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Revolutionary War Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Violent protest involving name calling

and snowballs and the death of five colonists.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Intolerable Acts

2.

To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the harbor.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Intolerable Act

3.

Fight for the Ohio River Valley between Britain and France.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Civil War

4.

This image depicts which event?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Intolerable Acts

5.

What does this picture show happening?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Tar and Feathering

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Quartering Act

6.

This type of colonist supported being independent from Great Britain?

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Merchant

d)

Soldier

7.

This type of colonist supported staying with Great Britain as a colony

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Canadian

d)

Sailor

8.

Who was involved in the French and Indian War?

a)

France and Britian

b)

Britian and Germany

c)

America and Germany

d)

Canada and America

9.

What did the British Government force on the 13 colonies after the French and Indian War ended?

a)

Slavery

b)

Military Duty

c)

Multiple Taxes

10.

Did the colonists have a say in the taxes they paid?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

What was the colonists' goal of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Need to stay under British control

b)

Unlimited amount of tea

c)

Express their want for freedom from the British

d)

Become allies with the British

12.

What was ONE advantage the American soldiers had over the British?

a)

They had better equipment

b)

They were defending their own lands

c)

They had a larger army

d)

They were able to tame dinosaurs

13.

Which battle was named the "turning point" of the war?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Trenton

14.

Which of these were NOT a condition the Americans faced at Valley Forge?

a)

Freezing cold temperatures

b)

Scarce amount of food

c)

Sickness

d)

Sun burns

15.

Which country aided the Americans during the Revolutionary War

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Zimbabwe

16.

What was the last MAJOR battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Mustafar

d)

Boston Massacre

17.

What was the end result of the American Revolution?

a)

Americans had to pay more taxes

b)

Americans gained their independence

c)

British gained ALL land in North America

d)

French defeated both the Americans and the British

18.

Thomas Jefferson created an important document. What is a document?

a)

A tax paid to a government

b)

A written paper

c)

A war against a government

d)

A new government

19.

What happened at the Second Continental Congress?

a)

American colonists began to arm themselves.

b)

British redcoats killed many colonists.

c)

Thomas Jefferson was elected President.

d)

The Congress decided to separate from Britain.

20.

Which of these ideas is stated in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

No one may buy or sell a slave.

b)

Governments get their power from the people.

c)

No one has to pay taxes to a government.

d)

Colonists must be ready to fight in a minute.

21.

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that Britain

a)

refused to sell products to the colonists.

b)

deprived the colonists of their natural rights.

22.

… We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,…

--Thomas Jefferson

a)

The purpose of this statement was to provide justification for declaring independence.

b)

The purpose of this statement was to criticize the Articles of Confederation.

23.

Which two key principles of government are included in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

direct democracy and equality for women

b)

consent of the governed and natural rights

24.
"Taxation without __________"
a)
representation
b)
constitution
c)
oppression
25.
Required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents, license, newspaper
a)
Tea Act
b)
Townsend Act
c)
Legality Act
d)
Stamp Act
26.
What are civilian soldiers also known as?
a)
militiamen
b)
minutemen
c)
redcoats
d)
continentials
27.
The colonists fought England during the _______.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
War of 1812
c)
7 Years War
d)
French and Indian Way
28.
Who was the general of the Continental Army?
a)
Franklin
b)
Washington
c)
Mel Gibson
d)
Cornwallis
29.
The continental army spent the brutal winter at ___________, PA.
a)
Pittsburgh
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Birmingham
d)
Valley Forge
30.

Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?

a)

gave colonists more freedom.

b)

a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.

c)

acts that the colonists placed on themselves

d)

it only closed Boston Harbor

31.

American Colonists can not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Tea Act

32.

This act required colonists to house and feed British Troops

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

33.

What are the unalienable rights of citizens?

a)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

b)

Life, Death and Taxes

c)

Life, Liberty and Justice for All

d)

Life, Death and Liberty

34.

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Virginia Charter

35.

These patriots went on a midnight ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.

a)

Henry, Wheatley, and Adams

b)

Revere, Dawes, and Prescott

c)

Adams, Revere, and Hancock

d)

Prescott, Dawes, and Washington

36.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)

Charles I

b)
George III
c)

William IV

d)

James II

37.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

38.

This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence during the war.

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Adams