American Revolution Test Prep

Colonists who supported Britain in the Revolutionary War were called...

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• British

• Hessians

Who won the Battle of Yorktown?

• British

• French

• Americans

• Spanish

"The Rebel Army must suffer greatly as soon as the severe weather sets in for want of proper clothing, of which they are now in the greatest need. It is fact that many of the Rebels who were killed in the late affairs were without shoes or stockings, and several were observe to have only linen drawers on, without any proper shirt or waistcoat. Under all the disadvantages of want of confidence, clothing, and a good winter quarters.....it will be astonishing if they keep it together 'till Christmas"

What is this British soldier most likely describing?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Lexington & Concord

• The Declaration of Independence

• Valley Forge

Who won the Battle of Saratoga?

• Americans

• British

• Spanish

• French

Who was the British military leader who commanded the forces at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• King George VII

• Thomas Gage

What was the military significance of Concord, Massachusetts?

• It was the location of the an important British fort.

• The colonial militia was storing arms and ammunition there?

• It was one of the many hideouts used by the King?

• It is where the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place.

At which event was the Commander of the Continental Army chosen?

• First Continental Army

• Second Continental Congress

• Committees of Correspondence

• Valley Forge

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• It gave the rules of a new country

• It told colonists where they could settle

• It announced the colonies' reasons for separation from England

The British Parliament imposed many taxes upon the colonists such as the Tea Act, Sugar Act, and Stamp Act. What was the primary purpose of imposing such taxes?

• Control smuggling in the West Indies

• To hinder the self governments that were developing in many of the colonies

• To pay back the immense ware debts accrued from the French & Indian War

• To punish the colonists for making Native allies

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that...

• the power to govern a nation comes from the people

• People should always follow their government

• America must have a constitutional convention

• slavery must end in American