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Unit 2 Case Review (Standards 8.13-8.20) American Revolution

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When and where did the French and Indian War begin?
a)
The war started in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.
2.
The French and Indian War was was fought between the
a)
French and the Indians
b)
Indians and the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
3.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
4.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
5.
What was the name of the fort built by George Washington in what is now Pennsylvania.
a)
Fort Moultrie
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Fort Necessity
d)
Fort Duquesne
6.
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the Native Americans?
a)
They were not affected by the war at all.
b)
The Native Americans' traditional lands were now part of the British Empire.
c)
The British and the Native Americans were allies after the war.
d)
The British and the Native Americans united to form one land.
7.
The Treaty of Paris 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
How was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
a)
Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.
b)
The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.
c)
Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.
d)
Spain got half and Great Britain got half.
9.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
10.
Who was Britain's King who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
George III
b)
George Washington 
c)
Edward Braddock
d)
Hendrick
11.
What was a cause of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
The Native Americans were asking for more money.
b)
The British did not want to keep on fighting with the Native Americans.
c)
The King was bored and wanted to make a new law.
d)
The King wanted to control his settlers so he made this Proclamation.
12.
Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
b)
They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
c)
They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
d)
They wanted their money back for the land.
13.

The Albany Plan of Union

a)

Was a plan to unite the colonies under one government

b)

removed the Spanish from Albany

c)

Allowed the town of Albany to become a unified part of New York

d)

Banned the religious persecution of Quakers

14.

The following are examples of Benjamin Franklin's political contribution.

a)

The Albany Plan of Union

b)

The fundamental orders of Connecticut

c)

The Join or Die Cartoon

d)

The Magna Carta

15.

The journey slaves took from Africa to the Americas is known as the...

a)

Long Road

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Long Journey

d)

African Diaspora

16.

The buying and selling of human beings and forcing them to work for free was known as...

a)

the slave trade

b)

the forced labor market

c)

indentured servitude

d)

the labor guild

17.

Passive resistance to slavery does not include...

a)

violence

b)

slow work

c)

tool breakage

d)

faking sickness

18.

Violent behavior is an example of this type of resistance to slavery

a)

passive

b)

overt

19.

This British law stated that colonists were required to make sure soldiers had housing while in the colonies.

a)

Travelocity

b)

Fair Housing Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Better Home Law

20.

Laws passed to punish the people of Boston after the Boston Tea Party were called the

a)

Criminal Acts

b)

Punitive Measures Acts

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Lockdown Decrees

21.

Bostonians felt the laws imposed on them after the Boston Party were so harsh, they called them the

a)

Endangerment Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Retribution Laws

d)

Vile Offender Laws

22.

Colonial response to the Coercive Acts resulted in the creation of .....

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Daughters of Liberty

d)

Stamp Act Coalition

23.

Which choice below was not one of the Coercive Acts?

a)

Port of Boston closed until dumped tea was paid for

b)

Colonists were forbidden to cross the Proclamation Line

c)

Town meetings were banned and Boston was controlled by a military governor

d)

New Quartering Act

24.

What taxable item in the Townshend Act was not repealed?

a)

paper

b)

lead

c)

glass

d)

tea

25.

On what day were the Townshend Acts repealed by Parliament?

a)

Day of the Boston Tea Party

b)

Day of the Boston Massacre

c)

Day of the fighting at Bunker Hill

d)

Day of the battle at King's Mountain

26.

This tax required a stamp to be affixed to paper items like legal documents, newspapers, cards and dice.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Paper Act

c)

Commodities Act

27.

Colonists disguised as Indians dump chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

a)

Colonial Tea Party

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Night of the Long Knives

d)

Night of Corruptability

28.

Today, Revere's Boston Massacre engraving would be called

a)

an absolute fact

b)

the truth the whole truth, nothing but the truth

c)

fake news

29.

This law passed by Parliament informed colonists the they (Parliament) had the authority to pass any law they wanted to.

a)

Supremacy Law

b)

Public Domain Act

c)

Declaratory Act

30.

American colonists stated that because they had no official representation in Parliament they did not have to pay taxes. Choose the phrase that best represents this thinking.

a)

"We will not be told what to do!"

b)

"Taxes?"

c)

"Pay your fair share!"

d)

"No taxation without representation!"

31.

We mailed letters throughout the colonies, and committed acts of violence against the British government. We were the...

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of the Pioneers

c)

Committee of Dissent

d)

Sons of Liberty

32.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

John Adams

33.

Thomas Paine's name was included on the Common Sense pamphlet.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How well did Common Sense sell?

a)

It was an instant best seller

b)

Very few copies sold

c)

Many people read it, but it wasn't very popular

d)

Nobody knew how many copies were selling.

35.

What was the purpose of Common Sense?

a)

To argue for loyalty to the king of England.

b)

To help make the case that slavery should be outlawed.

c)

To ask Congress to support the troops on the battlefield.

d)

To argue for total independence from the crown.

36.

Thomas Paine was very religious so he included quotes from the Bible.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What was one strategy Thomas Paine used to influence his readers?

a)

A long, detailed book

b)

Clear, easy-to-read language

c)

Lots of pictures

d)

Written mostly for the rich, upper class

38.

