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WorksheetsModule 4: The American Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the major objection the colonists made against the British Taxes?
That the taxes made it difficult due to the inflation rate at that time.
They should not be taxed for a war they helped win.
Only the Middle Colonies should be taxed.
They were being taxed without representation in British Parliament.
Sam Adams formed the Sons of Liberty in opposition to which act?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act.
Intolerable Acts.
Tea Act
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which of the following points were made in the Declaration of Independence? Choose Three Correct Answers.
King George III Passed Unfair Laws.
Enslaved People have the right to be free.
King George III broke the social contract with his American subjects.
King George III passed laws persecuting women unfairly.
All people have unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental army?
Samuel Adams
Benedict Arnold
William Dawes
George Washington
Choose the two words that will fill the blank correctly.
In the first battles of the Revolutionary War, British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen at _____ before moving on to search for weapons at ____, where they encountered minutemen again.
New York, Boston
Lexington, Concord
Concord, Fort Ticonderoga
Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights
Why was the battle of Saratoga so important?
It hurt the alliance of the British with various Native American tribes.
It convinced France and Spain to join the war and support the Americans
It helped bring Canada into the war on the side of the Americans
It prevented the British from controlling Georgia and the Carolinas
Who was a famous Patriot from Virginia that was an earlier supporter of American Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Paul Jones
James Madison
What was Thomas Paine's major contribution to the American Revolutionary Cause?
Was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Was a guerrilla commander in the southern U.S. forces.
Was a general under Washington in the Continental Army.
Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense advocating for Independence.
All of these are American Victories EXCEPT which one?
Quebec (Canada)
Trenton
Saratoga
Vincennes
Who was the southern U.S. guerilla commander?
Daniel Morgan.
Francis Marion.
Nathanial Green.
George Washington.
Who was the French Commander with Washington at the Battle of Yorktown
Comte de Rochambeau
Napoleon Bonaparte
Admiral De Grasse
Horatio Gates
General who was in command of southern British forces, who also surrendered to Washington at Yorktown?
Howe
Cornwallis
Clinton
Burgoyne
Who received Florida in a treaty following the American Revolution for their assistance in the U.S. gaining Independence?
Holland
France
Mexico
Spain
All of these are a part of the Treaty of Paris EXCEPT which one?
America would still pay taxes to Great Britain.
Britain would recognize the United States as an Independent Country.
The United States would now be able to settle in the land west of the Applachian Mountains.
The borders of the United States were established.
Father of the United States Navy and Commander of the ship Bonhomme Richard?
George Rogers Clark.
John Paul Jones.
Thomas Jefferson.
Horatio Gates.
What was Baron Friedrich von Steuben's major contribution to the American Revolution?
Built Fortifications for the United States at West Point New York.
Father of the United States Navy.
Winning the American victory at Saratoga.
Trained Washington's Army at Valley Forge.
Nobleman for Europe (France) who served during the entire war with the Continental Army?
Admiral de Grasse
Comte De Rochambeau
Marquis de Lafayette
Napoleon
Put these events in order.
1. Boston Massacre
2. Intolerable Acts
3. Stamp Act
4. Boston Tea Party
5. Townshend Acts
(a)
Silversmith who rode though the countryside alerting the militia the British were coming on the night of April 18-19th, 1775?
Daniel Morgan
Sam Adams
John Adams
Paul Revere
Event in December of 1773 where American's dressed up as Native Americans and threw British Tea from ships into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party.
Boston Massacre
Boston Marathon
Boston Garden
What event is the Image depicting?
Battle of Saratoga
Boston Massacre
Battle of Boston
Boston Tea Party
Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)
The British did not like the colonists
The British would use that money to buy weapons
King George needed money to pay the soldiers
The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King Edward VI
King Louis XVI
King Charles III
King George III
Native America's were no longer entitled to the lands they had always occupied under which policy from Spain?
Papal Decree
Doctrine of Discovery
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Declaration of Independence
