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Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Native Americans attacked Boston

b)

colonists threw British imported tea into the Boston Harbor

c)

the British attacked the Colonists

2.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Paine

3.

What was the meeting called where the colonists began to prepare for war?

a)

The Constitutional Convention

b)

The First Continental Congress

c)

The Boston Tea Party

4.

How many members are there in today's Cabinet?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

18

d)

20

5.

to bring items in illegally

a)

import

b)

smuggle

6.

The Declaration of Independence was approved when?

a)

May 4th, 1776

b)

July 4th, 1776

c)

March 4th, 1776

d)

January 4th, 1776

7.

What was the name for the men who helped build the government of the United States?

a)

The Minutemen

b)

The Old Men

c)

The Founding Fathers

d)

The Redcoats

8.

A _________ is someone who speaks for a group of people.

a)

captain

b)

representative

9.

To protest the tax laws, the colonists started to ______ British imported goods.

a)

use

b)

boycott

c)

purchase

d)

destroy

10.

What did the Townshend Acts tax?

a)

lead

b)

glass

c)

paint

d)

tea

11.

What was the name of the colonist soldiers who were ready at a moment's notice?

a)

The minutemen

b)

The hourmen

c)

The fastmen

d)

The nightmen

12.

nickname for British soldiers (hint* because of their uniforms)

a)

redcoat

b)

turncoat

13.

When the United States formed a new capital, it was named ​ (a)   to honor President Washington.

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Virginia

c)

New York

d)

Oregon

14.

The colonists had no representation in what?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Olympics

15.

Where was the first battle of the revolution fought?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington

c)

Concord

d)

Boston

16.

What does unanimously mean?

a)

everyone voted the same

b)

half voted the same

17.

Why did the colonists dislike the taxes?

a)

they were too expensive

b)

the taxes didn't matter

c)

they only taxed Native Americans

d)

they didn't have representation

18.

What group is in charge of voting for President?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Founding Fathers

d)

Electoral College

19.

secret organization of American Patriots

a)

Sons of Kings

b)

Sons of Liberty

20.

The American Revolution was between _______ and its colonists.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britian

d)

Portugal

21.

What was the name of the group of advisors to help the President make decisions?

a)

the cabinet

b)

the doors

c)

the Founding Fathers

d)

the Electoral College

22.

What event did parliament punish the colonists for?

a)

Christmas

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Independence Day

d)

The Boston Tea Party

23.

a supporter of the colonial rebellion against Britian

a)

patriot

b)

redcoat

24.

What was the name of the law that taxed imported things like molasses?

a)

The Pancake Act

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Townshend Act

25.

goods brought from one place into another

a)

export

b)

import