5th Grade American Revolution

Which of these was NOT a hardship during the winter at Valley Forge?

• food shortage
• lack of medicine
• boredom
• bloody feet due to worn out boots

Which treaty, signed in 1783, officially recognized the colonies as an independent nation?

• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Independence
• Treaty of America
• Treaty of Britain

African Americans who joined the British thought England would give them

• land
• education
• protection
• freedom

Which battle was a turning point in the war for the colonists because it motivated France to join the colonies?

• Bunker Hill
• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Gettysburg

Which battle ended with the British surrender and consequently ended the war?

• Valley Forge
• Saratoga
• Bunker Hill
• Yorktown

Which army was more motivated to win?

• The British army because they wanted these rebellious colonists to behave!
• The Continental army because they wanted more power.
• The Continental army becuase they were fighting for and defending their home.
• The British army because they wanted to become rich.

The Continental Army consisted of part-time volunteers including

• Loyalists and Patriots
• Minutemen and Militia
• Redcoats and Minutemen
• Militia and Loyalists

If you were a Loyalist and Britian lost the war, what might be your fate?

• You might be hanged.
• You might become very rich.
• You might get a great seat in the government.
• You might have to leave the colonies.

When Britain made new laws regarding the colonies, which colonists disagreed the most?

• Loyalists
• Neutralists
• Patriots
• Slaves

Who wrote "Common Sense?", a pamphlet convincing colonists to separate from Britain?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Paine
• Benjamin Franklin