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5th Social Studies - Chapter 6 Concepts and People

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person said that the colonies should unite to fight the French

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

King George III

d)

Benjamin Frankin

2.

This person created the Proclamation of 1763 which said that all lands west of the Appalachinan Mountains belonged to the Native Americans

a)

King George III

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

3.

This person did not agree with the Stamp Act and wrote plays that accused British leaders of being greedy

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

4.

This person was accused of treason, working against his own government

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benjamin Franklin

5.

This person organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston speaking out against laws and orders issued by the King and British Parliament

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Paul Revere

6.

This person was an African American sailor who was the first person killed fighting for the colonies' freedom in the Boston Mossacre

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Patrick Henry

7.

A Boston silversmith who made a picture of the Boston Massacre and titled it, "The Bloody Massacre" and later rode a horse, warning colonists, "The British are coming!"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

8.

The wife of John Adams, who supported the Patriot cause

a)

Charity Clark

b)

Anne Green

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

9.

After the Boston Tea Party, a British General who all town meetings had to be approved by and helped enforce the Quartering Act

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Samuel Adams

10.

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Crispus Attucks

11.

A leader of the Sons of Libery in Massachusetts and signed the Declaration of Independence so large that King George could read it without his glasses on

a)

George Washington

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

King George III

d)

John Hancock

12.

Member of the Continental Congress who helped write the Articles of Confederation

a)

John Adams

b)

John Dickinson

c)

King George III

d)

Crispus Attucks

13.

Massachusetts leader who served as a member of Congress and later as the second President of the United States

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

King George III

14.

This person wrote the pamphet "Common Sense"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Richard Henry Lee

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Thomas Paine

15.

The man who rose from his chair at the Second Continental Congress and told the delegates that the 13 colonies no longer owed loyalty to the king

a)

King George III

b)

Crispus Attucks

c)

Richard Henry Lee

d)

King George II

16.

A 33 year old lawyer who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jeffferson

d)

Richard Henry Lee

17.

The Ohio Valley stretches along the Ohio River from the

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Cascade Range

d)

Sierra Nevada

18.

Choose two: The British saw the Ohio Valley as an area for

a)

ranching

b)

trade

c)

farming

d)

growth

19.

The French wanted the Ohio Valley becasue it connected their lands to

a)

Louisiana

b)

Mexico

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

20.

What year did the French and Indian War begin

a)

1752

b)

1751

c)

1753

d)

1754

21.

The Native Americans mostly fought for the

a)

Europeans

b)

French

c)

colonies

d)

British

22.

In July 1754, colonial leaders met at

a)

Fr. Duquesne

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Albany

d)

New York City

23.

Who said that the colonies should united and fight the French?

a)

George Washington

b)

King George III

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Crispus Attucks

24.

Who was 21 years old and led the Virginians to take the Ohio Valley from the French?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

King George III

25.

Who was the general that led the British?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Edward Braddok

d)

King George III

26.

British soldiers had been trained to fight in ____ fields

a)

wheat

b)

corn

c)

dark

d)

open

27.

Choose two: The French fought from behind

a)

houses

b)

hills

c)

trees

d)

rocks

28.

The French and Indian War traveled to

a)

Mexico

b)

Europe

c)

Canada

d)

Africa

29.

Who joined France to fight against Britain?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

New Mexico

30.

France gave Spain most of

a)

Mexico

b)

Europe

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

31.

What year did the French and Indian War end?

a)

1770

b)

1763

c)

1762

d)

1780

32.

Choose three: The Treaty of Paris gave Britan most of

a)

land east of the Mississippi River

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Spanish Florida

33.

King George III made a proclamation that said all lands ___ of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

34.

What was Britain's plan to help pay for the war?

a)

have a party

b)

ask for money

c)

tax the colonists

d)

have a fundraiser

35.

What did the Sugar Act tax?

a)

cookies

b)

candy

c)

sugar

d)

molasses

36.

The Sugar Act mostly hurt _____ businesses

a)

merchant

b)

downtown

c)

rural

d)

shipping

37.

