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WorksheetsChapter 7- Mr. Weir
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was main author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
John Dickinson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Helped appoint George Washington as Commander of the army
a)
John Adams
b)
John Dickinson
c)
Ben Franklin
3.
He helped create the Olive Branch Petition
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Dickinson
c)
John Adams
4.
Helped gain the French as allies by being the head diplomat
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
5.
He was a successful general who won at New York, but could not destroy the Continental Army
a)
William Howe
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
Benedict Arnold
6.
He was the master of surprise who lost more battles than he won
a)
George Washington
b)
Horatio Gates
c)
William Howe
7.
He was the hero of the Battle of Saratoga
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
8.
He gave his soldiers a treat that resulted in defeat
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
William Howe
c)
Charles Cornwallis
9.
His surrender led to the Treaty of Paris
a)
Charles Cornwallis
b)
Thomas Gage
c)
Horatio Gates
10.
He attempted to seize Patriot weapons, but failed
a)
Thomas Gage
b)
Richard Howe
c)
Fredrich Von Stuben
11.
Helped create more professional and disciplined American soldiers
a)
Fredrich Von Stuben
b)
Comte De Rochambeau
c)
Thomas Gage
12.
He offered the Staten Island Peace Treaty
a)
Richard Howe
b)
Comte De Rochambeau
c)
Fredrich Von Stuben
13.
He teamed up with Washington to give the Patriots more soldiers
a)
Comte De Rochambeau
b)
Thomas Gage
c)
Richard Howe
14.
He was from South Carolina was against the DOI but eventually signed it
a)
Edward Rutledge
b)
James Duane
c)
Thomas Paine
15.
He was from New York who was against the DOI and chose to abstain (not vote)
a)
James Duane
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Edward Rutledge
16.
He wrote books urging colonist to break away from England and to not lose hope
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
James Duane
c)
Sam Adams
17.
He was the congressman from Massachusetts who started the Sons of Liberty
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
18.
Who won Quebec
a)
Patriots
b)
British
19.
Who won Trenton
a)
British
b)
Patriots
20.
Who won Saratoga
a)
Patriots
b)
British
21.
Who won Brandywine Creek
a)
Patriots
b)
British
22.
Who won New York
a)
Patriots
b)
British
23.
Who won Yorktown
a)
Patriots
b)
British
24.
Who won Fort Ticonderoga
a)
Patriots
b)
British
25.
Who won Princeton
a)
Patriots
b)
British
26.
Who won Concord
a)
Patriots
b)
British
27.
Who won Siege of Boston
a)
Patriots
b)
British
28.
Who won Valley Forge
a)
Patriots
b)
British
29.
Who won Bunker Hill
a)
Patriots
b)
British
30.
Who won Declaration of Independence
a)
Patriots
b)
British
31.
Who won Lexington
a)
Patriots
b)
British
32.
Who won Camden
a)
Patriots
b)
British
33.
Put the Battles in correct Chronological order of 1 -> 4
a)
New York
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Concord
b)
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
New York
Concord
Bunker Hill
New York
c)
Lexington
Concord
New York
Bunker Hill
Concord
New York
Bunker Hill
34.
Put Battles in Chronological Order 5 -> 8
a)
Trenton
Princeton
Brandywine
Saratoga
Princeton
Brandywine
Saratoga
b)
Princeton
Trenton
Brandywine
Saratoga
Trenton
Brandywine
Saratoga
c)
Brandywine
Princeton
Saratoga
Trenton
Princeton
Saratoga
Trenton
35.
Put Battles in Chronological Order 9 ->12
a)
Treaty of Paris
Camden
Arnold "Switcheroo"
Yorktown
Camden
Arnold "Switcheroo"
Yorktown
b)
Camden
Arnold"Switcheroo"
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Arnold"Switcheroo"
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
c)
Camden
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Arnold"Switcheroo"
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Arnold"Switcheroo"
36.
Why were some in the Continental Congress against the Declaration of Independence
a)
They thought more loyalists would join the
British
b)
They did not think the American people wanted
war
c)
They thought America was unprepared for the consequences
d)
They thought the King would ask for peace
37.
