WorksheetsCh. 3: Revolutionary Era Test
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Multiple Choice (1pnt): 1.What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 put a tax on?
a)
It put a tax on just tea.
b)
It closed Boston Harbor.
c)
Taxes on paint, lead, glass, tea, and paper
d)
Taxes on molasses and sugar
2.
2. What did the Quartering Act do to the colonists?
a)
It put a tax on tea
b)
Put a tax on paper items
c)
Closed Boston Harbor
d)
Forced colonists to house British soldiers.
3.
3. What is propaganda?
a)
Non-biased information that promotes no side.
b)
Biased information to promote a cause or political side.
c)
A refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust.
d)
A violent way to refuse to obey laws someone considers unjust.
4.
4. What did the Intolerable Acts do to Boston?
a)
It put a tax on tea
b)
Put a tax on paper items
c)
Closed Boston Harbor until tea was paid for
d)
Forced colonists to house British soldiers.
5.
5. Why did the British decide to send British troops to Concord in April 1775?
a)
To seize weapons.
b)
To fight a militia in Concord.
c)
To listen to colonists grievances.
d)
To investigate who fired the first shot of the war
6.
6. What happens in Concord on April 19, 1775?
a)
300 Minutemen + use of local geography + sharpshooters = British retreat.
b)
400 British + use of maps + sharpshooters= Patriot retreat.
c)
1000 minutemen + use of the sea + sailors = Patriot retreat.
d)
300 minutemen + use of geography + ships = British retreat.
7.
7. Why does Colonel Prescott lead 1200 men up Battle of Bunker Hill on June 16, 1775?
a)
For an escape route
b)
To have the low field advantage
c)
To have the high field advantage
d)
To capture and take Boston
8.
8. What arrives for Washington in January of 1776 while around Boston?
a)
The French with their navy
b)
The Native American allies
c)
A much needed American navy
d)
Supplies from Ticonderoga
9.
9. What was the pamphlet Common Sense argue about? Who wrote it?
a)
Thomas Paine; America was independent from Great Britain.
b)
Thomas Paine; Citizens should be able to create their own laws
c)
Thomas Jefferson; Monarchy should always create laws for citizens.
d)
Thomas Jefferson; Colonists had rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
10.
10. To whom did the British leave Trenton, New Jersey to in December 1776?
a)
Italians
b)
Dutch
c)
Spanish
d)
Hessians
11.
11. Which foreign countries joined the Patriots after the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
France 1777; Spain 1779
b)
France 1779; Spain 1777
c)
England 1777; Dutch 1779
d)
Portugal 1778; Spain 1779
12.
12. What did the Patriots do for the African American slaves during the war?
a)
Gave them their freedom for nothing in return.
b)
Offered them their freedom if they fought for the Continental Army.
c)
Nothing, they were only slaves and couldn’t handle a gun.
d)
Gave them jobs to fill in the jobs being left behind by men joining the army
13.
13. Who was in charge of the Western Campaign?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
George Washington
d)
George Rogers Clark
14.
14. What two things did the American Navy focus on in the war at sea?
a)
Taking British supply ships, and weakening naval forces in the West Indies.
b)
Taking out British battle ships, and invading England itself.
c)
They weren’t able to focus on anything because they had no navy.
d)
Taking out Mr. Hadenfeldt's World History class.
15.
15. Where do the British set their sights to in 1778?
a)
The Northeast
b)
The West
c)
The South
d)
The Atlantic Ocean
16.
16. What happened to Benedict Arnold in 1780?
a)
He was killed in the battle in Charlestown, South Carolina.
b)
He was defeated in battle and ran away never to be seen again.
c)
He was captured by the British and was forced to fight with the British.
d)
He had sided with Great Britain and became a traitor to the United States.
17.
True/False (1 pnt):
1. The Proclamation of 1763 closed off all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
2. Boycotting British goods didn’t affect the British at all.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
3. The colonists believe that Great Britain had no right to tax them without their consent or without representation.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
4. The Boston Massacre began with colonists yelling insults and throwing snowballs at British soldiers.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
5. The Tea Act affected colonial merchants, because it could run them out of business.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
6. The Boston Tea Party was an event where members of parliament had a tea party.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
7. The First Continental Congress agreed to boycott British goods, and urged colonies to create a militia.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
8. When British troops arrive at Lexington, they find 70 armed colonists blocking their path, and the first shot of the Revolutionary War begins.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
9. The Patriots attack British Fort Ticonderoga because they needed supplies and they were successful in this attack.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
10. On March 4, 1775, Washington and his troops moved to Dorchester Heights, and pointed their guns and cannons at General Howe’s troops in Boston.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
11. Washington and 2400 soldiers silently rowed across the Delaware River to attack the Hessians in New Jersey on Christmas night 1776.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
12. British General Burgoyne is victorious at the Battle of Saratoga.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
13. Marion and his men surprise the British and disrupt supply lines and communication.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
14. Lafayette and Washington block Cornwallis's escape by land with 16,000 soldiers and a French Naval fleet.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
15. In the Treaty of Paris, no one came to an agreement and war started again.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Fill in the Blank (1 pnt):
1.The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax on __________________________________, and the Sugar Act of 1764 was a tax on _____________________________.
a)
all official documents and paper/ Molasses and sugar
b)
Molasses and sugar/all official documents and paper.
