WorksheetsSemester 1 Final
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans attacked Boston
colonists threw British imported tea into the Boston Harbor
the British attacked the Colonists
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Paine
What was the meeting called where the colonists began to prepare for war?
The Constitutional Convention
The First Continental Congress
The Boston Tea Party
How many members are there in today's Cabinet?
14
15
18
20
to bring items in illegally
import
smuggle
The Declaration of Independence was approved when?
May 4th, 1776
July 4th, 1776
March 4th, 1776
January 4th, 1776
What was the name for the men who helped build the government of the United States?
The Minutemen
The Old Men
The Founding Fathers
The Redcoats
A _________ is someone who speaks for a group of people.
captain
representative
To protest the tax laws, the colonists started to ______ British imported goods.
use
boycott
purchase
destroy
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
lead
glass
paint
tea
What was the name of the colonist soldiers who were ready at a moment's notice?
The minutemen
The hourmen
The fastmen
The nightmen
nickname for British soldiers (hint* because of their uniforms)
redcoat
turncoat
When the United States formed a new capital, it was named (a) to honor President Washington.
Washington, DC
Virginia
New York
Oregon
The colonists had no representation in what?
Parliament
Congress
The Supreme Court
The Olympics
Where was the first battle of the revolution fought?
Yorktown
Lexington
Concord
Boston
What does unanimously mean?
everyone voted the same
half voted the same
Why did the colonists dislike the taxes?
they were too expensive
the taxes didn't matter
they only taxed Native Americans
they didn't have representation
What group is in charge of voting for President?
Parliament
Congress
Founding Fathers
Electoral College
secret organization of American Patriots
Sons of Kings
Sons of Liberty
The American Revolution was between _______ and its colonists.
France
Spain
Britian
Portugal
What was the name of the group of advisors to help the President make decisions?
the cabinet
the doors
the Founding Fathers
the Electoral College
What event did parliament punish the colonists for?
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
The Boston Tea Party
a supporter of the colonial rebellion against Britian
patriot
redcoat
What was the name of the law that taxed imported things like molasses?
The Pancake Act
The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
goods brought from one place into another
export
import
