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Ch.5. Road to independence

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

a)

the right to a trial by jury

b)

the right to choose the monarch

c)

the right to bear arms

d)

the right to self-govern

2.

The Mayflower Compact is significant because it established ___________ in America?

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

tyranny

c)

self-government

d)

oligarchy

3.

In the 1760s and 1770s, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts. What was the impact of these British policies?

a)

Indian tribes were able to keep their lands.

b)

Colonists began to think of becoming independent.

c)

The British government was able to pay off its debt.

d)

The French were defeated in the French and Indian War.

4.

Which act required American colonists to house and feed British soldiers?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Acts

5.
Why were the colonists angered by issuance of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It took too much land from Canada.
b)
It gave territory in Florida to France.
c)
It limited their freedom to move west.
d)
It promoted raids by Native American Indians.
6.

The diagram describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Which event completes the diagram?

a)

British give up the attempt to tax the colonists.

b)

British apply armed force against the colonists.

c)

British agree to give the colonists their independence.

d)

British grant the colonists representation in Parliament

7.

How could the British government have possibly prevented the American Revolution?

a)

By allowing King George III to be an absolute monarch.

b)

By allowing colonists to elect Representatives to Parliament.

c)

By forcing the colonists to accept the Stamp Act without protest.

d)

By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislatures.

8.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was an "unalienable right" that all governments should protect?

a)

the right to social equality

b)

the right to personal liberty

c)

the right to own property

d)

the right to elect government officials

9.

Which complaint against King George III is stated in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

He has quartered his troops among the colonists.

b)

He has forced the colonists to accept the practice of slavery.

c)

He has required the colonists to trade with French merchants.

d)

He has failed to defend the colonists in the French and Indian War.

10.

Which grievance contributed to the American colonists' desire for independence?

a)

The British government had refused to recognize the colonists' right to self-govern.

b)

The British government had taxed the colonists without their consent.

c)

British policies had made frontier lands too expensive.

d)

The King had denied the colonists' ability to practice their religion.

11.

Which phrase represented American colonists' opposistion to British taxes because they did not elect members of Parliament?

a)

No Representation without Taxation

b)

Taxation with Representation is Tyranny

c)

No Taxation without Representation

d)

Taxation and Representation are Tyranny

12.

The passage below is from a historical document.
What is the main idea of this passage?

a)
Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.
b)
People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.
c)
Government must equally distribute power among people.
d)
Government is necessary to promote equality.
13.

This act placed taxes on goods that were imported from Britain; such as paper, glass, paint, and lead.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Tea Act

14.

This act allowed Parliament to pass laws that applied to the colonies with obtaining their approval.

a)

The Declaratory Act

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Stamp Act

15.
A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
a)
Common Law
b)
English Bill of RIghts
c)
House of Burgess
d)
The Federalist Papers
16.

The ___________________________ Act was a tax on finished goods like glass, lead, and paper.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Glass Act

17.

Which act placed a tax on almost all printed materials?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Townshend Acts

d)

The Delcaratory Acts

18.
What was the Quartering Act?
a)
Restriced the colonist from making goods
b)
Forced the colonist to stop printing money
c)
Colonist were forced to house and feed British soldiers
19.

The Intolerable/Coercive Acts were a series of laws that did what?

a)

Closed Boston Harbor

b)

Forced the colonies to let British soldiers live among the colonists

c)

Banned town meetings in Massachusetts

d)

All of the above

20.

What was the name of the conflict that caused the British to be in debt and to start taxing the Colonies..

a)

The Taxation War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Colonial War

d)

The French and Indian War

e)

The French and English War

21.

This Act was a Tax on all paper goods such as mail, and stamps.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

The Mail Act

c)

the Quartering Act

d)

The Stamp Act

22.

This Act forced the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Soldier Act

e)

Quartering Act

23.

A famous saying from the colonists was " No _____________ without ______________ in Parliament"

a)

Laws, Discussion

b)

Jail, Trials

c)

Taxation, Representation

d)

Quartering, Meetings

24.

What event was a direct result of the colonist frustration with the Tea Act?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Gaspee Affair

c)

The Olive Branch Petition

d)

The Boston Tea Party

25.
Why were the colonists upset they about the new laws and taxes?
a)
They had no representation in Parliament
b)
They didn't want to pay money to the British
26.

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Cesar Chavez

27.

What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

All people are created equal.

b)

Only women are equal.

c)

All men and animals are equal.

28.

Where do governments get their power?

a)

from the president

b)

from the constitution

c)

from the people

29.

What did the Declaration declare about the colonies?

a)

The colonies need help from England.

b)

The colonies are free and independent.

c)

The colonies are states of England.

30.

What rights are listed in the Declaration?

a)

The right to life

b)

The right to liberty.

c)

The right to happiness.

d)

All of the above.

31.

Why did the British begin to confiscate the colonist's weapons?

a)

The British heard the colonists were stocking up on weapons.

b)

The British needed weapons.

c)

The British were bored wanted to start a war.

32.

