WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which of the following are reasons that the French and Indian War was started? There are two correct answers.
The British and French disagreed on who owned the Ohio River Valley
The Native Americans wanted to get the French and British off of their land in the Ohio River Valley
21-year-old, George Washington attacked a French diplomatic party
The British attack on the French fort, Fort Duquesne
Why did King George III pass the Proclamation Line of 1763?
To prevent the colonists from living on Indian land and starting a war with them
To prevent the colonists from smuggling goods
It was part of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 that ended the war
It was part of a treaty that King George III made with Chief Pontiac to end Pontiac's Rebellion
Which of the following is true about the English Bill of Rights? There are two correct answers.
All colonists are considered Englishmen
All Englishmen have the right to elect members of parliament, bear arms, have a jury trial, and to petition the King
Englishmen have rights that colonists do not have
All Englishmen have the right to trade with any nation that they wish to trade with, making the Navigation Acts illegal
Which of the following will happen at the Stamp Act Congress? There are two correct answers.
The colonies will write a petition explaining how the Stamp Act was against their natural and political rights
The Sons of Liberty will be formed
The colonies will decide to tar and feather every tax collector in the colonies
The colonies will decide to start the discussion about declaring their independence
Which of the following did the Coercive Acts do? There is more than one correct answer.
Closed Boston Harbor until the tea that was dumped in the Boston Tea Party was paid back
Town meetings are banned and the Massachusetts government was dissolved
Royal officials charged with a crime would have their trial in England
The Quartering Act will come back
What are some of the actions/strategies that the Sons of Liberty would take to support their cause? There is more than one correct answer.
Pamphlet writing
Protests and boycotts
Violent acts against tax officials such as effigy burning and tarring and feathering
Boston Tea Party
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
A petition to the King to resolve their disputes in order to prevent war
A warning to the King that a Declaration of Independence will be coming soon
It was a petition from some of the colonies to convince the Continental Congress to declare independence
Why did the Battle of Lexington and Concord happen?
The British tried to seize colonial muskets and gunpowder
It was an attempt by the British to stop a protest happening in the countryside
It was an attempt by the British to ambush George Washington's Continental Army
Which of the following does the Declaration of Independence say? There is more than one correct answer.
All men are created equal
All men are given certain rights by God that cannot be taken away including life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
When the government takes away your inalienable rights, you have the right to replace the government with one that will protect your rights
Governments should NOT be changed for small and trivial reasons
What was the goal of the Articles of Confederation?
To create a government that couldn't become like King George III
To create a treaty with the French
To create a strong central government that could win the Revolutionary War
True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, each state was considered its own country.
True
False
The Land Ordinance of 1785 gave the Continental Congress the ability to sell land in the Northwest. What was this money used for?
To pay the soldiers who fought in the American Revolution
In order to lower the taxes that were levied against the citizens
To buy land from the Indians
To pay back slave owners after all the slaves are freed
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do? There is more than one correct answer.
Turned the land that never got settled due to the Proclamation Line of 1763 into territories
Created the process of creating new states
Abolished slavery in the new territories (it would not apply to future territories)
Made a treaty with the Indians to surrender all their land north of the Ohio River
Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? There is more than one correct answer.
It was too hard to pass laws
There was no way to enforce the laws that were passed
The central government could not create taxes
The state governments were unable to create taxes
There were no courts to settle disputes
What was the cause of Shays' Rebellion?
High taxes and a lack of pay from war service led many farmers to be put into debtor's prison
Many farmers were mad that the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the US Constitution
Soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War rebelled against the government because they weren't paid for their service
What was the original purpose for meeting at the Philadelphia Convention (also known as the Constitutional Convention)?
To revise the Articles of Confederation to address its weaknesses
To determine what should happen to those who participated in the Shays' Rebellion
To create a new form of government by writing the US Constitution
It was a reunion for those who signed the Declaration of Independence
What issue was the topic behind the Great Compromise?
How each state will be represented in the federal legislature
Whether slavery should be abolished, kept, or if the importation of slavery should be limited
How the executive branch of the government should operate
How new states should be created
What did the Connecticut Compromise do?
Created two houses; one based on population and the other house has 2 per state
Created two houses; both are based on the population
Created one house where each state has one vote
Created two houses where each state has two votes
Which of the following did the 3/5ths Compromise do? There are two correct answers.
3 out of 5 slaves will be counted as people for representation in the House of Representatives
3 out of 5 slaves will be counted as property to be taxed
3 out of every 5 slaves will earn their freedom randomly
5 out of every 3 slaves would be counted as people for representation and property for taxation
What do the Federalists believe?
The Constitution should be the new federal government for the US
The Articles of Confederation should be revised
The Constitution should NOT become the new federal government for the US
The 13 Colonies should declare their independence from Britain
