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American Revolution Test
Test Description: American Revolution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which idea was NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
A
all people are created equal
B
all taxes should be boycotted
C
all governments get their power from the people
D
all people have certain basic rights
2) Before 1763, The American colonies had been
A
Left mostly alone to govern themselves.
B
Heavily taxed by British government
C
Denied religious freedom by the king.
D
Ruled with a firm hand by Parliament.
3) Which set of events is in the correct chronological order?
A
French and Indian War- Declaration of Independence- Boston Tea Party
B
Declaration of Independence- French and Indian War- Boston Tea Party
C
French and Indian War- Boston Tea Party- Declaration of Independence
D
Boston Tea Party- Declaration of Independence- French and Indian War
4) Which is the primary source concerning the American Revolution?
A
A journal of the events written by a Continental Soldier
B
A social studies textbook
C
A videotape showing a reenactment of a battle
D
An article written by a teacher
5) The slogan “no taxation without representation” meant that the colonies were opposed to taxes passed by
A
Town meetings
B
The First Continental Congress
C
Colonial legislature
D
English Parliament
6) What is a basic principle of the Declaration of Independence?
A
The government receives its power from the consent of the people.
B
The people cannot be trusted to govern themselves.
C
The people do not have the right to rebel.
D
The government should have complete control over its people
7) At the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry used what key phrase to show his support for the Revolution?
A
“Give me liberty or kill me now”
B
Give me liberty or give me death”
C
“Give me freedom or kill me now”
D
“Give me freedom or give me death”
8) The words “all men are created equal” originally benefited primarily
A
white males and white females.
B
white males and freed African Americans.
C
white, male property owners
D
southern white males.
9) The Quartering Act
A
made it illegal to boycott English goods
B
taxed colonists to pay a quarter for all imported goods
C
controlled trade
D
forced colonists to house British soldiers
10) What did King George III think of the colonies?
A
He saw it as a way to have a bigger population
B
He thought the colonists were annoying and couldn't wait to get rid of them.
C
He wanted them to come back to England to serve in the military
D
He saw it as cheap source of resources and profit
11) What did Thomas Paine do for our independence?
A
He was a spy for George Washington
B
He wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense'
C
He fought in the colonial militia
D
He signed the Declaration of Independence
12) What battle was known as the 'Shot heard round the world'
A
Yorktown
B
New York
C
Saratoga
D
Concord and Lexington
13) What was the main goal for taking Fort Ticonderoga?
A
The British had their money stored there
B
The pencil factory was an important target
C
The Native Americans and the British used it as a meeting place
D
The cannons were needed for the Continental army
14) Which group did not make up the majority of the Continental army?
A
plantation owners
B
immigrants
C
Freed slaves
D
convicts
15) How did George Washington inoculate his soldiers from smallpox?
A
wiped smallpox pus into open cuts
B
put smallpox into the water
C
made the soldiers sleep with blankets that has smallpox
D
gave the soldiers a series of shots against smallpox
16) What was the nickname for the British soldiers?
A
minutemen
B
loyalists
C
redcoats
17) Which one is a nickname for colonists who sided with Britain?
A
redcoats
B
loyalists
C
minutemen
18) Which one is a nickname for the colonial soldiers?
A
minutemen
B
loyalists
C
redcoats
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