33.
2. The Sons of Liberty were led by ___________________.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Mr. Hutchinson
34.
3. The Second Continental Congress sent the king ____________________________ as a final offer of peace.
a)
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
b)
the Olive Branch Petition
c)
John Paul Jones and his naval forces
d)
The U.S. Constitution
35.
4. ______________________________ was voted to be in charge of the Continental Army.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Lord Cornwallis
d)
Alexander Hamilton
36.
5. The British advanced up Bunker Hill _________________ and ___________________ men wounded or dead= tragic victory for the British.
a)
1 time/100
b)
4 times/ 1500
c)
3 times/ 1500
d)
3 times/1000
37.
6. ____________________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
George Washington
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
38.
7. In July of 1776, the ________________________ arrives to New York City.
a)
French Navy
b)
British fleet
c)
Spanish Navy
d)
Continental Navy
39.
8. General Burgoyne’s New England Strategy was to _______________________________________.
a)
cut off the Southern colonies from the rest of the northern colonies.
b)
Blockade the Americans in Boston and New York City.
c)
attack only the port cities.
d)
cut off the New England colonies from the rest of the colonies.
40.
9. The king sends General Howe to ____________________ instead of allowing him to go assist General Burgoyne in Albany.
a)
Gering
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Charles Town
41.
10. Patriots around the nation collected ___________, ___________, _____________, and _________________ after they heard about the difficulties of the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
a)
bread/apples/snow/water
b)
diseases/the British/a navy/torn cloth
c)
warm clothes/food/medicine/ammunition for the army
d)
oil/coal/cotton/gunpowder
42.
11. Women’s roles in the Revolution were ___________, _______________, and ______________________?
a)
Nothing, they were to stay at home and raise the children.
b)
Diversions, distractions, and play innocent.
c)
Messengers, spies, and nurses.
d)
They helped in making political decisions.
43.
12. In February of 1776 the United States Navy had _____________________ fighting ships ready.
a)
80
b)
8
c)
100
d)
25
44.
13. Generals Morgan and Greene used the _____________ ______________ in order to win many battles in the south.
a)
local geography
b)
rivers and seas
c)
cities
d)
their Native American allies
45.
14. General Lord Cornwallis finally surrender at Yorktown on ______________________________.
a)
October 19, 1781
b)
February 19, 1781
c)
February 20, 1791
d)
October 20, 1791
46.
15. Peace talks between the U.S. and Great Britain began in _________________________________.
a)
1790
b)
1776
c)
1782
d)
1780
47.
VOCAB Multiple Choice: 1. People refused to buy British goods
a)
Boycott
b)
Committees of Correspondence
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Militia
48.
2. Committees met with other colonies to share ideas about how to protest against English taxes
a)
Mercenaries
b)
Writs of assistance
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Civil Disobedience
49.
3. Non-violent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust.
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Militia
d)
Minutemen
50.
4. An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Militia
d)
Minutemen
51.
5. Men ready to fight at a minutes notice.
a)
Guerrilla
b)
Militia
c)
Minutemen
d)
Mercenaries
52.
6. Colonists who chose to fight for independence
a)
Loyalists
b)
Militia
c)
Mercenaries
d)
Patriots
53.
7. Colonists who chose to side with the British
a)
Loyalists
b)
Militia
c)
Mercenaries
d)
Patriots
54.
8. Shutting down of ports that kept people and supplies from moving in or out
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Blockade
d)
Unalienable Rights
55.
9. The rights to be free and choose how to live
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
Unalienable Rights
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boycott
56.
10. Soldiers who fought not for loyalty but for pay
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Militia
d)
Mercenaries
57.
11. Hit and run attacks
a)
Boycott
b)
Blockade
c)
Guerrilla
d)
Civil Disobedience
58.
12. Officials could search a ships' cargo without cause
a)
Writs of assistance
b)
Committees of correspondence
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Blockade
59.
Short Answers: Write responses in complete sentences: 1. Why did the British start to tax the colonists? Name both reasons.
4 lines
60.
Short Answers: Write responses in complete sentences: 2. Name two advantages and two disadvantages both Patriots and Loyalists had.
4 lines
61.
Short Answers: Write responses in complete sentences: 3. Name 2 of the 3 Main Ideas of the Declaration of Independence.
4 lines
62.
Short Answers: Write responses in complete sentences: 4. What do Washington and Lafayette do try to defeat General Lord Cornwallis?
4 lines
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