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Unit 4 Test, Lessons 16-19

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave the speech that ended, "Give me liberty or give me death?"

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

2.

The outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill was a costly victory for

a)

The French

b)

The Colonies

c)

The British

d)

The Indians

3.

The second Continental Congress appointed ___ as Commander of the Continental Army.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

4.

Who wrote "Common Sense?"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Patrick Henry

5.

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

John Hancock

d)

King George III

6.

The grievances (complaints) stated in the Declaration of Independence were directed against

a)

the royal governors in the colonies

b)

Parliament

c)

the rich merchants in Britain

d)

King George III

7.

The colonies declared their independence from Great Britain in the year

a)

1789

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1783

8.

On Christmas night in 1776, Washington led his troops to a surprise victory at

a)

Trenton

b)

Princton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Hoboken

9.

The turning point of the war was the Battle of

a)

New York City

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Saratoga

d)

Trenton

10.

The Battle of King's Mountain was the turning point of the war in the

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

11.

What British general surrended his army to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, basically ending the war?

a)

Cornwallis

b)

Arnold

c)

Jefferson

d)

Cromwell

12.

The American Revolution was a civil war in that it divided

a)

the north and the south

b)

the republicans and the democrats

c)

communities and families

d)

French and British

13.

Britian's failure to handle their relationship with the colonies led to

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

Canada joining the colonies in their fight

c)

Britian's defeat by the colonies

d)

Indian attacks against the British

14.

America's victory in the Revolutionary War

a)

encouraged settlement of the West

b)

stopped settlement of the West

c)

gave control of the Mississippi River to the British

d)

None of these are correct

15.

As a result of the war

a)

the French wanted payment for helping

b)

the Native Americans gave up their lands

c)

the American economy suffered

d)

the colonies elected a king

16.

Many state constitutions that were written in the 1780s provided

a)

the right to vote for every person

b)

a bill of rights

c)

universal health care

d)

a law that all children must attend school

17.

What economic opportunity did America offer that Britain didn't?

a)

land ownership and building wealth

b)

the right to join labor unions

c)

the right to invest in the stock market

d)

health care

18.

The first governing document of the United States was

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Articles of Confederation

19.

Daniel Boone

a)

was royal governor of Kentucky

b)

led settlers through the Cumberland Gap

c)

led soldiers at the Battle of King's Mountain

d)

was a myth

20.

A major issue that delayed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all of the states was

a)

what to call the chief executive

b)

how to handle western lands

c)

whether or not to admit New York

d)

trade with Great Britain