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Unit 1 Review 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Daughters of Liberty

a)

made goods so that colonists would not buy British products.

b)

supported British Loyalists.

c)

fought in the French and Indian War.

d)

wrote the Declaration of Independence.

2.

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

3.

During the Boston Tea Party,

a)

colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

b)

Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

c)

Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

d)

the cost of tea was very expensive.

4.

Most African Americans who lived in the British colonies were

a)

indentured servants.

b)

Puritans.

c)

Quakers.

d)

slaves.

5.

The last major battle of the American Revolution was _

a)

Saratoga.

b)

Yorktown.

c)

Trenton.

d)

Princeton.

6.

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

a)

They ended the French and Indian War

b)

They were the last battles of the American Revolution

c)

They took place in Virginia

d)

They were the first battles of the American Revolution

7.

Why did Britain want to tax the colonists?

a)

The British needed to make back the money to pay for The French and Indian War

b)

The colonists had more money than the British

c)

The British wanted to punish the colonists for wanting to be their own country.

8.

Thomas Paine published_________________ to encourage more people to join the independence movement.

a)

Common Core

b)

Common Sense

c)

Common Knowledge

d)

Common Hero

9.

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Great Awakening

d)

French Revolution

10.

Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

11.

This document ends the American Revolution, and recognizes the former British colonies as an independent nation.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Common Sense

12.

Which colonies specialization was in:Fishing, Shipbuilding and whaling

a)

Southern

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

New England

13.

Which colonies used slaves for labor

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

14.

These colonies were established for religious reasons

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

15.

These colonies had rocky soil and long cold winters which made farming difficult

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

16.

These colonies had the best soil and weather for farming many cash crops

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

17.

Policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Nationalism

d)

Delegate

18.

Results of Bacon's Rebellion (pick both)

a)

More control from British government

b)

Religious Freedom in Virginia

c)

Shift from indentured servants to slaves

d)

Women's rights increased