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C3 The American Revolution - Chapter 3: Independence

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
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1.

Who wrote to her husband, John, in April 1776, expressing her desire to hear about the declaration of independence?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Martha Washington

c)

Dolley Madison

d)

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

2.

According to the passage, who urged her husband to be more generous and favourable to women than his ancestors?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Martha Washington

c)

Dolley Madison

d)

Elizabeth Hamilton

3.

What did Abigail Adams warn would happen if particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies?

a)

She warned that women are determined to foment a Rebellion and will not hold themselves bound by any Laws in which they have no voice or representation.

b)

She warned that the country would fall into economic ruin.

c)

She warned that men would lose their rights as well.

d)

She warned that the government would collapse immediately.

4.

According to the passage, under the law, who controlled all of a wife's property?

a)

The husband

b)

The wife

c)

The government

d)

Her children

5.

Why did Abigail Adams urge her husband to protect women from the 'vicious and Lawless'?

a)

Because under the law, the 'vicious and Lawless' could treat women with cruelty and indignity.

b)

Because she wanted women to have the right to vote immediately.

c)

Because she believed women should serve in the military.

d)

Because she wanted women to be exempt from paying taxes.

6.

According to the passage, what effect did the struggle for independence have on society?

a)

It strengthened government control

b)

It loosened the bands of government everywhere

c)

It made children more obedient

d)

It reduced the number of apprentices

7.

According to John, who was instigating the rise of a more numerous and powerful group?

a)

The British government

b)

The local merchants

c)

The colonial farmers

d)

The church leaders

8.

List three groups mentioned in the passage that were stirred up to demand new privileges.

a)

Nobles, clergy, and townspeople

b)

Farmers, merchants, and soldiers

c)

Artisans, peasants, and monarchs

d)

Bankers, traders, and priests

9.

Women were subject to the arbitrary rule of husbands and fathers because:

a)

They had fewer legal rights and social power.

b)

They were physically stronger.

c)

They chose to be ruled.

d)

They had more education.

10.

One out of every five Americans was enslaved, even though Americans claimed liberty as a fundamental birthright because:

a)

Slavery was considered essential to the economy and society by many colonists.

b)

All Americans were free and equal at the time.

c)

The concept of liberty applied to everyone equally.

d)

Slavery did not exist in America.

11.

In a new political society, what role would native people or religious dissenters have?

a)

They would have equal rights and participation.

b)

They would be excluded from political processes.

c)

They would only have economic roles.

d)

They would serve as advisors only.

12.

Declaring independence, though difficult, would prove less complicated than resolving the other conundrums mentioned in the passage because:

a)

it was a clear and decisive action.

b)

it required more resources.

c)

it involved more negotiation.

d)

it was less important than the other issues.

13.

By spring 1776, what had happened to British authority in the colonies according to the passage?

a)

British authority had collapsed in all of the colonies.

b)

British authority had grown stronger in all of the colonies.

c)

British authority was only present in the southern colonies.

d)

British authority had been restored by the arrival of new troops.

14.

According to the passage, who mainly composed the provincial congresses and committees of safety?

a)

British officials

b)

Members of the suspended colonial assemblies

c)

Native Americans

d)

French allies

15.

Late in 1775, Congress instructed two colonies that had asked for guidance to form new governments. Which two colonies are mentioned in the passage?

a)

South Carolina and New Hampshire

b)

Virginia and Massachusetts

c)

Georgia and Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland and Rhode Island

16.

On May 10, 1776, what did Congress call on all the colonies to do?

a)

To create new governments.

b)

To declare war on Britain.

c)

To abolish slavery immediately.

d)

To sign a peace treaty with France.

17.

Who said that the call to create new governments was 'a machine for fabricating independence'?

a)

William Duane of New York

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams

18.

According to the passage, which state's provincial congress instructed its delegates to Congress to vote for independence?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

19.

Who introduced the resolution in Congress that 'these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states'?

a)

Richard Henry Lee

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

20.

