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WorksheetsBattles of the Revolution
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first battle in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Concord
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Trenton
2.
What was the last battle in the Revolutionary war?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
3.
Which battle was when the colonists hid in the woods and shot at British soldiers who were marching back to Boston. This is the first time they used the strategy of Guerilla Warfare.
a)
Battle of Lexington
b)
Battle of Concord
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Saratoga
4.
This battle made the colonists realize how much they needed supplies.
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Battle of Saratoga
5.
The colonists tried to stall the British to hide their weapons. This battle is often called "The Shot Heard Round the World".
a)
Battle of Concord
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Yorktown
6.
This battle was the last battle in the war. We won!
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
7.
This battle was the first sneak attack that George Washington planned. The Continental Army attacked the Hessians on Christmas Day and captured all of them with almost no deaths.
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
8.
This battle was the turning point of the war-from this point on the colonists were winning. This battle also convinced France and Spain to help support us in the war. This battle was also the first time that the Continental Army shot officers in battle.
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
9.
Who organized a 13 colonies wide boycott on Great Britain goods?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
10.
Who appointed George Washington as head of the army?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
11.
Who agreed to meet again in a year to see how the situation with Great Britain was going?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
12.
Who composed a list of reasons why the King does not have the rights to tax them?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
13.
Who picked a committee to write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
14.
Who organized the Continental Army?
a)
1st Continental Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
15.
Which describes the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Break up letter to KG3
b)
Apology letter to KG3
c)
New Government for the USA
d)
Rap Song
16.
Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
a)
To convince people NOT to break away from England
b)
He thought it would be fun
c)
To convince people to break away from England
d)
He didn't write it
17.
What was NOT an advantage the colonists had during the war>
a)
They cared about their cause
b)
A strong navy
c)
Home field advantage-they know the land
d)
Better war tactics-snipers, guerilla warfare
18.
What was NOT an advantage the British had during the war?
a)
a strong navy
b)
professional soldiers
c)
home-field advantage-they know the land
d)
more money and supplies
19.
Was the Articles of Confederation good or bad?
a)
Good
b)
Bad
20.
What are 2 reasons the Articles of Confederation was bad?
a)
1. No president 2. No Taxes
b)
1. No laws 2. No president
c)
1. No taxes 2. No Laws
d)
It wasn't bad, it was good
21.
What is the correct order of the Battles in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown
b)
Concord, Bunker Hill, Lexington, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown
c)
Yorkown, Saratoga, Trenton, Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill,
d)
Saratoga, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Yorktown, Lexington, Concord
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