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"Creating a Nation" Shared Read Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What problems with Britain were American colonists facing in the 1760s? (pg. 101)

a)

Parliament was protesting against the colonists.

b)

Parliament let the colonists have a voice in government.

c)

Parliament passed a tax on paper and the colonists had no representation in government.

d)

Parliament got rid of all taxes.

2.

True or False: King George punished the colonies because of the Boston Tea Party. (pg. 102)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Use context clues to define repealed:


"By 1773, most taxes had been repealed, or canceled, except the tea one." (pg. 101)

a)

proposed

b)

canceled

c)

introduced

d)

debated

4.

Use the timeline on pages 102-103, what event happened in 1776?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

The First Continental Congress

d)

Declaration of Independence

5.

How did Thomas Jefferson solve the problem of convincing the colonists of the need for independence? (pg. 103)

a)

He combined a variety of ideas to make his case.

b)

He told them they had to agree with him or he would report them.

c)

He got help from King George.

d)

He had Parliament pass a law.

6.

True or False: During the tragedy known as the Boston Massacre, four colonists were killed. (pg. 101)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which is an example of a heading on page 101 of the reading?

a)

King George III

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Taxes and Protests

8.

What is the title of the timeline on pages 102 and 103?

a)

Revolution Begins

b)

Creating a Nation

c)

Events of the American Revolution

d)

Independence Declared

9.

True or False: The colonists had no representatives to speak in Parliament. (pg. 101)

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In what year did King George III finally recognize the United States' independence? (pg. 103)

a)

1783

b)

1776

c)

1765

d)

1781

11.

This expository text primarily informs the reader about:

a)

George Washington's life.

b)

the problems that King George III faced as king.

c)

the way that colonists worked together to solve problems and gain independence. 

d)

the way Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

12.

King George III's "Stamp Act" forced colonists to pay taxes on every single piece of ________ they used. (pg. 101)

a)

cloth

b)
paper
c)

food

d)

stamp 

13.

How many times did the Continental Congress send a peace proposal to King George III? (pg. 102)

a)
once 
b)
twice
c)
thrice
d)
10 times
14.

The committee gave the very important job of writing the Declaration of Independence to what individual? (pg. 102)

a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin 
d)
Abraham Lincoln 
15.

What country joined the fight on the American's side to help defeat the British troops? (pg. 103)

a)
Canada
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Ireland 
16.

If you were a colonist and wanted to start a new country free from England, you would be called a: (pg. 102)

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

American

d)

Undecided

17.

If you did not rebel and boycott Great Britain and chose to support the King you were a: (pg. 102)

a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
American
d)
Militia 
18.

What two villages were the British troops marching toward to capture the weapons the Patriots had hidden? (pg. 102)

a)
Boston & Philadelphia
b)
New York & Washington
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)

France & Great Britain

19.

What was the date that Congress finally approved the Declaration of Independence? (pg. 103)

a)
July 4th, 1776
b)
July 4th, 1767
c)
July 4th, 2017
d)
October 16, 1776
20.

What is the essential question of this text? (pg. 100)

a)
What do good problem solvers do? 
b)
Where do people get good ideas? 
c)
Why is technology good and bad for us? 
d)
What should we have for lunch today?