WorksheetsChapter 5 Test Review: The Spirit of Independence
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion.
False
True
The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them.
False
True
One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists.
True
False
Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence.
True
False
The King hired German troops to fight the colonists.
True
False
Who was the first victim of the Boston Massacre?
Samuel Gray
James Caldwell
Crispus Attucks
Samuel Maverick
Who wrote a pamphlet Common Sense calling for a break with British rule?
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
Ethan Allen
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
Ethan Allen
John Hancock
Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys that captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga?
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Thomas Gage
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
Ethan Allen
John Hancock
What was King George III reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
The passage of the Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts
He allowed colonial representation in Parliament
Repealed the Stamp Act
What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
Loyalists supported agriculture. Patriots supported manufacturing.
Patriots supported the king and Parliament. Loyalists wanted war.
Patriots wanted independence. Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to the king.
Which famous Americans were on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams
Thomas Paine, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin
John Adams, John Jay, and John Marshall
George Washington, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton
Which phrase best represents the colonists main complaint against the British taxation?
"We're going to build a wall and make the British pay for it."
"Join or die!"
"No taxation without representation"
"I have not yet begun to fight"
Taxed almost all printed materials such as wills, newspaper, and playing cards in the colonies
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
Tax on imported goods, such as glass, paint, tea, and paper
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
Lowered tax on imported molasses, sugar, wine, and coffee in order to stop smuggling
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, 1764
Stamp Act, 1765
Declaratory Act, 1766
Townshend Acts, 1767
Gave the British East India Tea Company control of the tea market
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
December 16, 1773 colonists dressed as natives boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tar and Feathering
Boston Marathon
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
What did parliament do after the the Boston Massacre
repeal the Townshend Acts - except for molasses
repeal the Townshend Acts - except for soldiers in homes
repeal the Townshend Acts - except for boycotting
repeal the Townshend Acts - except on tea
Who, along with William Dawes, warned the colonist and the town of Lexington that the "British are coming"?
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Sam Prescott
Samuel Adams
A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
Revenue
Tar and Feather
Violate
Effigy
This document allowed British officers to search -almost anywhere- for smuggled goods
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Writs of Assistance
Coercive Act
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence
George Mason
George Stout
John Adams
John Locke
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act but then replaced it with
the Declaratory Act
the Sugar Act
the Writs of Assistance
the Intolerable Acts
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Why were the colonists angry after the Tea Act?
a. They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea.
b. They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.
c. They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.
d. They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?
a. They argued for more taxes.
b. They moved to the Atlantic Coast.
c. They resorted to smuggling.
d. They went to court.
The first government of the U.S.
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
Continental Congress
What date is considered independence day?
July 2, 1776
August 2, 1776
July 4, 1776
August 4, 1776
What document made the “break up” with Great Britain official?
The Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies.
to persuade British troops to leave Boston.
to encourage colonists to join the army.
to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
___________________ was unanimously chosen as commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Benedict Arnold
Who did Benjamin Franklin speak to about the unfairness of the Stamp Act?
Parliament in Great Britain
American Congress
American Senate
Who were some of the members of the declaration committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, and Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Thomas Jefferson
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison
What were the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence?
Basic human rights, grievances against King George the Third, and a formal statement of independence
The rights of the people to revolt, a list of grievances, and a formal statement of independence
The rights of the people to revolt, basic human rights, and a list of grievances
A formal statement of independence, basic human rights, and grievances against King George the Third
