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Unit 1 Chapter 1 Part 2

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the colonists feel about the king and Parliament BEFORE the taxes?

a)

THey were angry at the king and Parliament.

b)

They thought the king and Parliament should be fired.

c)

They respected the king and Parliament.

d)

They did not believe the king and Parliament should not be in charge.

2.

What caused the colonists to change how they felt about the king and Parliament?

a)

The colonists thought the king should hire new Parliament.

b)

The colonists wanted to move to France.

c)

The king lived in Great Britain.

d)

The Acts the king and Parliament created.

3.

What was the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

a meeting of the king and Parliament

b)

a meeting of representatives from 12 of the colonies

c)

a war between British and colonists

d)

a discussion between the king and the colonists

4.

What was one decision the 1st Continental Congress made?

a)

no sugar allowed in the colonies

b)

no wars with Great Britain

c)

no trading with Great Britain

d)

no colonies would stay in North America

5.

What was another decision made by the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

They wrote the War List

b)

They wrote the Declaration of Rights

c)

They wrote the King's Choice

d)

they wrote a novel

6.

What did the Declaration of Rights do?

a)

said colonists wanted war

b)

said colonists wanted to trade tea

c)

said colonists should be treated equally with British citizens

d)

said colonists wanted a new king

7.

How did the colonists feel about themselves BEFORE the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

they were unsure what country they should choose

b)

they were one country

c)

they were all separate

d)

they were part of the country France

8.

How did the colonists feel about themselves AFTER the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

they were all separate

b)

they wanted to move to a new country

c)

they wanted to be part of Spain

d)

they were one country

9.

Why was the Battle at Lexington and Concord important?

a)

last battle fought in America

b)

first battle of the war

c)

the king was hurt in battle

d)

the war was over

10.

How did the colonists prepare for war?

a)

they stole all of Great Britain's weapons

b)

they chose to move back to Britain

c)

they made friends with the British

d)

they formed militias

11.

Who were the minutemen?

a)

British soldiers

b)

farmers and colonists who learned how to fight

c)

the men who wrote the Declaration of Rights

d)

the king of Great Britain

12.

Why did the British wanted to march to Lexington and Concord? CHOOSE TWO.

a)

to take colonists' supplies

b)

to trick Paul Revere

c)

to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock

d)

to find a new king

13.

How did Paul Revere and William Dawes help with the British attack?

a)

they fought the British in Concord

b)

they warned the colonists that the British were coming

c)

they realized the colonists would not win the war

d)

they found new weapons for the colonists

14.

How did the Sons of Liberty prepare for the British attack?

a)

chose a new president

b)

apologized to the king

c)

ask John Hancock to meet with the British general

d)

ask William Daws and Paul Revere to watch for the British soldiers

15.

Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

a)

the British

b)

the Native Americans

c)

the Patriots

d)

King George

16.

Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

Paul Revere

17.

Why was George Washington chosen to lead the Patriots' army?

a)

He was friends with the king

b)

Most of the colonists respected him

c)

He was very shy and did not fight

d)

He wanted to defeat the colonists

18.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The colonists

b)

The British

c)

The Spanish

d)

The Minutemen

19.

How did the American colonists feel AFTER the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

They were proud that they won the battle.

b)

The determined that the British army was too big and strong to fight.

c)

They realized that they could possibly win the war.

d)

They learned how to choose a new king.

20.

Which group of people trusted the king and were loyal to him and Parliament?

a)

Militia

b)

Loyalists

c)

Native Americans

d)

Patriots

21.

Which group of people believed the colonies should have freedom from high taxes?

a)

Militia

b)

Loyalists

c)

Native Americans

d)

Patriots

22.

What was the main idea of "Common Sense," a pamplet written by Thomas Paine?

a)

People in Great Britain should pay all of the taxes and colonists should pay none.

b)

Colonists in America should have freedoms and should be in charge of themselves.

c)

The Loyalists should be sent back to Great Britain with the king.

d)

The American colonists should pay taxes to the king without boycotting.

23.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

a)

a list of rules the colonists wanted the king to follow

b)

a paper stating that war was going to begin very soon

c)

a statement explaining why the colonies did not want to be a part of Great Britain

d)

an Act declaring that taxes would be even higher

24.

What was one effect of Thomas Paine's pamplet, "Common Sense"?

a)

many colonists joined the Patriots

b)

the king realized that he had made a mistake

c)

the British were able to win the Battle at Bunker Hill

d)

an Act declaring that taxes would be even higher

25.

Which Patriot leader had a lot of influence on the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

King George

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Reginald Thiperwait

d)

Paul Revere

26.

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

explaining why they were no longer a part of Great Britain and were forming a new country

b)

announcing Thomas Jefferson would be the new president of the United States of America

c)

declaring war with Great Britain and stating they would pay no taxes

d)

to force the British to give the colonists more supplies and money to survive

27.

What are two rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Men had the right to fight battles against enemies

b)

Great Britain has the right to pay taxes

c)

All people are equal

d)

Kings have the right to rule all countries

e)

American citizens are able to form a new government if they do not agree with the government they have

28.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The Colonies
b)
The British
c)
The Spanish
d)
The French
29.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
30.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
31.

What did they do or what did they make in the first continental congress

a)

olive branch petition

b)

Declaration of rights

32.

Who in the following was not in the 1st continental congress

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam adams

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

33.

Who was the leader of the continental army

a)

John Adams

b)

John Dickinson

c)

Sam Adams

d)

George Washington

34.

Which continental congress made the continental army

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

none