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WorksheetsChapter 6 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was NOT a part of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Preamble, or Introduction
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
List of Grievances
d)
Natural Rights
2.
Why did Washington forbid African-Americans from initially fighting in the war effort?
a)
He didn't like the British
b)
The British captured many slaves
c)
They weren't trained
d)
He was afraid they would want their freedom
3.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
John, Paul, George and Ringo
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
A formal complaint is called what?
a)
grievance
b)
neener neener
c)
declaration
d)
being forced to listen to Justin Bieber all day in detention
5.
Who was the German nobleman who helped to train American troops during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Baron von Steuben
c)
Oscar Meyer Frankfurter
d)
Benjamin Franklin
6.
John Paul Jones, in a famous naval battle said what?
a)
"I have but one life to live for my country."
b)
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
c)
"Vive la France!"
d)
"Long live the King!"
7.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
a)
a loyal Patriot who rode his horse through the streets warning people about the British advance
b)
a character on the show "Arrow"
c)
former Patriot turned traitor, fought for British
d)
a famous soccer player
8.
The British troops, under General Cornwallis, got caught in a trap on what peninsula, thereby ending the Revolutionary War?
a)
Kitsap
b)
Monterey
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
9.
Why did the Revolutionary War open up opportunities for women?
a)
They could disguise themselves as men.
b)
They could speak with British accents.
c)
Showed that women were more than just homemakers
d)
They showed they were better soldiers than men.
10.
Common Sense was responsible for bringing up a subject never mentioned before. What was it?
a)
all people are intelligent
b)
people do dumb things
c)
King George wasn't such a bad guy
d)
the idea of independence from England
11.
A formal statement is what?
a)
privateer
b)
declaration
c)
resolution
d)
proclamation
12.
What was the Treaty of Paris in 1782?
a)
It gave Great Britain Florida.
b)
It ended the War of 1812.
c)
Paris would give more supplies to the rebels.
d)
Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
13.
In the Declaration of Independence, dissolving the bonds means that:
a)
Adios, or good-bye, to King George
b)
I have no idea
c)
getting rid of stains on carpets
d)
disintegrating ropes that tied up Patriot hands
14.
The Declaration of Independence was written by __________.
a)
One Direction
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Rick Riordon
15.
What was a privateer?
a)
armed civilian ships that attacked enemy ships
b)
a secretive person
c)
Captain Jack Sparrow
d)
intelligent businessmen
16.
Approximately, how many African-Americans found in both the colonial army and navy?
a)
2000
b)
9000
c)
100
d)
4000
17.
What is one reason that the Americans won the war?
a)
all citizens were in support of war
b)
skilled leadership
c)
the war was fought mostly in the cities
d)
most Native Americans fought on the Patriot side
18.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
a)
The Americans gave up.
b)
the British started winning more battles.
c)
cut New England off for the British.
d)
The British were able to get more supplies to their soldiers.
19.
Why did the Native Americans mostly fight for the British?
a)
The British gave them money
b)
They liked British accents
c)
They were afraid the colonists would take their lands
d)
The colonists brought diseases to them
20.
"Natural Rights" in the Declaration of Independence meant ________
a)
I am right and you are wrong
b)
We were born as savages
c)
People are entitled to do whatever they want
d)
People have natural rights given by God
21.
One woman, Deborah Sampson, was noted for doing what in the Revolution?
a)
fighting as a man
b)
being a Patriot married to a Loyalist
c)
singing bad songs that drove people crazy
d)
to give her home to British soldiers
22.
Fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks are called what?
a)
monkeys
b)
cliques
c)
guerillas
d)
comrades
23.
Why did the Americans have a hard time winning battles at the beginning of the War?
a)
They couldn't speak French.
b)
poorly trained soldiers and limited supplies
c)
There were more Loyalists in America than Patriots
d)
The first general quit.
24.
What was France's primary motivation for wanting to become involved in the Revolutionary War?
a)
weaken Britain
b)
to win back Florida
c)
to take over the United States
d)
they liked fighting
25.
Why was it hypocritical for Thomas Jefferson to write about equality of all in the Declaration of Independence.
a)
the Americans were able to train soldiers
b)
the British lived in luxury
c)
began to hate George Washington
d)
supplies were plentiful
26.
How did privateers help the American war effort?
a)
robbed the British of much needed supplies
b)
They spoke French.
c)
They sang songs to encourage the sailors.
d)
They went to Great Britain and attacked their harbors.
27.
Why would an American victory not be a good thing for the slaves that fought for the British?
a)
They would have to move to England.
b)
They would go to prison.
c)
They might have to go back to slavery.
d)
They would be set loose then be captured by Native Americans.
28.
Nathan Hale's last words were: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Why was he executed?
a)
He was a Loyalist.
b)
He was a spy for the Patriots.
c)
He refused to sell his lands to the British.
d)
He got caught tarring and feathering a Loyalist.
29.
What was NOT a reason that the Americans won the War?
a)
geography
b)
patriot spirit
c)
help from abroad, or foreign aid
d)
Loyalists changed sides
30.
What was one thing that was significant about the winter at Valley Forge?
a)
The Americans were able to train soldiers.
b)
The British lived in luxury.
c)
The soldiers began to hate George Washington.
d)
supplies were plentiful
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