What is one thing the First Continental Congress did in 1774.

a)

Delegates placed bets on when the war would begin

b)

Delegates sent a letter to the King asking him to give them more rights.

c)

Delegates met in Washington D.C to elect a new president.

33.

How did King George respond to all the protesting and boycotts?

a)

He tweeted that they stop complaining.

b)

He opened up Boston Harbor

c)

He sent more redcoats to defend his rules.

34.

What happened at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775?

a)

The first shots were fired, the minutemen forced a British retreat.

b)

The British arrested John Hancock and Samuel Adams

c)

The British confiscated all the colonist's weapons.

35.

Check anything that is included in the Declaration on Independence. (3)

a)

Complaints against the king

b)

Tax information

c)

signatures of 56 delegates

d)

all ties with Great Britain were broken, freeing the colonies to become independent states

36.

In what year was the declaration of independence written?

a)

1774

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1777

37.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men are created equal". Base on this statement, which group was granted the right to vote?

a)

slaves

b)

women

c)

poor whites who did not own property

d)

property owners

38.

Which was NOT a reason King George was blamed for the problems leading to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

King George ordered his troops to listen to colonists' grievances.

b)

King George ignored the concerns of the colonists.

c)

King George excessively taxed colonists.

d)

King George did not allow colonists to have representation in Parliament.

39.

Select the main two political groups that existed in the colonies in the 1770s.

a)

loyalists

b)

redcoats

c)

minutemen

d)

patriots

40.

What happened at concord?

a)

The Patriots fired on the Redcoats and caused the British to retreat.

b)

The British were able to defeat the colonists and confiscated their weapons

c)

The colonists and the British signed a treaty.

d)

None of the above

41.

What did the colonists do when King George refused to read their letter asking for more rights?

a)

Colonists began attacking Redcoats at every opportunity.

b)

The colonists formed an alliance with the indians.

c)

The colonists wrote another letter to the King and had John Hancock deliver it himsel.

d)

The colonists boycotted British goods again.

42.

A ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair

a)

minuteman

b)

militia

c)

tyrant

d)

king

43.

A group of people who are trained like soldiers

a)

militia

b)

minuteman

c)

tyrant

d)

redcoats

44.

Nickname for certain men of the american militia who were ready for service "at a minutes notice"

a)

minutemaid

b)

minutemans

c)

minutemen

d)

minutelad

45.

What was the Boston Massacre?

a)

A battle where British soldiers were killed by colonists

b)

A peaceful protest in Boston

c)

An incident where British soldiers fired on and killed several colonists

d)

The name given to the harsh winter suffered by the Continental Army

46.

What was the purpose of the 1st Continental Congress?

a)

To write the Declaration of Independence

b)

To declare war on Britain

c)

To address colonial grievances and organize resistance

d)

To sign a peace treaty with Britain

47.

Why did the colonists consider the Boston Massacre a massacre?

a)

Because hundreds of colonists were killed

b)

Because it was an unprovoked attack on peaceful colonists

c)

Because it was used as propaganda to unite the colonists against Britain

d)

Because it led to the immediate start of the Revolutionary War

48.
What is Due Process?
a)
The principle that the law applies to everyone
b)
Freedoms that everyone has
c)
The ways laws are carried out to protect people's rights (fair trial)
49.
Grievences
a)
Another word for complaint
b)
Another word for charter
c)
Freedoms you are born with
50.
What is a PREamble?
a)
Introduction to a speech or piece of writing
b)
Another words for complaint
c)
A song about freedom
51.
What was the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It created self-government for the colonist
b)
It expanded the rights of the people and parliament 
c)
It limited the kings power in 1215
52.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Great Lakes

53.

What document ended the French & Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of the Ohio River Valley

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of France & Indians

54.

The proposal created by Benjamin Franklin to unite the American colonies was called _________

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Albany Plan of Union

c)

Confederacy of England

d)

United States Constitution

55.

Which act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported?

a)

Writs of assistance

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Declaratory Act

56.

Why did the Sugar Act anger the colonists?

a)

It violated colonists' rights to be secure in their own homes

b)

It took away colonists' rights to trial by jury

c)

It allowed officials to seize goods without going to court

d)

All of the above

57.

Who created the group, "Sons of Liberty"?

a)

George Washington

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Ethan Allen

58.

What was the name of the first colonist killed by the British during the Boston Massacre?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Thomas Paine

59.

What was Thomas Paine's opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?

a)

The colonies should break away from British rule

b)

The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain

c)

The colonies should remain under British rule

d)

The colonies should stop fighting the British

60.

What did some colonists do to avoid paying taxes?

a)

They resorted to smuggling

b)

They argued for more taxes

c)

They moved to the Atlantic Coast

d)

They went to court

61.

Colonists who favored American independence were known as _______

a)

loyalists

b)

separatists

c)

patriots

d)

nationalists

62.

What happened as the British soldiers marched back to Boston from Concord?

a)

crowds of children cheered

b)

they fought a battle at lexington

c)

they captured samuel adams and his cousin, John adams

d)

militia fired at them from behind trees and fences

63.

