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The Road to Revolution Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Long ago England ______________, or ruled the thirteen colonies.

a)

created

b)

governed

c)

passed

d)

afforded

2.

The leaders in England could not ____________ , or have money to pay for more problems in the colonies.

a)

create

b)

govern

c)

afford

d)

pass

3.

English leaders made or ________________laws and taxes to make the colonists pay for the war.

a)

governed

b)

replaced

c)

created

d)

ruled

4.

The colonists had many __________ to speak out or fight against England's new laws and taxes.

a)

weapons

b)

protests

c)

events

d)

troubles

5.

Many __________, or things that occurred with England, made the patriots very angry.

a)

troubles

b)

taxes

c)

protests

d)

events

6.

English lawmakers __________, or made new laws, that the colonists didn't like.

a)

passed

b)

governed

c)

events

d)

troubles

7.

The colonists were forced to pay more_____________ to help England pay for the expensive French and Indian War.

a)

events

b)

troubles

c)

wars

d)

taxes

8.

The colonists decided to __________, or substitute, English control for a new independent government.

a)

govern

b)

replace

c)

create

d)

pass

9.

The war America fought to gain independence from England was called The

a)

American Revolution

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Battle of Independence

d)

Minutemen War

10.

The colonists who did not like the king and wanted independence were called

a)

loyalists

b)

redcoats

c)

patriots

d)

silversmiths

11.

Another word for problems is_____________.

a)

troubles

b)

taxes

c)

protests

d)

events

12.

Who were the colonists that were ready to fight with a minute's notice?

a)

patriots

b)

minutemen

c)

speedsters

d)

quickies

13.

What did the colonists call the English soldiers?

a)

redcoats

b)

silversmiths

c)

minutemen

d)

patriots

14.

All of the following were English colonies, EXCEPT

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

California

d)

North Carolina

15.

All of the following could be reasons that colonists did not think they were Americans, EXCEPT

a)

The colonists in New York considered themselves to be New Yorkers, etc...

b)

They did not like living in America, and they planned to return to England.

c)

People in each colony did not think that they had much in common with each other.

d)

The country of England ruled, or governed, all thirteen colonies in the New World.

16.

All of the following events led to the American Revolution, EXCEPT

a)

England made the colonists pay a tax on shoes.

b)

England made the colonists pay a stamp tax.

c)

England made the colonists pay a tax on tea.

d)

England would not let the colonists move west.

17.

The stamp tax was a tax on everything below, EXCEPT

a)

contracts

b)

playing cards

c)

newspapers

d)

postage stamps

18.

How did the colonists protest the stamp tax?

a)

They wouldn’t buy them, and they ran the sellers out of town.

b)

They made their own paper and paper goods.

c)

They didn’t mail any more letters, and they got their own post offices.

d)

They dressed as Indians, and tossed the stamps into the sea.

19.

How did the colonists protest the tax on tea?

a)

They wouldn’t buy tea, and they ran the sellers out of town.

b)

They made their own teas, or drank other things, like coffee.

c)

They got tea from other countries, like France or India.

d)

They dressed as Indians, and tossed the tea into the sea.

20.

England did all of the following to punish the colonists, EXCEPT

a)

They forced many colonists to leave America and return to live in England.

b)

They closed the port of Boston.

c)

They made the colonists pay for the tea that was destroyed.

d)

They sent more soldiers to America.

21.

Colonists did all of the following to respond to England, EXCEPT

a)

Colonists from twelve of the thirteen colonies had a meeting in Philadelphia.

b)

They sent many colonists over to England to speak with the King and English people.

c)

They sent a letter to the king asking him to end the tax on tea.

d)

They prepared soldiers, called minutemen, in case they had to fight with England.

22.

The patriot who made shoes and was involved in the Boston Tea Party?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Robert Twelves Hewes

23.

Who was the patriot that was elected to be the first commander in chief?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Robert Twelves Hewes

24.

Who was the patriot who told the English soldiers that they were in danger of being attacked by minutemen?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Robert Twelves Hewes

25.

Which word below is a compound word?

a)

soldier

b)

patriot

c)

happiness

d)

redcoat

26.

What is the contraction for "could not"?

a)

couldn't

b)

could've

c)

could'nt

d)

could't

27.

What is the contraction for "could have"?

a)

could've

b)

could'nt

c)

could't

d)

couldn't

28.

What is the contraction for "is not"?

a)

isn't

b)

is'nt

c)

is't

d)

isnot

29.

What is the contraction for "that is"?

a)

that's

b)

that'is

c)

thats'

d)

thatis

30.

What is the contraction for "did not"?

a)

didn't

b)

did'nt

c)

did't

d)

didnot

31.

What is the contraction for "it is"?

a)

it's

b)

its'

c)

it'is

d)

itis

32.

Why was England broke, and needing to raise taxes on the colonies?

a)

The king was spending too much money on palaces

b)

They lost the French and Indian War, and they had to pay the French for the cost of the war

c)

They won the French and Indian War, but the war had been expensive and they could not afford to guard all of the new land

d)

The Spanish American War bankrupted the American colonies

33.

Why did England close Boston Harbor in 1774?

a)

To punish the people of Boston and make them pay for all of the tea they dumped into Boston Harbor

b)

To prevent smuggling of tea into America

c)

Because the king was mad that the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were put on trial and convicted

d)

It was too much competition for New York Harbor

34.

Paul Revere made a secret ___________, or symbol to communicate if the English traveled by land or by sea.

a)

event

b)

pass

c)

code

d)

rule

35.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

metal

d)

silver

36.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
37.
_______ was when the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
a)
Tea Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)

Stamp Act

d)
Boston Massacre
38.

At the battles of Lexington and Concord what did the English try to take from the patriots?

a)

protests

b)

taxes

c)

weapons

d)

homes

39.
"No taxation without representation" means?
a)

Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they had no voice in government.

b)

The representative can tax me.

c)

Take the weapons right away.

d)
None of the above
40.

In the final battle of the war, America won independence when the English soldiers gave up, or __________.

a)

battled

b)

fought

c)

surrendered

d)

replaced