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WorksheetsChapter 8 - The Road to Revolution
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 27mins
Who wrote The Declaration of Indepence?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Sam Adams
When was the final version of the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?
July 2, 1776
July 3, 1776
July 5, 1776
July 4, 1776
How many members of Congress signed the Declaration of Independence?
45
56
39
52
What was the cause of all of the acts and The Boston Tea Party?
Soldiers
Religion
Taxes
War
New political ideas led to a desire for ______________and a democratic government in the American colonies.
independence
unalienable rights
repeal
British Rule
The meeting in Philadelphia, PA when the Declaration of Independence was suggested, drafted, and adopted was called the _____________________.
First Continental Congress
Continental Convention
Constitutional Convention
Second Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson based his ideas in the Declaration of Independence on the beliefs of philosopher John Locke, who stated that all people have natural (inherent) rights to ____________.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of anger
life, liberty, and property
life, liberty, and the pursuit of inquiry
life, liberty, and the pursuit of hunger
People have “certain ______________ rights” (rights that cannot be taken away)—to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. •
unalienable
united
unicorn
uninhabited
According to the Declaration of Independence, our government derives (gets) its power from the ___________.
congress
president
people
court system
The List of Grievances.....
detailed the colonists' complaints against King George.
listed a man's natural rights.
introduced the purpose of the Declaration.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence, was inspired by this famous Enlightenment philosopher?
William Penn
Roger Sherman
John Locke
Robert Livingston
According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights?
They are given to us by God at birth.
They are given to us by Congress.
They are given to us by our Executive Branch.
They are given to us by our Legislature.
Crispus Attucks was immortalized during the Boston Massacre known as . . .
the British soldier who fired first.
an eyewitness to the event.
the first person to die in the attacks.
the creator of a famous engraving of the attacks.
Paul Revere's image of the Boston Massacre was used as . . .
anti-British propaganda
anti-Colonist propaganda
pro-Parliament propaganda
pro-redcoat propaganda
Which answer best explains why the Boston Massacre is considered a "turning point in history?"
It was an event leading to the Revolutionary War.
It was a tragic event that changed many colonists attitudes to support independence from Great Britain.
It was a horrible attack on colonist from the British Redcoats guarding the Customs House in Boston.
It was betrayal of loyalty.
How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
20
100
300
900
Who Organized the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists
Sons of Liberty
The British
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Why were the Intolerable acts created?
To destroy the coloniests
To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the boston harbor
to stop the Boston Massacre
What was the name of the group of women who helped support the activities of the Sons of Liberty?
Patriots
Redcoats
Calvary
Daughters of Liberty
What was included on the Coercive Acts?
stopped trade between Boston and Britain
stopped town meetings
gave Britain more control over the colony's government
all of the above
The Sugar Act made colonists pay six pence per gallon of _____.
Sugar
Tea
Paper
Paint
The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.
British soldiers
Colonial soldiers
Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?
Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.
Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.
Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.
Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.
