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Chapter 5 American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Requiring all printed materials be taxed came as a result of the ...

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

2.
Name of the act that forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Quartering Act
3.

Which of the following acts angered the colonists because they restricted colonial trade?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

4.

A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five colonists were killed.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Marathon

d)

Boston Bombing

5.

Battle in New York during the American Revolution that resulted in a major defeat of British troops. Considered the turning point of the war. The French also decided to give aid to the Colonist to defeat the British after this battle.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Trenton

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

6.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the 
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Appalachian Mountains
7.
“. . . I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show, a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will. . . .” — Thomas Paine, 1776  

In this statement, Thomas Paine suggested that the American colonies should
a)
negotiate an end to the conflict with England
b)
form an alliance with England
c)
declare independence from England
d)
boycott goods from England
8.
What was the significance of the pamphlet Common Sense? 
a)
It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.
b)
It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion.
c)
It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies.
d)
It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.
9.
“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”  
-Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765  
Identify the main idea of the quotation above: 
a)
The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament.
b)
Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.
c)
The English King should have the right to tax the colonies.
d)
The colonists should oppose all taxation.
10.
As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts known as___
a)
the Navigation Acts
b)
 the Quartering Act
c)
the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
d)
the Stamp Act
11.

Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

a)

Because they already paid high taxes such as income tax to the British government.

b)

Because they thought they should not have to pay any taxes at all.

c)

Because they were being taxed without any representation in the government.

d)

All of the above.

12.

Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

a)

To pay the cost for new buildings

b)

To show colonists who is in charge

c)

To build roads in the Ohio River Valley

d)

To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

13.

This act required colonists to feed and shelter British troops.

a)
Quartering Act (1765)
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
d)
Land Ordinance (1787)
14.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
15.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
16.
What is the connection between natural rights and government? 
a)
government is meant to provide services 
b)
people have the right to alter government 
c)
people have certain unalienable rights
d)
government is meant to protect rights
17.
Which of the following was a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to unite the colonies against Britain
b)
to list the reasons that justified leaving Britain
c)
both of these
d)
neither of these
18.
The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?
a)
need to ensure a representative government.
b)
social contract between government and the people.
c)
revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
d)
return to a society that has no central authority.
19.
According to the Declaration,  what causes a government to be just? 
a)
powerful institutions
b)
a Bill of Rights 
c)
ease of altering 
d)
Consent of the people being governed
20.

What are unalienable/inalienable rights?

a)

Rights that cannot be taken or given away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

Rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality and give these rights to people

21.

A group set up by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to their liberties.

a)

Committee of Five

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Stamp Act

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