WorksheetsChapters 5 + 6 Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
2.
Which act resulted in The Sons of Liberty dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
a)
The intolerable acts
b)
The tea act
c)
The liberty act
d)
The King George Act
3.
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Iron Act
d)
Hat Act
4.
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
5.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
6.
Who was the King of England during the Acts, Declaration of Independence, and American Revolution?
a)
Henry VI
b)
Henry VIII
c)
James II
d)
George III
7.
As a last ditch effort to avoid further conflict, the 2nd Continental Congress sent out what compromise that asked the British to stop their unfair treatment of the colonists (hint: this is the last ditch effort by the Congress to avoid further conflict)?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Lemon Twig Petitions
8.
The “shot heard ‘round the world” refers to the actions of the minutemen at
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Breed’s Hill
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Boston
9.
Which colonists decided to support the king and Britain during the war?
a)
Separatists
b)
Nationalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
10.
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American Independence?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Separatists
d)
Nationalists
11.
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
a)
Saratoga
b)
Trenton
c)
Germantown
d)
Philadelphia
12.
Where did the Patriot forces endure the winter of terrible suffering?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
13.
King George III agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Vincennes
d)
New York
14.
The British promised to acknowledge American Independence and withdraw all troops from the American territory in the ________________
a)
Treaty of Great Britain
b)
Treaty of Patriots
c)
Treaty of America
d)
Treaty of Paris
15.
Which of the following was a strength of the British Army?
a)
Strong Navy
b)
Well Trained Army
c)
Wealth ($$$)
d)
All are correct
16.
After the war, George Washington
a)
moved to New York
b)
became a senator
c)
ran for political office
d)
returned to Mt. Vernon (home)
17.
The French nobleman who became Washington’s trusted aide was
a)
Francis Marion
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Benjamin Franklin
18.
What is a Mercenary?
a)
Soldiers paid to fight for another country
b)
Soldiers from England
c)
An enslaved soldier
d)
A soldier that deserted their post
19.
The Americans won the battle of Yorktown: True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the Americans won the war?
a)
they fought on their land
b)
they fought for a cause = independence
c)
they controlled countryside
d)
They has a stronger navy than the british
21.
which of the following was a strength of the Continental Army (patriots)
a)
Fought on their own land
b)
had more money
c)
had a strong navy
d)
had more people
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