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American Revolution Quiz 1 review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I like the way our government is run. It is our duty to obey the King and his laws. What am I?

a)

neutral

b)

loyalist

c)

patriot

d)

traitor

2.

I am a merchant and these taxes are driving me out of business. I know the colonists don't mean to hurt my business, but I feel we should boycott these unfair taxes. What am I? ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
a patriot
loyalist
neutral
Tory
3.

The British Army set out to capture the rebel leaders ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   who were hiding in the woods near Lexington.

Choose from the below words
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Benjamin Frankli
Paul Revere
4.

5. In which town did the British search to find the militia's hidden stash of weapons? ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Concord
Boston
New York
Hartford
5.

During the night in April, 1775, who was one rider that rode towards Lexington to warn the colonist  that the British Army was approaching?

a)

Ichabod Crane

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Paul Revere

d)

John Adams

6.

On the night of April 19,1775 once the  British were defeated and decided to retreat, they retreat to  

(a)  

7.

On May 10,1775, leaders from_____ colonies met in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
13
11
20
9
8.

What 3 key tasks did the Second continental Congress have to debate?

a)

organize, rebel, surrender

b)

decide who is in charge, create an Army and Navy, obey the King

c)

organize the colonies for war, create a Continental Army and Navy, and decide whether to declare independence from Great Britain

9.

​ Who was chosen to be the leader of the Continental Army?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Marquis de Lafayette
Samuel Adams
10.

During the Second Continental Congress, there were delegates still loyal to King George III who hoped the colonies would make peace with Great Britain. True or False

(a)  

11.

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Thomas Paine
King George III
Ben Franklin
Mercy Otis Warren
12.

In  "Common Sense", Pain wrote that people should ​ (a)   themselves , and that America should show the world a better form of ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
rule
government
feed
cooking
build
housing
13.

More than ​​ (a)   copies of Common Sense were sold.

Choose from the below words
500,000
100,000
5,000
1,000,000
14.

"Common Sense" convinced many colonists to support ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
independence
the King
the governor
taxes
15.

Reorder the following - Place these events in the order they happened.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

e)

Lexington and Concord

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)