Although the original draft of the Declaration of Independence included a passage condemning slavery, the passage was removed because
a)
Southern slave owners objected to it
b)
The army needed slaves to fight
c)
John Dickinson refused to sign the DOI if the
passage was included
d)
Thomas Jefferson objected to it
38.
The Swamp Fox was a name given to what guerrilla leader
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Frances Marion
c)
George Washington
d)
George Rodgers Clark
39.
Confident after British victories in Canada and New York, General Howe
a)
Attacked Philadelphia on Christmas night
b)
Moved north to Albany in an attempt to capture
Ticonderoga
c)
Left New Jersey in the hands of the Hessians
d)
Fired the mercenaries and proclaimed victory
40.
The beginning of the Revolutionary War was when
a)
The Continental Congress approved the Olive
Branch Petition
b)
George Washington was appointed Commander of the
Continental Army
c)
The British began the Intolerable Acts after the
Boston Massacre
d)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
41.
How did the Continental Army kick the British out of Boston
a)
They captured Bunker Hill from the British
b)
They used cannons from Ticonderoga and fired
from Dorchester Heights
c)
Used the French army and navy to surround Boston
and force surrender
d)
They used small units of troops to cut off
British supplies
42.
After failing to cut off New England, Britain shifted their focus to
a)
The American navy
b)
The West frontier along the Mississippi
c)
The Southern Colonies
d)
New York and New Jersey
43.
After General Howe crushed George Washington at Brandywine Creek
a)
He laid siege to Washington D.C.
b)
He joined Burgoyne and helped attack the Patriots at
Saratoga
c)
½ of his troops became sick and was eventually
forced to surrender
d)
His delay left General Burgoyne badly outnumbered at
Saratoga
44.
Fort Ticonderoga was important because
a)
It
overlooked Boston from the south
b)
It controlled access to the Mississippi River
c)
It possessed many weapons and supplies
d)
t was the meeting place for Burgoyne’s 3-part
plan
45.
The Treaty of Paris
a)
Was negotiated by John Jay
b)
Declared Independence for the Americans
c)
Occurred right after Yorktown
d)
Was never agreed upon by England
46.
One of the most important allies to the British was the
a)
The Huron
b)
The Algonquin
c)
The Micamac
d)
The Iroquois
47.
The fighting at Lexington and Concord led the Continental Congress to
a)
Declare Independence
b)
The Olive Branch Petition
c)
The Dunmore Proclamation
d)
Appoint Ben Franklin as Ambassador
48.
Thomas Paine reached a wider audience than most other writers because he
a)
Wrote in a style that only well educated people could
understand
b)
Wrote as a common man to common people
c)
Was a gifted speaker as well as a writer
d)
Rejected Enlightenment thinking, which was
unpopular in the colonies
49.
What battle occurred when the British attempted to capture American supplies, but were ambushed instead
a)
Lexington
b)
Concord
c)
Siege of Boston
d)
Fort Ticonderoga
50.
Washington led an attack on the Hessians on Christmas night by crossing the Delaware River
a)
Trenton
b)
Brandywine Creek
c)
Princeton
d)
Camden
51.
The battle when the Southern Patriot army was sick and entirely destroyed
a)
Charleston
b)
Saratoga
c)
Savannah
d)
Camden
52.
Washington losses this battle near Philadelphia, but forces Howe to not meet Burgoyne
a)
Brandywine Creek
b)
Trenton
c)
Quebec
d)
Fort Ticonderoga
53.
France became an official ally of the United States after what battle
a)
Brandywine Creek
b)
Trenton
c)
Siege of Boston
d)
Saratoga
54.
Washington is defeated by Howe and begins his retreat through New Jersey at what battle
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
New York
c)
Siege of Boston
d)
Concord
55.
Charles Cornwallis was tricked by campfires at what battle
a)
Trenton
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Concord
56.
Burgoyne’s plan failed when he lost this battle and surrendered his entire army
a)
New York
b)
Trenton
c)
Saratoga
d)
Kaskaskia
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