Which two delegates were appointed to draft a declaration, according to the passage?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin and George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

d)

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry

21.

The passage states that all towns in Massachusetts voted for independence in April 1776.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

According to the passage, which document did Adams know from Jefferson's writings?

a)

'Summary View of the Rights of British America'

b)

'Common Sense'

c)

'The Federalist Papers'

d)

'Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania'

23.

According to the passage, what was the purpose of the declaration discussed in 'The American Revolution'?

a)

To prepare a platform on which everyone in Congress, and in the states they represented, could stand. It had to be clear, not controversial, and utterly consistent with the country’s prevailing mood.

b)

To announce the immediate end of all foreign alliances.

c)

To establish a new national currency for the colonies.

d)

To declare war on all European monarchies.

24.

The declaration begins with an explanation of the document’s purpose. What group is preparing to separate from another, according to the passage?

a)

One group of people is preparing to separate from another, and to take their place among the world’s nations.

b)

A group of nations is preparing to unite under a single government.

c)

A single leader is preparing to declare independence from his people.

d)

A group of merchants is preparing to form a new trading company.

25.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a 'self-evident' truth in the passage?

a)

A) All men are created equal

b)

B) All men have certain inalienable rights

c)

C) All men must obey the king

d)

D) All men are entitled to life

26.

According to the passage, from where do governments derive their powers?

a)

From the consent of the governed.

b)

From the wealth of the nation.

c)

From the military strength.

d)

From the traditions of the monarchy.

27.

According to the passage, what do people have the right to do if a government begins violating their rights?

a)

Change or abolish the government and create a new one to protect their rights.

b)

Accept the government's actions without protest.

c)

Move to another country immediately.

d)

Request the government to increase its power.

28.

According to the passage, people are more likely to suffer under a bad government than to change their customary systems.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

According to the passage, what did the declaration list that made rebellion necessary?

a)

The king's personal actions

b)

The British government's actions

c)

The colonists' protests

d)

The acts of Parliament

30.

Since 1764, the colonists had been protesting against the acts of Parliament. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as one of these acts?

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Navigation Act

d)

The Tea Act

31.

Fill in the blank: The declaration shifted the blame from _______ to the king.

a)

Parliament

b)

the army

c)

the church

d)

the people

32.

The word 'Parliament' is never mentioned in the declaration according to the passage.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The king had refused or imposed which two actions?

a)

He refused to approve laws and imposed taxes without consent.

b)

He refused to hold elections and imposed martial law.

c)

He refused to sign treaties and imposed new religions.

d)

He refused to build roads and imposed trade restrictions.

34.

According to the passage, what did the king do to the colonial charters and legislatures?

a)

He had taken away colonial charters and suspended their legislatures.

b)

He granted more power to the colonial legislatures.

c)

He allowed the colonies to write new charters.

d)

He ignored the existence of colonial charters and legislatures.

35.

According to the passage, who had been the counsel for the accused in the 'mock trial' related to the Boston massacre?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Samuel Adams

36.

According to the passage, what system did the king abolish in the province that had only recently been introduced to English law?

a)

The free system of English laws

b)

The feudal system of land tenure

c)

The Roman code of justice

d)

The French civil code

37.

According to the passage, which of the following actions did the king NOT take?

a)

Plundered the seas

b)

Burnt towns

c)

Sent large armies of foreign mercenaries

d)

Established free trade with the colonies

38.

According to the passage, the king was accused of sending large armies of foreign mercenaries to do what?

a)

To compleat the works of death, desolation & tyranny

b)

To negotiate peace treaties with neighboring countries

c)

To build new infrastructure for the kingdom

d)

To collect taxes from the citizens

39.

According to the passage, what did the king do to incite domestic insurrections?

a)

By arming slaves and the 'merciless Indian savages'

b)

By freeing all slaves

c)

By abolishing the slave trade

d)

By supporting the American colonies

40.