The Stamp Act taxed

a)

legal documents

b)

sugar

c)

playing cards

d)

newspapers

38.

"No taxation without ________"

a)

governments

b)

taxes

c)

goods

d)

representation

39.

A group of Men and Women working against the taxes

a)

Sons of Liberty

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Men of Liberty

Women of Liberty

c)

Sons for the King

Women for the King

d)

We will not tolerate this Group

40.

This Act said that Briatin had the "full power" to make laws

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quarter Act

d)

Declaratory Act

41.

The Townshend Acts taxed

a)

Sugar and Molasses

b)

Newspapers and legal documents

c)

Tea, glass, paint, imports

d)

Tea and paint

42.

What did the colonists call British's bright red jackets?

a)

lobsters and red paint

b)

redcoats and Clifford

c)

lobsters and shrimp

d)

redcoats and lobsters

43.

March 5, 1770, angry colonists threw ___ at British soldiers

a)

rocks and dirt

b)

tennis balls and rocks

c)

sand and dirt

d)

snowballs and rocks

44.

This Act game a monopoly of tea to the East India Company

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Declratory Act

45.

At the Boston Tea Party, about how many members of the Sons of Liberty marched to the Boston Harbor?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

250

d)

150

46.

About how many chests of tea were dumped?

a)

400

b)

300

c)

200

d)

100

47.

What harbor was closed after the Boston Tea Party

a)

Albany

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

New York

48.

Which two things did the Quarter Act require?

a)

provide food

b)

provide a warm fire

c)

provide housing

d)

provide laundry service

49.

The Coersive Acts were also known as the

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Acceptable Acts

c)

Unacceptable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

50.

Where did the First and Second Continental Congress meet?

a)

Albany

b)

New York City

c)

Louisiana

d)

Philadelpha

51.

General _____ heard that Samuel Adams and John Hancock were meetin gin Lexington, so he sent over British soldiers

a)

Lee

b)

Gage

c)

Washington

d)

Franklin

52.

Who found out the plan and rode his horse warning the British were coming?

a)

General Gage

b)

General Lee

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Paul Revere

53.

"Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it ____ here."

a)

end

b)

begin

c)

start

d)

finish

54.

the shot fired at Lexington is known as the "shot heard 'round the _____"

a)

country

b)

city

c)

world

d)

harbor

55.

Choose three: Congress asked each colony to give money to the Continental Army for...

a)

taxes

b)

guns

c)

food

d)

uniforms

56.

June 17, 1775 what took place?

a)

start of the French and Indian War

b)

end of the French and Indian War

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

57.

"Don't fire until you see the ____ of their eyes"

a)

pupils

b)

whites

c)

color

d)

inner part

58.

The Britsh won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but lost more than ___ British soldiers

a)

1,000

b)

2,000

c)

3,000

d)

4,000

59.

Congress sent a petition to King George known as the

a)

Congress Peace Treaty

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Peaceful Petition

d)

Dove Branch Petition

60.

Thomas Paine suggested colonists should rule themselves in

a)

Common PRoblems

b)

Common Ground

c)

Common Sense

d)

Common Knowledge

61.

"These united colonies are, and of right outght to be, free and ___ states"

a)

fun

b)

independent

c)

crazy

d)

lazy

62.

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

John Adams

63.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all people are created equal, that they are endowed [provided] by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are __, Liberty, and Happiness."

a)

Love

b)

Life

c)

Fun

d)

Freedom

64.

What was the longest part of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

preamble

b)

conclusion

c)

grievances

d)

agreement

65.

Independence Day is celebrated on

a)

July 1st

b)

July 2nd

c)

July 3rd

d)

July 4

66.

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Hancock

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

67.

The Second Continental Congress set up a committee to plan how to unite the 13 states. This first plan of government was called

a)

Articles of Concord

b)

Articles of the Confederation

c)

Articles of the States

d)

Articles of the Colonies

68.

Each state, whether large or small, had __ vote(s) in Congress

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

69.

The Articles limited the powers of the _____ governement

a)

colonial

b)

state

c)

national

d)

world