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USH Unit 5 Review 3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name

Class

Date

Why did Thomas Paine write The Crisis?

To encourage the Continental Army to break up.

To raise money to support colonial troops.

To suggest changes in the Declaration of Independence.

To raise the morale of Patriot soldiers.

George Washington's huge mistake nearly caused his army to be captured in the Battle of...

Trenton

Valley Forge

Long Island

Yorktown

Who was defeated by Washington’s forces in Trenton?

British soldiers based in Princeton

German mercenaries who were fighting for the British

Hessians fighting for German control of the colonies

Native Americans allied with Britain

Whose name has come to mean “traitor” in American history?

Nathaniel Greene

Benedict Arnold

Charles Cornwallis

Francis Marion

At the start of the Revolution, weaknesses of the Continental Army included...

supply shortages

weak commander

unfamiliar territory

long travel distances

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

It lifted Patriot spirits and showed Europe that Americans could win.

It proved that colonists were no match for British troops

It inspired Native Americans to support the Patriots

It convinced France to maintain neutrality

Which of these was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war?

supply shortages

weak commander

unfamiliar territory

long travel distances

At the start of the war, what was a weakness of the British troops?

poor leadership

understaffed army

insufficient supplies

poorly trained soldiers

What was the result of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton?

The Hessians joined the American side.

It showed that the Americans could defeat the British.

It proved that General Washington was wrong about his soldiers.

The British were forced to abandon New York and New Jersey.

10.

What caused the American defeat in Brooklyn, New York, in August 1776?

weak leadership

unmotivated troops

undisciplined enemy

inexperienced soldiers

11.

Which statement describes Washington’s military strategy after 1776?

to avoid battles with the British

to defeat the British in one large battle

to fight a defensive war and tire the British out

to prevent food and supplies from reaching the British

12.

This African-American served in the Continental Army in the battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga.

Peter Salem

Benedict Arnold

Deborah Sampson

Nathanael Greene

13.

If Washington did not escape with his army this battle would have ended the war.

Trenton

Long Island

Princeton

Saratoga

14.

The Battle of Saratoga resulted in

an embarrassing defeat for the Continental Army.

France entering the war on the side of the colonies.

Britain giving the colonists their independence.

George Washington becoming the first president.

15.

Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776...

Was the last battle of the Revolutionary War

Boosted the morale of the Patriots

Was followed by calls for his resignation

Was successful but caused a great number of American casualties

16.

The ultimate result of the Battle of Long Island was...

The American army was captured.

The American army captured New York

The British escaped under the cover of fog to fight another day.

The Americans escaped under the cover of fog to fight another day.

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USH Unit 5 Review 3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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