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Mod 4 L1-5 TEST

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

a)

Live free or die

b)

All men are created equal

c)

Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

d)

No taxation with representation

2.

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Riots

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Market

3.

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

a)

that colonists could not tax the British because Parliament was in England

b)

that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament

c)

that coloists needed to receive a bill before they would pay their taxes

4.

Why were the Intolerable Acts created?

a)

To keep the soldiers out of the colonies

b)

To punish the colonists for throwing tea in the Boston Harbor

c)

to stop the Boston Massacre

5.

1774 - this series of laws was also known as the Coercive Acts (to the British). This closed Boston Harbor and passed the Quartering Act

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

6.

A colonial leader in Boston who formed the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Grenville

e)

Crispus Attucks

7.

This patriot was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

James Otis

e)

Crispus Attucks

8.

What was the Tea Act?

a)

It forced colonists to buy British tea instead of less-expensive colonial tea.

b)

It placed a tax on tea so colonists had to pay higher prices for tea bought from colonial merchants.

c)

Limited how much tea each colonist could purchase from the British East India Company.

d)

Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea at a lower cost than the smugglers and merchants could.

9.

The Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts.

a)

First Continental Congress (1774)

b)

Second Continental Congress (1775)

c)

Minuteman

d)

Patriot

10.

a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule... Famous Quote "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

William Howe

d)

Samuel Adams

11.

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

a)

Patriots

b)

Minuteman

c)

Loyalists

d)

Red Coats

12.

Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds

a)

Minutemen

b)

Patriots

c)

Redcoats

d)

Continental Army

13.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

George Washington

b)

William Howe

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Henry Knox

14.

First major battle of the Revolutions. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Dorchester Heights

15.

The first battles of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Dorchester Heights

16.

At age 33, who was the main author the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Hancock

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

17.

What event in U.S. history is represented in this famous painting by John Trumbull?

a)

adoption of the Proclamation of 1763

b)

signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

ratification of the U.S. Constituion

d)

establishment of the Charter of 1732

18.

What are your unalienable rights, according to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

love, liberty, and a home

b)

life, love, and freedom of religion

c)

voting, taxes, and having a job

d)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

19.

Which group was loyal to Great Britain?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

20.

A 47-page pamphlet that argued against British rule over America

(vocab word)

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Common Sense

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

War and Peace

21.

How did Mary Ludwig Hays get the nickname "Molly Pitcher" in the war?

a)

She brought water to the troops

b)

She poured water over the troops when they were hot

c)

She cleaned their wounds with water and bandaged them up

d)

She made pitchers for the soldiers to carry water in

22.

What jobs did women have during the Revolutionary War?

a)

messengers

b)

spies

c)

nurses

d)

all of these

23.

Why was it difficult to get soldiers for the Continental Army?

a)

harsh conditions

b)

low pay

c)

good chance of dying in the war

d)

all of these

24.

Why was the Battle of Trenton important?

a)

The Battle of Trenton was important because it led many soldiers to join the Army or reenlist in the Army

b)

The Battle of Trenton was important because it led to many more victories

c)

The Battle of Trenton was important because it helped the Army to learn how to fight

d)

The Battle of Trenton was important because George Washington became a general after it

25.

Which battle was the turning point of the war?

a)

The Battle of Saratoga

b)

The Battle at Trenton

c)

The Battle at Bunker Hill

d)

The Battle of the United States

26.

What two main countries did the Patriots receive help from?

a)

France and Spain

b)

Germany and Holland

c)

Iran and Iraq

d)

The United States and England

27.

In this battle, Washington led his troops in a nighttime crossing of the Delaware river to attack a regiment of German mercenaries.

a)

Trenton

b)

Princeton

c)

Saratoga

d)

New York

28.

This man's last words before being hanged by the British were, "My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country." Inspired, thousands of men to support the Patriot cause.

a)

George Washington

b)

Nathaniel Hale

c)

William Howe

d)

Benedict Arnold

29.

Which of the following was an advantage the Patriots had entering the war?

a)

Superior Army

b)

Superior Navy

c)

Fighting for lives, homes, and freedom

d)

Well-trained soldiers

30.

What did the Battle of Saratoga bring the Patriots that they were desperately seeking?

a)

foreign help

b)

more supplies

c)

A Navy

d)

Support from the British

31.

Which of these is something that Marquis de Lafayette did to help the Patriots?

a)

Gave $200,000 of his own money to the revolution

b)

Trained the American troops and focused on military basis drills

c)

Sent naval support to the colonies

d)

seized British posts all the way to Pensacola, Florida.

32.

Which of these is something that Baron Friedrich von Steuben did to help the Patriots?

a)

Led Patriots to successfully pursue 6,000 Redcoats throughout Virginia.

b)

turned the Continental Army into a finely tuned fighting force.

c)

Sent naval support to the colonies

d)

Gathered a small army of Spanish soldiers, French Americans, colonists and Native Americans

33.

Which of these is something that Bernardo de Galvez did to help the Patriots?

a)

wrote many letters to powerful friends and family to help the Patriot cause.

b)

lead with a combination of respect and fear

c)

seized British posts all the way to Pensacola, Florida.

d)

Sent naval support to the colonies

34.

What did the soldiers that survived the Winter at Valley Forge do?

a)

Drilled and marched and became better soldiers

b)

The soldiers enjoyed nice houses and parties in Philadelphia

c)

The soldiers slept and rested

d)

The soldiers went home and visited their families

35.

Since the French admired John Paul Jones, what did they present him with?

a)

The French presented Jones with a fleet of seven ships to command

b)

The French presented Jones with an award for his accomplishments

c)

The French presented Jones the title Commander and Chief of the Navy

36.

Who was a Patriot leader who used hit-and-run attacks, known as guerilla

warfare?

a)

Comte de Rochambeau

b)

Francis Marion

c)

James Armistead

37.

Who was an enslaved African who worked as a spy and provided

information that gave the Continental army an advantage at Yorktown?

a)

Comte de Rochambeau

b)

Francis Marion

c)

James Armistead

38.

Who was the commander of 4,000 French troops that aided the

Patriot forces at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

Comte de Rochambeau

b)

Francis Marion

c)

James Armistead

39.

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

The Battle of Trenton

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Battle of Yorktown

40.

What was the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized

the independence of the United States?

a)

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

41.

Why did the British move the war to the South?

a)

They believed large groups

of Loyalists would help them win.

b)

They wanted to move toward the warmer weather

c)

They had already beat the North

42.

How did the British army wage war in the South?

a)

The British set fire to buildings

b)

The British wiped out crops, farm animals, and

property.

c)

The British kidnapped women and children

43.

How did Francis Marion and his men hurt the British?

a)

They used surprise attacks to

cut off British communication

and supply lines.

b)

They killed the British General Cornwallis

c)

They stole the British weapons

44.

Why did Cornwallis move his troops to Yorktown?

a)

because he had taken all of their slaves to use as soldiers

b)

because he no longer liked New York

c)

because of pressure from the Continental

army in the Carolinas

45.

Peace talks between Great Britain and America took ____________________ to reach an agreement.

a)

2 days

b)

2 months

c)

2 years

46.

Which of the following was NOT a country who offered to aid the Patriots?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Holland

47.

Where did Washington and his troops spend the harsh winter of 1778?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Trenton

d)

Valley Forge

48.

FRENCH statesman who used his own money and soldiers to serve in the Continental Army.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

Nathan Hale

49.

Who would be an example of mercenaries?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Hessians

50.

Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Comte de Rochambou

c)

George Washington

d)

Benedict Arnold