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Unit 7 Revolutionary War test review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the dominant power in North America?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Native Americans

2.

Why did the British tax the colonists?

a)

Because they wanted to

b)

they owe money for the war and felt colonists should pay

c)

France needed to borrow money

d)

They needed to pay the Native Americans

3.

What does the word opposition mean?

a)

approval

b)

disagreement

c)

understanding

d)

obedience

4.

What does the word boycott mean?

a)

get rid of

b)

buy and use

c)

serve and sell

d)

refuse to buy and use

5.

Which word describes a person who supports and defends the country?

a)

traitor

b)

patriot

c)

ambassador

d)

rebel

6.

Why did the British continue to create taxes for the colonists?

a)

Colonial and British cooperation

b)

British respect for the colonists

c)

to further punish and control the Colonists

d)

Colonial acts of aggression against the British

7.

What was the meeting called when 12 of the 13 colonies met together?

a)

The First Continental Congress

b)

The Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Sons of Liberty

8.

What battle occurred after Paul Revere rode to Boston?

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Breeds Hill

d)

Battle of Saratoga

9.

When did the Revolutionary War begin?

a)

April of 1775

b)

June of 1775

c)

December of 1776

d)

October of 1781

10.

Where did the Revolutionary War begin?

a)

Bunker Hill, Massachusetts

b)

Yorktown, Virginia

c)

Trenton, New Jersey

d)

Lexington, Massachusetts

11.

What did the Second Continental Congress do?

a)

create an army

b)

create a postal service

c)

declare war on France

d)

write the Declaration of Independence

12.

Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Isaac Barre

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

John Hancock

13.

What does the word declaration mean?

a)

an official statement

b)

a pamphlet

c)

a letter

d)

a book

14.

Who was in charge of the Continental Army?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

15.

How did the French help the Continental Army?

a)

The French joined the British in fighting

b)

The French sent troops to help the colonists fight

c)

The French sent spies to the British

d)

The French sent money to the colonists

16.

Deborah Sampson was a what?

a)

traitor

b)

rebel

c)

hero

d)

spy

17.

What was the Continental Army like before the French joined?

a)

They outnumbered the British

b)

They had hundreds of canons

c)

They had very little supplies and training

d)

They had fancy uniforms

18.

The Declaration of Independence was...?

a)

never finished

b)

a key document in American history

c)

read only by the President

d)

burned by the King of England