Common Sense successfully convinced many people to join the Patriot cause.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The ______________ was the final attempt by the Continental Congress to avoid war with Great Britain.

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Boycotting of goods

d)

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

40.

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4,1776

b)

August 2, 1776

c)

April 18, 1776

d)

December 16, 1773

41.

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

John Adams

42.

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

a)

The King

b)

The People

c)

The Pope

d)

The President

43.

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

a)

The King

b)

Religion

c)

The People

d)

The President

44.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
45.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
46.

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

b)

Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

are not elected.

c)

All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

d)

Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

47.

From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?

a)

Revolution is a method of last resort.

b)

All cases of injustice justify a revolution.

c)

People often revolt as their first course of action.

d)

Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.

48.

According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following statements are among the reasons the colonies determined to break away from British rule? Choose three options.

a)

The majority of Americans were not ethnically or culturally British.

b)

Britain was guilty of many recent abuses of its power in the colonies.

c)

The American and British armies had already clashed on the battlefield.

d)

Britain interfered with the operation of the legislatures in the various colonies.

e)

The British was too weak and undisciplined to effectively protect the colonies.

49.

Which person is the best example of someone who demonstrates tyranny?

a)

a rebel

b)

a dictator

c)

a member

d)

a challenger

50.

Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the main purpose of a nation's government.

a)

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all mean are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...

b)

...[To] secure these rights , governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...

c)

...[G}overnments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath show, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

d)

...[A]s free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.

51.

Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

b)

The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

c)

The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

d)

Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

52.

The Declaration of Independence states that independence has become "necessary" and that Americans "should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." Which of the following statements best expresses the point Jefferson makes with this language?

a)

Jefferson suggest that foreign allies have urged Congress to declare independence.

b)

Jefferson emphasizes that America has been forced into declaring its independence.

c)

Jefferson implies that Britain fully approves of Congress's decision to declare independence.

d)

Jefferson explains that America never considered any action other than declaring independence.

53.
When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?
a)
Write a letter
b)
Suggest how it could be better
c)
Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
d)
Abolish it
54.
Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?
a)
William Penn
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
John Locke
d)
Robert Livingston
55.
Who was king of great Britain at the time the colonies adopted the declaration of independence?
a)
King George the 2nd
b)
King George the 3rd
c)
King James the 2nd
d)
King James the 3rd
56.
Which of the signers of the Declaration of Independence would later become elected president?
a)
John Adams and John Hancock
b)
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
57.

This battle was the first of the American Revolution

(a)  

58.

Who was the most famous minute men and was part of the Sons of Liberty?

(a)  

59.

A slang term for a British soldier

(a)  

60.

The punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

(a)  

61.

What colony did the Battle of Lexington and Concord take place?

(a)  

62.

This event helped colonists write down and document to King George their need to have representation and civil liberties

a)

French and Indian War

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Boston Tea Party

63.

This event occurred after the Tea Act was passed by Parliament

(a)  

64.

The English soldiers were on their way to what city before the Battle of Concord occurred?

a)

Lexington

b)

Boston

c)

Concord

d)

Hartford

65.

Which war left England with a lot of debt?

(a)  

66.

What was England hoping to seize from the colonists?

a)

arms and ammo

b)

land and soldiers

c)

food and resources

67.

true or false, The colonists first reaction against England was war?

a)

false

b)

true

68.

The First Continental Congress met up in?

a)

Boston

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Lexington

69.
Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Philadelphia
70.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed's Hill

c)

Boston Hill

d)

Mount Vernon

71.
Who is in charge of the British Army at Bunker Hill?
a)
General William Howe
b)
George Washington
c)
Dr. Ben Franklin
d)
William Prescott
72.

When did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

a)

June 16, 1775

b)

June 17, 1775

c)

June 18, 1775

73.

Why did the colonists back down from the British when they were winning the battle?

a)

The were scared they would lose

b)

George Washington told the colonists to back down.

c)

They were running out of ammunition

74.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The British

b)

The colonists

75.

What did they mean by "Don't fire til' you see the whites of their eyes?"

a)

Shoot randomly at the enemies eyes

b)

Fire only when they are close enough to hit the mark

c)

Shoot over their heads and at those behind them

d)

Shoot them in the eyes so they can't see

76.

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a British victory?

a)

The Americans suffered twice as many casualties than the redcoats.

b)

The British captured Sam Adams and John Hancock.

c)

The British pushed the Americans off of the two hills.

d)

The British gained control of the city of Boston.

77.

The Continental Army was known as a rag tag army because they did not have a lot of money or training

a)

true

b)

false

78.

This battle got the US France as their ally

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Princeton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Kings Mountain

79.

Ended the American Revolution. Continental Army trapped the British on a peninsula while the French blocked their ships

a)

Battle of Kings Mountain

b)

Battle of Princeton

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

80.

Patriot Riflemen from what is now Tennessee defeated the loyalists using guerilla warfare. Ended the British campaign in the South

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Kings Mountain

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Saratoga

81.

gave the Americans confidence they could stand up to British regulars in battle. It also encouraged people to enlist in the Continental Army.

a)

Battle of Trenton and Princeton

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Kings Mountain

d)

Battle of Saratoga

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