John Adams

20.

What was written in the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

It assured King George III of the colonists’ desire for peace and asked him to protect their rights

b)

King George III explained the reasons that the colonies are now free and independent from Britain

c)

The colonists told Parliament that the colonies would pay for the tea that was stolen in the Boston Tea Party

d)

The colonists told parliament that they would end the boycotts and begin paying the taxes

21.

What did King George III do with the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

He said that the colonists wouldn’t have to pay for the tea from the Boston Tea Party if they stopped the boycott

b)

He brought all of his soldiers back to Britain

c)

He refused to receive it and instead hired 30,000 German troops to send to America and fight alongside the British troops

d)

He arrested all of the members of the 2nd Continental Congress

22.

Who wrote the Pamphlet Common Sense in January 1776 and what did the Pamphlet call for?

a)

Thomas Paine: it called for complete independence from Britain

b)

Benjamin Franklin: said that the Americans had no right to rebel against King George

c)

Thomas Jefferson: He suggested that the French king should become their king

d)

Patrick Henry: It argued that every American should own a goose and they all bought geese.

23.

What was the central issue debated by the delegates at the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Who should become the ruler of America after they won their independence from Britain

b)

Whether the colonies should declare themselves an independent nation or should stay under British rule.

c)

How to bring peace between the colonies and Britain

d)

How to defeat Britain

24.

Who was selected to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Richard Henry Lee

e)

George Washington

25.
What major battle or event did the Americans win that determined them winners of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Cowpens, SC
b)
Charles Town, SC
c)
Yorktown
d)
Guilford Courthouse
26.
What was the effect of the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
The French and the British would fight a new war to beat the patriots
b)
The French and the Americans would now fight the war together
c)
The British government gave more rights to the Americans
d)
The United States became a new nation
27.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
British
b)
Americans
28.
Where was the war won at?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Trenton
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown
29.
How did colonists use the physical geography to win the final Battle at Yorktown?
a)
Mountains to have a better vantage point
b)
peninsula to trap British and force them to surrender
c)
Ocean to run the British end to
30.

Which is NOT a reason that the Americans were winning the war?

a)

They knew the geography and made good use of it.

b)

They were fighting on their own land.

c)

They had better boats.

d)

Their cause attracted soldiers from other countries.

31.
According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights? 
a)
given by God at birth 
b)
given by our government 
c)
given by our president 
d)
given by our parents 
32.
Which of the following was a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to unite the colonies against Britain
b)
to list the reasons that justified leaving Britain
c)
both of these
d)
neither of these
33.
The Declaration of Independence states the purpose of government is 
a)
to tax and control finances
b)
to provide rules for the people
c)
to regulate trade 
d)
to serve the people
34.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an “unalienable right” that all governments should protect?
a)
The right to social equality
b)
The right to elect government officials
c)
The right to religious equality
d)
The right to personal liberty
35.
Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
“The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
b)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
c)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
d)
“The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”
36.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
37.
Who gives government the ability to govern?
a)
The people
b)
Parliament
c)
The King
d)
The Sons of Liberty
38.
What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1787
d)
July 2, 1775
39.
What country did The United States declare independence from?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
40.
The Declaration states that all men are created ___________.
a)
Just
b)
Equal
c)
the same
d)
Free
41.
According to the Declaration,  what causes a government to be just? 
a)
powerful institutions
b)
a Bill of Rights 
c)
ease of altering 
d)
Consent of the people being governed
42.
The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?
a)
need to ensure a representative government.
b)
social contract between government and the people.
c)
revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
d)
return to a society that has no central authority.
43.

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

a)

The Nine Years’ War

b)

The Seven Years’ War

c)

The France and Britain

44.

Who were the countries involved in the conflict?

a)

Germany and Spain

b)

Britain and France

c)

America and Britain

45.

What caused conflict between Britain and France in the early 1750s? 

a)

Britain expanded into the Ohio River Valley

b)

France expanded into the Ohio River Valley

46.

Who won the French and Indian War in 1763

a)

The Indians

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

47.

What did Britain receive at the end of the war? 

a)

More territory in North America

b)

Canada from France

c)

Florida from Spain

d)

All of them

48.

What did the British Parliament pass in 1765 to help pay down the war debt and finance the British army’s presence in the Americas?

a)

Parliament passed around a bowl to collect money

b)

Parliament passed the Tea Act

c)

Parliament passed the Stamp Act

49.

What did the Stamp Act place a tax on?

a)

All paper items

b)

Tea

c)

Stamps

50.

Why were the American colonists upset about the new taxes? 

a)

They weren’t upset, they wanted to pay lots of taxes

b)

They believed there should be no taxation without representation

c)

They thought only the rich should pay taxes

51.

What was the effect of Britain’s taxing American colonists?

a)

They just paid the taxes

b)

They were happy about the taxes

c)

The Revolutionary War

52.

 What cartoon did Benjamin Franklin draw during the French and Indian War?

a)

Freedom is Never Free

b)

Join, or Die

c)

Live or Let Live

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