American Revolution Test HR Name 1) What crop made the British colonies viable and carried the nickname brown gold? a. Cotton b. Tobacco c. Corn d. Indigo 2) All of the following were reasons colonist came to America except: a. Economic b. Political c. Music d. Religion 3) Which colonies farmed single cash crops? a. Northern b. New England c. Middle d. Southern 4) To be successful mercantilism requires a source for raw materials and what? a. An industrial base to build b. A market for trade c. Men to turn raw materials into profits d. A parliament to implement laws 5) Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized all of the following except: a. Religion b. Science c. Reason d. Mathematics 6) One of the following is a reason that parliament took action against the colonist. a. Treaty with Spain b. The Smuggling of goods c. The marketing of Rum d. The slave trade 7) While writing the Declaration of Independence Jefferson drew on John Locke s concept of: a. Unalienable rights b. Freedom of speech c. Service to God d. Natural Rights
8) What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? a. 1774 b. 1775 c. 1776 d. 1777 9) According to Locke and Jefferson government power should be based on the: a. Will of the people b. The will of God c. The King himself d. The strongest 10) America s greatest asset during the Revolutionary War was: a. The Continental Congress b. The Continental Army c. The Declaration of Independence d. George Washington 11) What did patriotic colonist call the British Army? a. Red Boy s b. Red Coats c. Silver Wigs d. Hessians 12) What did the colonist need to do to prosper in the Colonies? a. Own land b. Have strong ties with the king c. Work hard d. Own ships 13) Poor Richard s Almanac was published by: a. Ben Franklin b. Thomas Jefferson c. Alexander Hamilton d. Thomas Paine 14) The writings of this man inspired the founders of our Nation: a. Jefferson b. Otis c. Adams d. Tavington
15) The Son s of Liberty were founded by: a. John Adams b. Samuel Adams c. Crispus Attucks d. Molly Ringwald 16) Which of these cities did not have a population of at least 10,000 in the colonies. a. New York City b. Savannah c. Boston d. Charles Town A) Massachusetts B) New Hampshire C) Rhode Island D) New York E) Connecticut Follow the line to name the state. 17) Name this state 18) Name this state 19) Name this state 20) Name this state 21) Name this state
Follow the line to name the state. A) Georgia B) Maryland C) South Carolina D) North Carolina 22) Name this state 23) Name this state 24) Name this state 25) Name this state Follow the line to name the state. A) New Jersey B) Delaware C) Virginia D) Pennsylvania 26) Name this state 27) Name this state 28) Name this state 29) Name this state
30) Made militia the Continental Army. 31) Said colonist must house British soldiers. 32) Put Boston under martial law. 33) The colonist sent this to the king to try and reconcile. 34) Said Wait until you see the whites of their eyes 35) Common Sense 36) He was made the leader of the Continental Army
37) Led the British in the south 38) The British finally surrender here. 39) This battle was misnamed. 40) Battle built moral of Colonist 41) Burgoyne lost this important turning point battle in New York. 42) Tax on paper products A) Stamp Act B) Sugar Act C) Intolerable Acts D) Townshend Act 43) Designed to enforce smuggling laws. A) Stamp Act B) Sugar Act C) Intolerable Acts D) Townshend Act 44) Import tax on glass, tea A) Stamp Act C) Intolerable Acts B) Sugar Act D) Townshend Act
Match A) 1770 B) 1773 C) April, 1775 D) June, 1775 E) July, 1776 45) Battle of Bunker Hill 46) Boston Tea Party 47) Boston Massacre 48) Shot heard round the world 49) Declaration of Independence 50) Midnight ride of Paul Revere