American Revolution Test



American Revolution Test

1. Between 1765 and 1774, the main cause of conflict between Great Britain and the colonists was:

A. land

B. religious toleration

C. defense

D. trade and taxes

2. Which one of the following is not a raw material (natural resource) that the colonists exported to Great Britain?

2 Guns

3 Corn

4 Tobacco

5 Beans

3. For which war did Great Britain create taxes to help cover the expenses?

A. World War I

B. Civil War

C. Revolutionary War

D. French and Indian War

4. The Boston Tea Party was a response to:

A. a decline in tea drinking

B. tea taxes and unfair tea laws

C. the 1763 Proclamation

D. the Stamp Act

5. Benjamin Franklin drew the above cartoon to encourage the colonists to:

A. support the king

B. join the First Continental Congress

C. fight together to defend the colonies

D. to be mean and fight whoever comes to your door

6. Great Britain wanted to control the colonies in order to

A. spread Christianity

B. increase popularity

C. prove that England was a world power

D. spread English ideas and thoughts

7. Which of the following is not a key philosophy in the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson?

A. People have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

B. People have a right to change a government that violates their rights

C. People have the right to a free public education

D. People establish governments to protect those rights

8. The British government tried, with the Proclamation of 1763, to:

A. make colonists move west of the Appalachian Mountains

B. protect British settlers against French and Spanish attacks

prevent British colonists from moving west

C. protect the rights of the British colonists under British law

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9. Which of these statements can you determine to be true from the map above?

A. The battles of Bunker Hill and Concord took place on the same day

B. The Battle of Lexington was fought along the Sudbury River

C. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought just outside Boston

D. The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place within two miles of each other.

10. Which important colonial leader helped with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and also helped convince France to help the colonies.

A. John Locke

B. John Adams

C. Patrick Henry

D. Benjamin Franklin

11.

Supported Independence Both Supported Britain

Patriots African _______________

Americans

Native Americans

Which of the following belongs in the blank above?

A. Rebels

B. Loyalists

C. Pacifists

D. Colonists

12. Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary War?

A. Lord Cornwallis

King George III

B. King Henry VIII

C. George Washington

13. Lord Cornwallis was the British general who surrendered at the battle of:

A. Saratoga

B. Bunker Hill

C. Lexington and Concord

D. Yorktown

14. Who was known for championing the cause of independence in the House of Burgesses?

A. Patrick Henry

John Adams

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. George Washington

15. Who was commander of the Continental Army?

A. Patrick Henry

John Adams

B. Thomas Jefferson

D. George Washington

16. Who was the major author of the document that stated reasons for wanting to break away from Britain and become a new country?

A. Patrick Henry

B. Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

C. George Washington

17. Who gave a famous speech saying he was willing to die for his freedom and was an outspoken member of the House of Burgesses?

A. Patrick Henry

John Adams

B. Thomas Jefferson

D. George Washington

18. Once a former slave, this African American is famous for writing literature that supported independence.

A. Paul Revere

B. Sandra Paine

C. Phillis Wheatley

D. Jane Adams

19. Who made a daring midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British were on their way to raid the Patriot’s weapon arsenal?

A. Patrick Henry

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

Paul Revere

20. Which of the following tried to stop colonial settlers from moving westward?

A. Treaty of Paris

B. Stamp Act

C. Proclamation of 1763

D. Albany Plan

21.   Which of the following placed a tax on colonial legal documents, playing cards, and newspapers?

A. Stamp Act

B. Sugar Act

C. Quartering Act

D. Tea Act

22. A major reason for England taxing the colonies was -

A. declining trade with the Spanish.

B. to pay debts from the French and Indian War.

C. increasing numbers of poor people in England.

D. because of the wealth of American settlers.

23. Which of the four events listed above happened first?

A. Battle of Lexington and Concord

B. Boston Tea Party

C. Signing of the Declaration of Independence

D. Battle of Saratoga

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24. The picture above, a colonial protest to British tea taxes, represents the:

A. Boston Massacre

B. crossing of the Delaware by George Washington

C. Boston Tea Party

D. midnight ride of Paul Revere

25.   Which member of the Continental Congress helped frame the Declaration of Independence?

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Paul Revere

C. George Washington

D. James Madison

26. The above list is:

A. A list of scenes from a play produced in Great Britain

B. Taxes that were imposed on the colonies by the King of Great Britain

C. Bills that the colonies passed to stop Great Britain from taking over

D. King George’s favorite scenes from Shakespeare’s play

27. The Declaration of Independence was accepted on what date?

A. September 17, 1769

B. July 4, 1776

C. August 5, 1778

D. October 19, 1781

28.   Which event on December 16, 1773 resulted in Boston Harbor being closed as a punishment for a colonial tea protest?

A. Boston Massacre

B. Bacon's Rebellion

C. Shay's Rebellion

D. Boston Tea Party

29.   What event happened in 1770 between Boston colonists and British soldiers resulting in five colonists killed?

A. Boston Massacre

B. Boston Tea Party

C. Townsend Boycott

D. Bacon's Rebellion

30.   The 1774 meeting of American delegates in Philadelphia to discuss independence was known as the-

A. House of Burgesses.

B. First Continental Congress.

C. Constitutional Convention.

D. Confederation Congress.

31.   Which country helped the colonies win the Revolutionary War by supplying food, weapons, clothing and some of their naval ships?

A. France

B. Portugal

C. Italy

D. Germany

32. What were the first two battles of the American Revolution?

A. Saratoga and Trenton

B. Lexington and Concord

C. Yorktown and Saratoga

D. Fort Ticonderoga and Trenton

33. Prior to the Revolutionary War, laws in the colonies were created by legislatures and then monitored by colonial _________.

A. governors

B. kings

C. Parliament members

D. security guards

34.   What country placed economic control over the American colonies?

A. France

B. Great Britain

C. Spain

D. Italy

35.   What advantage did the American colonists have that helped them win the Revolutionary War?

A. Stronger navy

B. Strong leadership

C. More manufactured goods

D. Support of Native Americans

36.   How did Phillis Wheatley support the American Revolution?

A. Produced uniforms for soldiers

B. Purchased and sold war bonds

C. Fought in the continental army

D. Wrote poems and plays

37.   What was important about the Revolutionary War battle at Yorktown?

A. Turning point of the war

B. Brought French support for the colonies

C. First English military victory

D. Ended the war

Most of the ideas from the Declaration of Independence came from?

A. English philosophers

B. King George III

C. George Washington

D. Patrick Henry

39. Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial legislatures. What were the legislatures?

A. Legislature is another word for governors.

B. Legislatures are all of the free, white colonists.

C. Legislatures are all of the artisans from the 13 colonies.

D. Legislatures are the groups of lawmakers in the colonies.

40. Which of the following is a reason for Great Britain’s economic control over the colonies?

A. They needed money to pay for keeping their soldiers in the colonies.

B. They needed to pay for the Civil War in England.

C. The King of England liked expensive things.

D. The king hated the colonists so much he wanted to tax them until they were forced to move back to Great Britain.

Extra Credit

1. The Gulf of Mexico provided the French and ________ with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of the world.

A. Italians

B. Russians

C. Canadians

D. Spanish

2. What region contains an imaginary line that determines the directional flow of rivers?

A. Coastal Plain

B. Great Plains

C. Rocky Mountains

D. Basin and Range

3. The Basin and Range is located between which two geographic regions of the United States?

A. Coastal Plain and Interior Lowlands

B. Appalachian Highlands and Canadian Shield

C. Rocky Mountains and Interior Lowlands

D. Coastal Range and Rocky Mountains

4. The Great Plains gradually increase in elevation as the flat plains rise up to meet the ________________ on the west.

A. Death Valley

B. Appalachian Mountains

C. Rocky Mountains

D. Swiss Alps

5. Inland port cities grew in the Mid-West along the banks of the:

A. Great Plains

B. Mississippi River Valley

C. Great Lakes

D. Pacific Ocean

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-Battle of Lexington and Concord

-Boston Tea Party

-Signing of the Declaration of Independence

-Battle of Saratoga

Sugaring Act

Stamp Act

Townsend Act

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