What event sparked the beginning of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Suffolk Resolves

64.
What was the result of the first Continental Congress?
a)
They wrote the Declaration of Independence
b)
They sent a letter to King George
c)
They created the United States Army
d)
They agreed to stop buying sugar from England
65.

Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?

a)

The British Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

The Royal Family

d)

The House of Burgesses

66.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
67.

if you were loyal to the British you are a ...

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

68.
Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?
a)
William Penn
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
John Locke
d)
Robert Livingston
69.

what was common sense?

a)

Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament

b)

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

c)

Right of the people to abolish an abusive government

70.
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Savannah
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Plymouth Rock
d)
Hartford
71.
Who were the Loyalists?
a)
colonists who were loyal to Great Britain (didn't want independence)
b)
colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
72.

What was one of the main slogans of the colonists during the protests against British taxes?

a)

"No taxation without representation!"

b)

"More taxes, more problems!"

c)

"We want our stamps!"

d)

"Tea for free or let us be!"

73.

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

To spread news about British actions and unify the colonies

b)

To organize parties like the Boston Tea Party

c)

To write letters of support to the British King

d)

To collect stamps from the Stamp Act

74.

What did the Intolerable Acts result in?

a)

Repeal of the Stamp Act

b)

Start of the French and Indian War

c)

Closure of Boston Harbor

d)

Introduction of the Tea Act

75.

What did the colonists do in response to the Tea Act?

a)

They petitioned the king

b)

They boycotted British goods

c)

They threw tea into Boston Harbor

d)

They paid the taxes quietly

76.

Delegates means....

a)

clearly true and requiring no proof; obvious

b)

a person sent with power to act for another or others.

c)

to agree or approve

d)

to disagree

77.

Each American colony had a representative assembly, much like Parliament in Great Britain, and the colonists were used to governing themselves.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Except for regulating trade, the British government generally left the colonies alone.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Most of the colonies were managed by a governor appointed by the king.  The royal governor then appointed judges and other officials.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Who was the leader of the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

Colonel William Prescott

b)

General William Howe

c)

General George Washington

81.

What did colonists run out of during the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

food

b)

gunpowder/ammunition

c)

clothes

82.

Who was the leader of the British at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

Colonel William Prescott

b)

General William Howe

c)

General George Washington

83.

Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

a)

Colonel William Prescott

b)

General William Howe

c)

General George Washington

84.

When were colonists supposed to fire on the British during the battle?

a)

When they could see the whites of their eyes.

b)

As soon as they saw them coming up the hill.

c)

They were not supposed to fire upon them.

85.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

Colonists

b)

British

c)

No one

86.

What did the Olive Branch Petition ask for from King George III?

a)

war

b)

peace

c)

ammunition

87.

Who wrote Common Sense, which stated that colonists should rule themselves?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

88.

What was talked about in the preamble of the Declaration?

a)

Grievances against the King

b)

why the Declaration was needed

c)

rights of the people

89.

Who was the president of Congress that wrote his name big and bold on the Declaration to be sure the King knew it was him?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Hancock

90.

Why were the signers worried?

a)

They weren't worried.

b)

They were afraid the colonists wouldn't like the Declaration.

c)

They were risking their lives by possibly committing treason.

91.

What are three rights, as stated in the Declaration, that the government cannot take away? Pick 3

a)

Life

b)

Food

c)

Liberty

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

e)

Education

92.

search warrants

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

writs of assistance

d)

committees of correspondence

93.

a group of leaders in various towns/colonies that exchanged letters and shared information

a)

committees of correspondence

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

writs of assistance

94.

Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they...?

a)

hurt British trade and hurt British merchants financially.

b)

lowered the prices of imported products.

c)

left British troops short of supplies in the colonies.

d)

allowed the Americans to start their own factories.

95.

How did the Enlightenment inspire American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

it abolished slavery in the colonies and ended the slave trade

b)

it introduced the ideas of natural rights and government by agreement

c)

it gave women the right to vote and own property

d)

in inspired colonists to help others and start homes for orphans

96.

The Boston Massacre took place in the colony of Massachusetts in 1770. Which description of the event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

conflict between soldiers and angry Boston residents resulted in 5 deaths

b)

unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd taking five lives

c)

British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense

d)

a mob of angry Bostonians unlawfully confronted British soldiers, resulting in many deaths

97.

The Engraving above shows the events known as the Boston Massacre. What group do you think published this engraving? How do you think the public reacted after seeing this image?

a)

The image was published by the Sons of Liberty.

b)

The public reacted with anger and disbelief that the British would fire into an unarmed crowd of citizens.

98.

Why might a boycott be a good way for people to protest a law or other action they do not like?

a)

boycotts are legal

b)

boycotts are peaceful

c)

a boycott hurts the government/company financially

d)

All of the above.

99.

Which colony opted out of attending the First Continental Congress?

a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
100.

In 1773, the British government passed the Tea Act.

The law gave the _______ _________ _________ the right to ship cheaper tea to the colonies.

a)

British East India Company

b)
British Royal Navy
c)
American Tea Association
d)
British Tea Corporation
101.

_________- Written requests to the British government asking for change

a)

Petition

b)
Protests
c)
Revolutions
d)
Boycotts