The American Revolution Unit Test

In what way was George Washington important to the American Revolution?

• He was the general of the Continental Army.

• He helped write the Declaration of Independence.

• He was instrumental in planning The Boston Tea Party

• He wrote letters to the King of England demanding colonial independence.

On April 19, 1775, the Redcoat army marched to _______ and _______, Massachusetts, where they hoped to steal arms. These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

• Boston

  New York City

• Saratoga

  Yorktown

• Atlanta

  Savannah

• Lexington

  Concord

A major turning point of the Revolutionary War occured at the Battle of ______ in 1777 when the Continental Army defeated the British and convinced France to sign a formal military alliance.

• New York City

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Trenton

George Washington and his unhappy troops spent a hard winter in _____, Pennsylvania, where they dealt with disease, harsh weather, and self-confidence.

• Saratoga Springs

• Yorktown

• Boston Garden

• Valley Forge

Women contributed during the Revolutionary War by (select all that apply):

• organizing boycotts of British goods

• running households

• supplying the troops

• organizing temporary colonial governments

The British strengths during the war included (select all that apply):

• greater financial resources

• a large and well-trained army

• knowledge of the local terrain

• the most powerful navy in the world

The American colonial strengths during the war included (select all that apply):

• large financial support from the Continetal Congress

• the largest militias in North America

• knowledge of the local terrain

• strong commitment to independence

This group was offered freedom for fighting with the British, so the American colonial militias also accepted them into their ranks:

• women

• slaves

• Native Americans

• Hessians

The meeting of colonial delegates (representatives from each colony) in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor was called

• First Continental Congress

• Redcoats

• Committees of Correspondence

• Guerilla Warfare

Required each colonist to provide a place in their home or quarter for British soldiers

• Minutemen

• Quartering Act

• Mercenaries

• Guerilla Warfare