Fill in the blank: The African slave trade was described in the passage as 'this ______ warfare.'

a)

piratical

b)

heroic

c)

peaceful

d)

just

41.

What was the main reason the king of Great Britain was determined to keep open a market where men should be bought and sold, according to the passage?

a)

To maintain economic profit from the slave trade

b)

To promote religious freedom

c)

To encourage immigration

d)

To support local agriculture

42.

According to the passage, what did Jefferson accuse the king of doing to atone for his crimes against the liberties of one people—the enslaved?

a)

By having them take the lives of another people—the colonists.

b)

By granting them freedom and land in the colonies.

c)

By sending them back to their homeland as compensation.

d)

By offering them positions in the colonial government.

43.

Congress kept the whole passage on slavery and the slave trade in the Declaration of Independence.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What did the declaration insist about the Americans' petitions for redress?

a)

That they had been answered only by repeated injuries.

b)

That they were immediately granted.

c)

That they were ignored because they were unreasonable.

d)

That they were answered with generous support.

45.

According to the passage, who did Adams think should not have been called a tyrant?

a)

George III

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Hancock

46.

What did the declaration state about the united colonies?

a)

The united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.

b)

The united colonies should remain under British rule.

c)

The united colonies are to form a single monarchy.

d)

The united colonies must pay taxes to the crown.

47.

Why did Americans feel they had no choice but to 'hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends'?

a)

Because the British people had been deaf to 'the voice of justice and consanguinity.'

b)

Because the Americans wanted to expand their territory.

c)

Because the Americans were seeking revenge for past conflicts.

d)

Because the Americans wanted to establish a monarchy.

48.

Who was determined to be a 'patriot king' according to the passage?

a)

George III

b)

Charles II

c)

James I

d)

William IV

49.

According to the passage, on what date did Congress vote in favor of independence?

a)

July 2

b)

July 4

c)

July 8

d)

June 30

50.

Fill in the blank: The document is titled "A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress _______."

a)

Assembled

b)

United

c)

Gathered

d)

Formed

51.

Which words appeared in print for the first time in bold line according to the passage?

a)

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

b)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Philadelphia

52.

When did the people of Philadelphia hear independence declared?

a)

July 2

b)

July 4

c)

July 8

d)

June 30

53.

Who published five hundred copies of the declaration to distribute throughout the country?

a)

John Hancock

b)

John Dunlap

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

54.

According to the passage, what did the people of New York do after the declaration was read to the troops?

a)

They pulled down the statue of George III and cut it to pieces.

b)

They organized a parade in honor of the king.

c)

They built a new monument for George III.

d)

They left the area in silence.

55.

What did the women do with the pieces of the king's statue, according to the passage?

a)

Threw them away

b)

Melted them into bullets

c)

Sold them

d)

Buried them

56.

What event is depicted in the image below the passage?

a)

The reading of the Declaration of Independence.

b)

The signing of the Constitution.

c)

The Boston Tea Party.

d)

The inauguration of George Washington.

57.

According to the passage, what significant event took place on July 4, 1776?

a)

The end of the Revolutionary War

b)

The first printing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

The signing of the Treaty of Paris

d)

The Boston Tea Party

58.

The document created on July 4, 1776, gave the new nation a name. What was the name?

a)

The American Colonies

b)

The United States of America

c)

The British Colonies

d)

New England

59.

Fill in the blank: The largest European force ever sent overseas, consisting of thirty-thousand British troops, was coming ashore on _________.

a)

Staten Island

b)

Long Island

c)

Manhattan

d)

Brooklyn

60.

Who commanded the army that Washington's poorly armed and poorly trained New England soldiers could not defend New York from?

a)

General William

b)

Admiral Sir Richard Howe

c)

General Sir Guy Carleton

d)

General William and Admiral Sir Richard Howe

61.

