American Revolution

Match the following words to their meanings.

• someone who wanted their freedom from England

• George Washington

• Someone who sided with England and did not want independence

• Patriot

• The first battle of the American Revolution

• The Battle of Lexington

• The turning point of the Revolution

• The Battle of Saratoga

• the leader of the Continental Arms

• Loyalist

How did the torn down statue of King George III help the colonists?

• It just made them feel better!

• They used the statue head as the front of a building.

• They melted down the statue to make bullets.

• The colonists didn't mind the statue, they just wanted it to be in a new location.

The war created many problems for women whose men went off to fight in war.

• True.

• False.

Thomas Jefferson went on to become a ​ (a)   who served for two terms. However, his life was not perfect. He almost got ​ (b)   by the British. The British also tried to give his enslaved workers ​ (c)   . They hoped this disease would infect the ​ (d)   soldiers.

• governor
• captured
• smallpox
• Continental

During the American Revolution, who did most Native Americans side with?

• The colonists

• The British

• No one, they weren't really involved in the war

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Deborah Sampson?

• She was injured in battle from a musketball.

• Deborah disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the American Revolution.

• Deborah told other soldiers she was a woman, and they accepted her.

• She was honorably discharged after doctors found out she was a woman.

The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Why did they meet?

• They were figuring out what items they should boycott next.

• They started raising money so that they could pay off the tea from the Boston Tea Party.

• They were choosing a leader to overthrow King George III.

• They met to come up with war plans to fight Britain.

Match the following women of the American Revolution to their actions!

• a women who gathered support of 36 others to raise money for the soldiers. They also sewed shirts

• Lydia Darragh

• The seamstress who made the first flag for the new country (maybe!)

• Betsy Ross

• a Quaker woman who spied on the British soldiers who were forced to stay in her house

• Mammy Kate

• An enslaved woman who snuck her owner out of a British prison in a laundry basket

• Esther Reed

​ (a)   ​ was the man who was considered a traitor during the American Revolution. He originally started fighting as a Patriot. However, he switched sides because his wife convinced him he could make more ​money fighting for the British.​ ​​

• Benedict Arnold
• John Adams
• John Burgoyne
• Thomas Paine

After the American Revolution, it was decided that the colonists still must work together. ____________________ were written to unite the 13 colonies.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Treaty of Paris

• The French and Indian War