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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was important about the victory in Saratoga?
a)
Made the British Worried
b)
The Patriots lost the battle
c)
Soldiers were starving and somehow won the war
d)
Helped earned French support to stop the British from "dividing" and conquering the colonies.
2.
Who was the British commander at Yorktown?
a)
General Horatio Gates
b)
General Lafayette
c)
General George Washington
d)
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
3.
Which country helped the Americans trap Cornwallis on the Yorktown Peninsula, blocking their escape route?
a)
Britain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
4.
Which of the following describes the militia?
a)
highly trained soldiers who served for most of the war
b)
trained soldiers on horseback
c)
untrained men from the local area who served for very short periods
d)
British troops fighting with bayonets
5.
The militia group "Green Mountain Boys" fought which side during the Battle of Ticonderoga.
a)
British
b)
Patriots
6.
All of the following are conditions of the Treaty of Paris EXCEPT:
a)
British would continue to make laws for the United States.
b)
British recognized the U.S. as an independent country.
c)
Britain had to give the Americans the land from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River.
d)
The U.S. had to return all property that had been taken during the war to the Loyalists.
7.
How is the Treaty of Paris 1783 significant to the United States?
a)
It ended to Revolutionary War and gave America independence
b)
It ended the Civil War and gave America independence
c)
We won World War 2 and won Americas independence
d)
England won the Revolutionary war and we lost all independence
8.
In what chronological order did the battles occur?
a)
Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of York Town
b)
Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge, French & Indian War, Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown, French & Indian War, Saratoga, Valley Forge
9.
Early in the American Revolution, Britain was fairly confident because.
a)
Had a strong Navy
b)
There were many Loyalists in the colonies.
c)
The Continental Army was continually lacking in supplies.
d)
All of the above
10.
Where was Valley Forge located?
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusettes
11.
Who was the Prussian officer who helped "whip" the Continental Army into shape at Valley Forge?
a)
Baron von Steuben
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Otto von Bismarck
d)
Wilhelm Wundt
12.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Lack of food
b)
Lack of good shelter
c)
Disease
d)
All of the above
13.
Who was the main commander of Valley Forge?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
d)
Baron von Steuben
14.
What was the significance of Valley Forge?
a)
Gained confidence/skills
b)
To conquer a British camp
c)
To end the American Revolution
d)
To pass government
15.
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Jamestown
c)
Ticonderoga
16.
Who were the Redcoats?
a)
French and German Army
b)
American Army
c)
British Army
17.
"America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain - Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran troops to support them."
- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, Dec. 19, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, Dec. 19, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
a)
The American Victory at the Battle of Yorktown
b)
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats
c)
The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga
18.
Unalienable Rights
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -
a)
established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.
b)
defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
c)
established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
d)
defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.
19.
Spanish governor of Louisiana; kept the British from using the ports of New Orleans.
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marques de Lafayette
c)
Mercy Otis Warren
d)
John Paul Jones
20.
Patriot and financial backer of the colonies. Provided the money for Washington's march on Yorktown.
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Armestead
d)
John Hancock
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