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The American Revolution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The colonists were becoming more and more angry with Britain. Why?

a)

Britain forced the colonists to pay high taxes

b)

King George III refused to negotiate with the colonists.

c)

The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without having any say in government.

d)

All of the above

2.

On July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress published an important document called?

a)

The United States Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Stamp Tax Act

3.

The French and Indian War broke out between _________________ ?

a)

France and the Native Americans

b)

Great Britain and the Native Americans

c)

Great Britain and France

d)

France and Spain

4.

What was the 1765 Stamp Act?

a)

A new tax was put on tea from Great Britain

b)

A new tax was put on every piece of printed paper used by the colonists

c)

A new law was passed that forced the colonists to join the Royal Navy

d)

A new law was passed that forced the colonists to return to Britain

5.

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

When colonists threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor to take a stand against Great Britain.

b)

A huge party that took place in Boston to celebrate the colonist’s independence from Great Britain

c)

When the first British Tea Party took place in Boston in 1773.

d)

When the colonists sank several British ships in the Boston Harbor.

6.

Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

John Adams

7.

How did the British plan to defeat the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

They planned to split the colonies in half along the Hudson River.

b)

They planned to surround the colonists on all sides.

c)

They planned to capture Major Gates so they could win the battle.

d)

They planned to cut off their food supply from the nearby river.

8.

How did the Revolutionary War end?

a)

The war ended when the colonists surrendered to Great Britain

b)

The war ended when France surrendered to Great Britain.

c)

The war ended when Great Britain surrendered to the colonists.

d)

The war ended when France surrendered to the colonists.

9.

What important role did George Washington play during the war?

a)

Washington was the President during the Revolutionary War

b)

Washington was a spy for the American colonists during the war

c)

Washington warned the colonists that the British were coming

d)

Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during the war

10.

What happened as a result of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Washington met with King George III to negotiate lower taxes

b)

Benjamin Franklin created the design for the Liberty Bell

c)

Our Founding Fathers met to write a peace treaty to officially end the war

d)

Delegates from the colonies met to write a new plan for government.

11.

True/False: The colonists thought it was unfair to be taxed without any say in government

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True/False: The Olive Branch Petition claimed that the colonies wanted to negotiate the new laws and taxes

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True/False: America was always a free country.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True/False: King George III refused to sign the Olive Branch Petition for peaceful negotiations.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True/False: When General George Washington surrendered in Yorktown, it officially ended the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Why were the colonists willing to go to war with Great Britain?

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17.

What was the Second Continental Congress? What did they accomplish?

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