WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which battle was where the first shots were fired in the Revolutionary War ?
a)
A - Lexington and Concord
b)
B - Saratoga
c)
C - Yorktown
d)
none of the above
2.
Which battle was the final decisive battle of the Revolutionary War ?
a)
A - Lexington and Concord
b)
B - Saratoga
c)
C - Yorktown
d)
none of the above
3.
What document caused many neutrals to become patriots?
a)
The Magna Carta
b)
Common Sense
c)
The Gettysburg Address
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
4.
George Washington was effective as a military commander because
a)
he won more battles than he lost
b)
He never ran from a fight
c)
He kept his army intact during the early part of the war, retreating when necessary
d)
He used night attacks to win every battle he ever led
5.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point in the war?
a)
The colonists sank most of the British navy along the Hudson River
b)
The colonist captured over 10,000 British troops
c)
The colonial victory convinced the French to become America's military ally
d)
The colonist issued the Declaration of Independence after the win at Saratoga
6.
When colonists protested British taxes by not buying British goods they were participating in a _____________?
a)
propaganda
b)
embargo
c)
contraband
d)
boycott
7.
A religious revival that caused American colonist to be okay with questioning authority was the . . .
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Renaissance
d)
Common Sense
8.
This misleading print of the Boston Massacre is ________ since it only supports one side
a)
accurate
b)
propaganda
c)
dependable
d)
truthful
9.
British Tax officers used ________________ to go aboard any ship with no search warrant to check for smuggled contraband.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Writs of Assistance
c)
Ex Post Facto Laws
d)
Embargos
10.
To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War, the British announced new taxes on:
a)
tea
b)
paper products
c)
sugar
d)
glass
e)
All of the above
11.
What was Ben Franklin's greatest accomplishment during the American Revolution?
a)
He discovered electricity - giving the Continental Army a huge advantage
b)
He used his diplomatic skills to convince France to become America's military ally
c)
His newspaper kept Americans up to date with what was happening in the war
d)
He used his skills as a cartoonist to encourage colonists to be loyal to England
12.
The British began to tax the colonists during the 1760s in order to pay for . . . .
a)
The Revolutionary War
b)
The War with Spain
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
Colonial Settlements
13.
Important phrases, such as “. . . they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable (natural) Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” within the Declaration of Independence can be attributed (credited) to the writings of _____________________.
a)
John Locke
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Thomas Paine
14.
Which statement would have been spoken by a Loyalists?
a)
Gentlemen, as British subjects we must pay this tax, with or without representation
b)
Don’t fire ‘til you see the whites of their eyes!
c)
Give me liberty of give me death
d)
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to dissolve the political bands . . .
15.
One result of British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was America’s anger over -
a)
foreign alliances
b)
taxation without representation
c)
locally appointed governing bodies
d)
government control of speech
16.
What document explained why the colonies were separating from Great Britain and form their own nation was . . .
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The magna Carta
d)
The Gettysburg Address
17.
Which of the following WAS NOT a reason why the colonist won the war?
a)
Great leadership by George Washington
b)
The colonist had an outstanding navy
c)
France became a military ally of the colonists after the Battle of Saratoga
d)
As the war dragged on, it became less and less popular with the citizens of Great Britain
18.
The Enlightenment was a time when Philosophers began expressing ideas of ______________ and individual rights.
a)
communism
b)
totalitarianism
c)
democracy
d)
mercantilism
19.
Why did settlers establish Plymouth?
a)
For economic reasons
b)
for religious freedom
c)
to establish a new colony for England
d)
to find gold
20.
In which colonial region would you find most of the trade, the largest middle class and religious tolerance?
a)
New England
b)
Northern
c)
Middle
d)
Southern
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