WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Overview--What do you know?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
How much do you know about the American Revolution?
Literally nothing
A little
I'm slaying
What is this showing?
What country colonized the original 13 colonies?
Spain
Great Britain
France
Portugal
True or False: Mercantalism is the belief that the 13 Colonies existed to give the mother country (Great Britain/England) raw materials and goods
True
False
What was the cause of the American Revolution?
What is the significance of the date July 4, 1776?
The Articles of Confederation were written
The U.S. Constitution was drafted
Declaration of Independence was formally adopted
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
The Declaration of Independence stated that people had certain rights, such as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." These rights are also known as:
Rights of Man and Woman
Christian’s Rights
Unalienable Rights
What movement in Europe influenced the American Revolution?
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
Winston Churchill
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
In what year was the Constitution created?
1776
1787
1800
1812
What was added to the Constitution to guarantee protection of unalienable rights?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Emancipation Proclamation
All of the following are principles of the US Constitution EXCEPT--
Republicanism
Absolutism
Separation of Power
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Why is the American Revolution important to American history?
The Americans and Spain became allies.
King George III gained control over the colonists.
America gained independence from Great Britain in order to became its own nation.
Some of the loyalists returned to Great Britain after the war.
Two effects of the American Revolution were (choose 2 answers)
France was inspired to have a revolution
The United States was created
England became more controlling of the Americas
America became a dictatorship
