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WorksheetsUnit 1 Post Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which part of the British government passed acts?
Parliament
the royal family
the British Congress
The House of Burgesses
Which of these was an outcome of the French and Indian War?
British territory was reduced
France defeated Great Britain
The British went deeply into debt
Relations between the colonists and Great Britain improved
Why was it hard for the British to replace troops and supplies?
Their homeland was far away
They made the Loyalists angry
Parliament would not pay them
Their army was poorly trained
Which phrase describes a tactic of the Continental army?
desire to win
surprise attacks
food and supplies
control of key cities
How did some allies help the continental army?
supplied soldiers and warships
borrowed money from colonists
joined up with Native Americans
captured Canada from the British
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point?
The British agreed to end the war
The colonial victory persuaded France to give more help
George Washington defeated the German mercenaries
The British government took Florida from Spain
Why did many colonists boycott tea and paper?
to punish the storekeepers
to protest taxes on those items
to save money for future needs
to make their own goods at home
Why did many colonists boycott tea and paper?
to punish the store keepers
to protest taxes on those items
to save money for future needs
to make their own goods at home
Lord Dunmore was
a king
neutral
a Patriot
a Loyalist
An important task facing the Secon Continental Congress was to
organize the colonies for war
shut down the Continental army
find ways to make the king happy
make treaties with Native American tribes
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Overthrowing one government and replacing it with another is called
a strategy
a turnover
a revolution
an enlistment
Colonists rang bells and lit bonfires for the Declaration because they were
angry
excited
worried
surprised
Which of these was not an outcome of the Treaty of Paris
The army freed the people it enslaved
Thousands of Loyalists fled
The new nation got huge amounts of land
Great Britain recognized the United States
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
to protect the colonists
to punish the colonists
to make money for the war
to reward Native Americans
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They ignored it
They considered it fair
They protested until it was repealed
They disliked it but went along with it.
Which did not feed the anger that led to the Boston Massacre?
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party
What was the First Continental Congress
the laws passed against colonists
the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies
the lawmakers of the British government
the treaty between different colonies
Ben Franklin was a Patriot because he
obeyed the laws
was willing to fight
wanted independence
was loyal to the king
Rich landowners, governors, and religious leaders were often
Loyalists
neutral
Patriots
red coats
At the beginning of the American Revolution, British troops fought against
a strong central army
knights on horseback
hired foreign soldiers
colonial militias and Minutemen
Benjamin Franklin tried to persuade the British government to
treat the colonies fairly
free enslaved Africans
grant the colonies independence
give women colonists more rights
Which of the following colonists would most likely have agreed with this statement: "British laws and taxes are unfair to the colonies"
Jonathan Boucher
Lord Dunmore
Mercy Otis Warren
a neutral colonist
Which of these ideas was in the Declaration of Independence?
Women and men are equal
All rights can be taken away
Great Britain has ruled the colonies unfairly
People should obey governments even when they are unfair.
The booklet "Common Sense" persuaded American colonists to
want independence
forget about politics
ask for help from the king
remain loyal to Great Britain