The French along the St. Lawrence River remembered New England's wars against them.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

According to the passage, what caused the Americans to retreat from Montreal?

a)

Lack of supplies

b)

Smallpox and winter

c)

British reinforcements

d)

Defeat at Quebec

63.

Who realized that New York was indefensible?

a)

Washington

b)

Jefferson

c)

Hamilton

d)

Adams

64.

To hold Brooklyn, Washington would have to defend all of ________, which was impossible with no ships and only nineteen thousand men.

a)

Long Island

b)

Manhattan

c)

New Jersey

d)

Staten Island

65.

American rebels opposed Clinton's landing on Long Island's south shore.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

What was the largest-scale battle in the entire Revolutionary War?

a)

The Battle of Long Island.

b)

The Battle of Saratoga.

c)

The Battle of Yorktown.

d)

The Battle of Bunker Hill.

67.

Why did Howe decide on a siege of Brooklyn instead of destroying Washington’s army?

a)

He wanted to avoid unnecessary casualties

b)

He wanted to seize Kings Bridge

c)

He wanted to attack Manhattan

d)

He wanted to retreat

68.

Who did Admiral Howe write to when he reached Staten Island?

a)

Franklin.

b)

George Washington.

c)

John Adams.

d)

Thomas Jefferson.

69.

According to the passage, where did Franklin and others discuss ways to preserve peace in 1774?

a)

At Catherine Howe's London home.

b)

In Philadelphia's Independence Hall.

c)

At the Boston Tea House.

d)

In Paris at the French Embassy.

70.

Who did Howe send to Philadelphia to propose that Congress send someone to discuss reconciliation?

a)

John Sullivan

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Charles Lee

d)

Horatio Gates

71.

What did John Adams think about negotiating with Howe after the defeat of the American army?

a)

John Adams opposed negotiating with Howe, wishing that 'the first ball that had been fired on the day of the defeat of our army [on Long Island]' had been set aside.

b)

John Adams supported immediate negotiations with Howe, believing it would lead to peace.

c)

John Adams was indifferent to negotiations with Howe, leaving the decision to others.

d)

John Adams believed negotiating with Howe would strengthen the American position.

72.

Who did Congress send to meet the admiral on Staten Island?

a)

Adams, Franklin, and Edward Rutledge

b)

Washington, Jefferson, and Madison

c)

Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin

d)

Franklin, Rutledge, and Washington

73.

Where did the meeting with Admiral Howe take place?

a)

Staten Island

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

d)

Charleston

74.

What did Adams think of the American officers and soldiers in New Jersey?

a)

They were brave and disciplined

b)

They were thoughtful and organized

c)

They were straggling and loitering

d)

They were inspired and hopeful

75.

Who was brought as a hostage to the meeting with Howe?

a)

The officer Howe had dispatched as a hostage to wait on the New Jersey shore.

b)

A British general from New York.

c)

A local farmer from New Jersey.

d)

A French diplomat visiting the colonies.

76.

What did Howe supply during the three-hour meeting?

a)

Only water

b)

Good Claret, good Bread, cold Ham, Tongues, and Mutton

c)

Tea and biscuits

d)

Coffee and cake

77.

According to the passage, what did John Adams say he would be willing to consider himself as, for a few moments?

a)

In any Character which would be agreeable to your Lordship, except that of a British Subject.

b)

A loyal servant of the British Crown.

c)

A permanent resident of England.

d)

A representative of the French government.

78.

What was Howe's proposal to the Americans, as described in the passage?

a)

To join the British army

b)

To resume their allegiance to the king in exchange for a pardon

c)

To create new governments

d)

To declare independence

79.

True or False: The amnesty offered by the king included John Adams.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

After two years of anarchy, what did the states do according to Rutledge?

a)

The states had created new governments.

b)

The states had dissolved their armies.

c)

The states had joined a foreign alliance.

d)

The states had abolished all taxes.

81.

