WorksheetsSection 1 - Unit 4 Test: Early Causes and Key Events
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Look at the image. American newspapers printed this mark in reaction to the —
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Which of the following was not a reason that colonists were dissatisfied with British rule?
Taxation
The Proclamation of 1763
No representation in Parliament
Trade with Canada
Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent colonists' movement to the —
North
West
South
East
Why did Britain tax the colonists? (Choose two correct answers!)
To pay for the French & Indian War debt
To pay for the tea the colonists wouldn't drink
To maintain control over the fur trade in America
To pay for British soldiers in the colonies
Why did the colonists want to break away from British rule?
Britain refused to control trade going in and out of the colonies.
The colonists had no representation in Parliament.
The colonists were not allowed to fight in the British army.
The colonists could not own their own land east of the Appalachians.
According to the writings of John Locke, what do people create to protect their rights?
Governments
Communities
Militias
Societies
In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
1781
1777
1776
1763
What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Right to travel freely in the colonies
Right to govern oneself in a democracy
Right to own land
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Look at the image. This document was written for what purpose?
To create a new country separate from British rule.
To show that the king was still in charge of the British empire.
To improve the relationship between Britain and the colonies.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To outline a free trade agenda
To satisfy the French
To claim independence from Great Britain
To set up a new form of government
Which title best fits this list: Know the land; Determined to win; Help from Britain's other enemies?
Disadvantages of the Colonies
Wants of the Colonies
Advantages of the Colonies
Needs of the Colonies
Which country's support most helped give the colonies an advantage during the Revolution?
France
Great Britain
Germany
Spain
Who was commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
King George III
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
Marquis de Lafayette
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
Marquis de Lafayette
King George III
George Washington
Who wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet promoting American independence?
Thomas Paine
Phillis Wheatley
John Adams
Crispus Attucks
Which event completes this timeline: Lexington and Concord; Battle of Bunker Hill; [ blank ]; Battle of Yorktown; Treaty of Paris?
First Continental Congress
Battle of Saratoga
Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War
Which event is correctly matched with its description: Turning point of the Revolutionary War; the French agreed to help?
Treaty of Paris
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Declaration of Independence
Which French noble helped arrange troops, ships, and funds for the Continental Army and aided the victory at Yorktown?
James Armistead Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Crispus Attucks
Lord Cornwallis
Look at the map of the 13 colonies labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Which location marks Massachusetts, where the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill occurred?
Location D
Location C
Location B
Location A
Look at the map of the 13 colonies labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Which state includes location D, where the final battle of the American Revolution took place?
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Massachusetts
