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American Revolution Part I Exam

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Trenton

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

2.

Common Sense was written by

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Paine

3.

What were American's called who supported independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

4.

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

5.

What event is depicted in this image?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Lexington and Concord

6.

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led members of the Sons of Liberty in this protest against taxes.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Stamp Act Congress

7.

Which was a slogan during the time of the American Revolution?

a)

No taxation without representation!

b)

The French the French

8.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

rights given by the president

b)

rights the government can't take away from you

c)

rights given by congress

9.

What are the big 3 unalienable rights?

a)

life, property, and liberty

b)

time, money, and power

c)

life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

10.

The author of the famous pamphlet that argued for an end to monarchy and supported independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Tomas Pain

c)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

Mercantilism placed heavy restrictions on (a)   which only allowed the colonies to import/export with England.

12.

After the Proclamation of 1763 colonists could not expand...

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

13.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

14.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

15.

Which Founder Father made the first call for "national" (or colonial) unity?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock

16.

Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

King George III

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

King Louis IV

17.

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765?

a)

The act was taxation without representation.

b)

The act was passed by the king, not Parliament.

c)

The tax was a large amount of money.

d)

The tax was not imposed on the wealthy.

18.

What is the Boston Massacre?

4 lines
19.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

(a)  

20.

What does this political poster represent?

a)

The Colonies needed to be united

b)

Colonies need to be independent

c)

Serpents can grow back together

d)

Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this

21.

Why were the Colonist forbidden to go west of the Appalachian mountains

a)

Border Lands

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Proclamation line of 1763

22.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
23.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

24.

the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

a)

coercion

b)

combat

c)

commercial

d)

consent

25.
What is another name for British soldiers?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
Continental Soldiers
26.

a type of tax that is placed on an import in an effort to regulate trade

a)

Coercion

b)

Duty (tax)

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Direct Tax

27.

an organization of men who resisted laws and taxes placed on the English colonies by the King of England and Parliament

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Patriots

c)

Daughters of Liberty

d)

Loyalists

28.

An economic concept where it was believed that colonies existed to contribute to the wealth and power of the mother country

a)

Coercion

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

29.

Refusal to buy a product or services as a form of protest

a)

Propaganda

b)

Boycott

c)

Coercion

d)

Direct Tax

30.

An act of Parliament in 1765 which levied a direct tax on almost all paper items in the colonies including legal documents, pamphlets and playing cards

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

31.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

32.

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

a)

The Nine Years’ War

b)

The Seven Years’ War

c)

The France and Britain

33.

Who were the countries involved in the conflict?

a)

Germany and Spain

b)

Britain and France

c)

America and Britain

34.

What famous military leader started the French and Indian War? 

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

William Pitt

35.

What caused conflict between Britain and France in the early 1750s? 

a)

Britain expanded into the Ohio River Valley

b)

France expanded into the Ohio River Valley

36.

Which country won more battles at the beginning of the war?

a)

Britain

b)

France

37.

Who won the French and Indian War in 1763

a)

The Indians

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

38.

What treaty was signed at the end of the war? 

a)

Peace and Friendship Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of French and Indian War

39.

What did Britain receive at the end of the war? 

a)

More territory in North America

b)

Canada from France

c)

Florida from Spain

d)

All of them

40.

What did the Stamp Act place a tax on?

a)

All paper items

b)

Tea

c)

Stamps

41.

Why were the American colonists upset about the new taxes? 

a)

They weren’t upset, they wanted to pay lots of taxes

b)

They believed there should be no taxation without representation

c)

They thought only the rich should pay taxes

42.

What was the effect of Britain’s taxing American colonists?

a)

They just paid the taxes

b)

They were happy about the taxes

c)

The Revolutionary War

43.

 What cartoon did Benjamin Franklin draw during the French and Indian War?

a)

Freedom is Never Free

b)

Join, or Die

c)

Live or Let Live

44.

The results or effects of the French and Indian War were?

a)

Taxes, Debt, and the Proclamation of 1763

b)

Taxes, Independence, and the Proclamation of 1763

c)

Trade, Debt, and the loss of Fort Necessity

d)

Trade, Slavery, and the Proclamation of 1763

45.

The Great Awakening was a religious movement that took place...

a)

In the Middle Ages

b)

In the 1730's

c)

Under the Vikings

d)

In the 1760's

46.

Georgia and Delaware are the two missing colonies on the Join or Die flag.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The symbolism of the Join or Die flag is seen in the shape and pieces of the snake.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The Albany Plan of Union was important because...

a)

It represented all the colonies

b)

The flag was shaped like the coast line

c)

It started the French and Indian War

d)

It was the first time that the colonists tried to unite

49.

Who wrote the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

William Pitt

d)

King George III

50.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 increase the tension between the American colonies and Great Britain?

a)

Britain started collecting taxes on the colonists

b)

Britain encouraged Natives to attack the colonies

c)

Britain reduced its military power in the colonies

d)

Britain prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mts

51.

What were the two key issues fought over by the French and the British? These led to the war.

a)

land and pride

b)

trading posts and farmland

c)

land and fur

d)

fur and gold

52.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend 
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous
53.
Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?
a)
He wanted more money to make England look better
b)
He needed money to pay off war debts
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
54.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Boston Massacre
55.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of liberty
c)
The British
d)
King Charles III
56.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
57.
The Sons of Liberty dressed as _______ when they raided the ship during the Boston Tea Party.
a)
circus clowns
b)
grizzly bears
c)
Red Coats
d)
Mohawk Indians
58.
What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?
a)
Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
b)
Declared the Proclamation of 1763
c)
Passed the Stamp Act
d)
Gave the colonies back to the French
59.
"Why should I have to spend my money on British soldiers? Can't they buy their own cider, candles, and fuel? Can't they find their own place to stay?"
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
60.
"Britain cannot tax the molasses we buy just because they spent too much money fighting France!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act
61.
"Not another tax! I will not pay for a stamp on my newspaper!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act
62.
"We will not pay for tea dumped in the Boston Harbor. And we will not give up our political rights. We will prepare for war!"
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Townsend Acts
d)
Intolerable acts
63.
"The king and his government shouldn't have full legislative power over the colonies!"
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
The Proclamation of 1763
c)
Declaratory Acts
d)
Townsend Act
64.
The crowd of colonists was peaceful.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
66.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“

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