Fill in the blank: Howe spoke of his own gratitude to Massachusetts for the Westminster Abbey monument to honor his brother, and he now 'felt for America, as for a Brother, and if America should fall, he should feel and lament it, like the loss of a ______.'

a)

Brother

b)

Friend

c)

Father

d)

Nation

82.

Who assured Howe with a smile and a bow, 'to save your Lordship that mortification'?

a)

Washington

b)

Franklin

c)

Congress

d)

The commissioners

83.

Fill in the blank: The diplomats crossed back to ______, and Howe prepared to crush Washington's army.

a)

New Jersey

b)

Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Maryland

84.

What natural event helped Washington get his army across the East River?

a)

A) A violent storm

b)

B) A dense fog

c)

C) Both a violent storm and a dense fog

d)

D) Congress's decision

85.

How long did Howe and the British army hold New York after their attack on Manhattan?

a)

One year

b)

Three years

c)

Seven years

d)

Ten years

86.

Who held Harlem Heights at Manhattan's northern tip?

a)

Howe

b)

Washington

c)

Carleton

d)

Lee

87.

Fill in the blank: Carleton held ________, just a dozen miles from Ticonderoga, by mid-October.

a)

Crown Point

b)

Fort William Henry

c)

Albany

d)

Saratoga

88.

What would control of Ticonderoga give Carleton?

a)

Control of the Hudson River and the ability to trap Washington between his Canadian army and Howe's forces in New York.

b)

Access to the Atlantic Ocean for British naval reinforcements.

c)

Direct control over Boston and its surrounding territories.

d)

A strategic alliance with the French forces in Canada.

89.

According to the passage, what was the British strategy during the conflict?

a)

Destroying American supplies

b)

Destroying Americans' confidence in themselves and in Washington

c)

Attacking from the south

d)

Gaining control of the sea

90.

Fill in the blank: The British moved up the ______ River, through the deadly currents of Hell Gate, and landed their forces on Throggs Neck.

a)

East

b)

Hudson

c)

Delaware

d)

Potomac

91.

What did Washington do after the British moved from Harlem to White Plains?

a)

He surrendered

b)

He attacked the British

c)

He squeezed his remaining eleven thousand Americans into a narrow tract divided by the Hudson and Harlem Rivers

d)

He retreated to Boston

92.

According to the passage, where did Washington cross over to after Peekskill?

a)

Newport, Rhode Island

b)

Hackensack, New Jersey

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Westchester

93.

Who did Howe send to protect New Jersey's loyal farmers?

a)

General Charles Cornwallis

b)

Clinton

c)

Carleton

d)

Washington

94.

Fill in the blank: Howe instead sent him to Newport, ________—unlike the rivers near New York, Narragansett Bay rarely froze, and the fleet would need a winter anchorage.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

95.

The strategic importance of Narragansett Bay was:

a)

It provided a deep-water port for naval operations.

b)

It was a major source of gold and silver.

c)

It was the site of a famous battle during the Civil War.

d)

It was known for its fertile farmland.

96.

According to the passage, who built a fleet of gunboats on Lake Champlain that kept Carleton from advancing to Ticonderoga?

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

George Washington

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Charles Cornwallis

97.

Why did Carleton retreat to Canada in November?

a)

Because his long Canadian experience taught him not to stay in Crown Point over the winter.

b)

Because he wanted to launch a surprise attack from Canada.

c)

Because he was ordered to return by the British government.

d)

Because his troops were running out of supplies.

98.

Who took Fort Washington and nearly two thousand prisoners on December 16?

a)

Johann Gottlieb Rall’s Hessians

b)

George Washington’s Continental Army

c)

Charles Cornwallis’s British troops

d)

Marquis de Lafayette’s French forces

99.

What did a British officer compare the fleeing Americans to after the battle at Fort Lee?

a)

Scared rabbits

b)

Brave lions

c)

Marching soldiers

d)

Flying eagles

100.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a)

To describe the main point of the passage.

b)

To list the characters in the passage.

c)

To summarize the setting of the passage.

d)

To explain the author's background.