Revolutionary War Test DO NOT WRITE on THIS TEST

Revolutionary War Test DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST

Multiple Choice:

1.  The treaty ending the French and Indian War helped resolve land disputes between which two

countries?

a. / Italy and France
b. / Great Britain and Portugal
c. / France and the United States
d. / France and England

2.  Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to the Revolutionary War?

a. / England gained control of Canada, which angered the colonists
b. / France lost the Louisiana Territory and the colonies wanted to keep it
c. / France, which was bitter over losing the war, convinced the natives to revolt against the colonists
d. / The war created debt causing Britain to tax colonists

3.  What lands were gained by the British following the French & Indian War?

a. / All lands in the Ohio River Valley, Canada, & Florida
b. / All lands west of the Mississippi River
c. / All lands between Canada & Mexico
d. / All lands not reserved for Native Americans

4.  What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763 that angered many colonists?

a. / Britain surrendered their lands to France
b. / Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
c. / Colonists could not settle east of the Chattahoochee River
d. / France surrendered their territory to Britain

5.  How did the outcome of The French and Indian War (Treaty of Paris of 1763) affect Georgia?

a. Its boundaries moved from the Tennessee River to the Chattahoochee River.

b. Its southern boundaries moved to the St. Mary’s River and the western boundary to the Mississippi River.

c. It extended Georgia’s boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

d. It confirmed Georgia as a royal colony.

6.  Choose the reason why Britain created the Proclamation of 1763.

a.  To take land from Spain

b.  To rid them of war debt

c.  To stabilize relations with Native Americans

d.  To increase taxes on other colonial goods

7.  The Townshend Acts of 1767 imposed taxes on

a. / imported goods such as tea and glass.
b. / sugar and molasses.
c. / newspapers, magazines, and official licenses.
d. / all goods not exported or imported on British vessels.

8.  The Stamp Act imposed taxes on

a. / imported goods such as tea and glass.
b. / sugar and molasses.
c. / newspapers, magazines, and official licenses.
d. / all goods not exported or imported on British vessels.

9.  What was the Tea Act?

a. / A law that placed taxes on tea
b. / A law that allowed the East Indian Trading Company to undercut colonial merchants to sell tea more cheaply than the colonists
c. / A law that allowed only one company to sell tea to the colonists
d. / A law that punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

10.  What was the Boston Massacre?

a. / The shooting of Boston colonists by British soldiers
b. / The massacre of the Native Americans who held the Boston Tea Party
c. / The shooting of British soldiers by Boston colonists
d. / The massacre of Bostonians by Native Americans

11.  What caused the Boston Tea Party?

a. / The passing of the “Intolerable Acts”
b. / The passing of the Tea Act
c. / The passing of the Townshend Acts
d. / The passing of the Stamp Act

12.  What was the British reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

a. / They passed the Tea Act
b. / They passed the Intolerable Acts
c. / They passed the Townsend Acts
d. / They passed the Boston Acts

13.  Which of the following was NOT part of the “Intolerable Acts”?

a. / The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for
b. / The colonists of Massachusetts had to house soldiers in their homes
c. / The British declared war on the colonies
d. / The colonists couldn’t have a town hall meeting without a British representative

14.  What meeting took place AFTER the “Intolerable Acts” were passed?

a. / The First Continental Congress
b. / The First meeting of the Sons of Liberty
c. / The Constitutional Convention
d. / The Second Continental Congress

15.  What colony was NOT involved in the First Continental Congress?

a. / Delaware
b. / Georgia
c. / New Hampshire
d. / Virginia

16.  Which statement BEST explains why anti-British sentiment was less in Georgia than in the other colonies during the Revolutionary period?

a. / Georgia was home to twenty one trustees who were loyal to King George.
b. / Far younger than the other colonies, Georgia still needed England’s support.
c. / Georgia was not as successful as the other colonies, and it could not afford to raise funds to fight the British.
d. / Georgia had a much smaller population than the other colonies, and it did not have enough men for an army to fight the British.

17.  What meeting took place AFTER Lexington & Concord?

a. / A town hall meeting with the Liberty Boys
b. / The Second Continental Congress
c. / The Constitutional Convention
d. / The Annual Meeting of Parliament

18.  What was a result of the Second Continental Congress?

a. / The Declaration of Independence
b. / The Constitution
c. / The Boston Massacre
d. / The Shot Heard ‘Round the World

19.  The primary author of the United States’ Declaration of Independence was

a. / Thomas Paine.
b. / John Adams.
c. / Benjamin Franklin.
d. / Thomas Jefferson.

20.  What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a. / To ask permission from Great Britain for independence
b. / To recruit support from other countries against Great Britain
c. / To state the rights all U.S. citizens have
d. / To tell Great Britain that the colonies were now free and independent states

21.  Which of the following was NOT an idea included in the Declaration of Independence?

a. / All men are created equal
b. / Governments that take away a citizen’s rights should be replaced with new governments
c. / All men have certain unalienable rights
d. / Although the colonies were angry with the king, they would still be loyal after the war

22.  What name was given to colonists that wanted to be independent from Britain?

a. / Tories
b. / Whigs
c. / Loyalists
d. / King’s friends

23.  What name was given to colonists who did NOT want to be independent from Britain?

a. / Tories
b. / Patriots
c. / Whigs
d. / Sons of Liberty

24.  Which of the following is a Revolutionary War battle that took place in Georgia?

a. / The Battle of Bloody Marsh
b. / The Battle of Bunker Hill
c. / The Battle of Kettle Creek
d. / The Battle of Bull Run

25.  Who was the leader of the patriot militia who led a surprise attack on British soldiers?

a. / Austin Dabney
b. / Elijah Clarke
c. / Nancy Hart
d. / George Washington

26.  What former slave earned his freedom fighting during the Revolution?

a. / Austin Dabney
b. / Elijah Clarke
c. / Nancy Hart
d. / George Washington

27.  Which was NOT a result of the one patriot victory in Georgia?

a. / Boosted morale
b. / Caused Britain to retreat from Augusta
c. / Provided much needed supplies
d. / Changed Georgia’s boundaries

28.  Who killed two British soldiers and held four others at gunpoint in a cabin in Georgia?

a. / Martha Washington
b. / Abigail Adams
c. / Nancy Hart
d. / Eleanor Roosevelt

29.  The final decisive battle in the Revolutionary War was the battle of

a. / Lexington and Concord.
b. / Savannah.
c. / Kettle Creek.
d. / Yorktown.

30.  The Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence were

a. / William Few, Lyman Hall, and Elijah Clarke.
b. / William Baldwin, John Hancock, and Robert Morris.
c. / George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lyman Hall.
d. / John Hancock, John Adams, and George Walton.

31.  Which Georgia county is the only county named in honor of a woman?

a. / Hall County
b. / Harris County
c. / Clarke County
d. / Hart County

32.  Which statement BEST describes the meaning of the cartoon?

a. / The colonies were like a snake, they had many parts.
b. / The colonies could not survive if they were not united against Britain.
c. / The colonies were different, just as the parts of a snake are different.
d. / There were seven colonies at the time.

33.  What was the colonial city that Britain regained control of and kept control of until 1782 during the Revolution?

a. / Jamestown
b. / Charleston
c. / Boston
d. / Savannah

Matching Part I:

34. Statement that explains the colonists’ feelings toward Britain’s laws / a. Quartering Act
35. Patriots attempt to take over one of Georgia’s cities, but failed / b. No Taxation without Represenation
36. The punishment for the Boston Tea Party / c. Siege of Savannah
37. This act forced colonists to allow soldiers into their house. / d. Intolerable Acts
Matching Part II:
38. Lyman Hall
39. George Walton
40. Button Gwinnett / a. experienced a very successful political career including governor, senator, and superior court judge.
b. Freed slave killed at the Boston Massacre
c. Served as governor of Georgia and helped establish the University of Georgia
d. Signed the Declaration and died in a political duel.

41.  Which statement BEST describes the Bill of Rights?

a.  The first ten changes to the Constitution

b.  Any change made to the Constitution

c.  The list of grievances the forefathers had with the previous government

d.  The third part of the Constitution declaring independence from Britain

42.  What problem did the colonists face after gaining independence from Great Britain?

a.  Many of the citizens could not come to terms with leaving Great Britain.

b.  They did not know what type of government they wanted

c.  They wanted a king, but they did not have any volunteers

d.  George Washington wanted to be an autocratic ruler

43.  How was voting determined among the states in the Articles of Confederation?

a.  Voting was determined by population

b.  Voting was determined by size

c.  Each state got one vote

d.  Each state received two votes in the Senate and votes according to population in the House of Representatives

44.  What was a PRO of the government established by the Articles of Confederation?

a.  Did not give Congress the power to enforce laws

b.  Congress had no power to collect taxes for the military

c.  Every single state had to agree to the changes

d.  It gave the people (states) the power they desired

45.  Why was it difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?

a.  Because 9 out of 13 states had to agree on a law before it could be passed.

b.  Because of the 3/5 Compromise, 3/5 of the state had to vote on a law for it to pass

c.  Because of the “Great Compromise”, the greater majority of the people had to vote for something for it to become law

d.  Because all 13 states had to agree on a law before it could be passed

46.  Where did the state leaders meet to amend the Articles of Confederation?

a.  The White House in Washington DC

b.  Independence Hall in Philadelphia

c.  The site of the Boston Tea Party

d.  New York City, New York

47.  What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

a.  The Articles of Confederation were thrown out

b.  The Constitution was written

c.  A new government was formed

d.  All of the Above

48.  What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?

a.  Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person

b.  3/5 of a state would have to vote for the Constitution to be ratified

c.  3/5 of all the states would have to vote for the Constitution to be ratified

d.  3/5 of a state would count in the House of Representatives

49.  What is the Great Compromise?

a.  Legislature would be unicameral and based on population

b.  Legislature would be based on square footage of a state’s land and its population

c.  Legislature would be bicameral. The House of Representatives would be based on population and the Senate would have two representatives from each state.

d.  The President would be selected by the state with the greatest amount of votes.

50.  Before the state delegates would ratify the Constitution, they demanded the following be added:

a.  The list of grievances

b.  The declaration of independence from England

c.  The Bill of Rights

d.  The Articles of Confederation