WorksheetsAmerican Revolution's food and facts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Did the American soldiers have more food at the beginning, middle, or end of the war?
a)
Middle
b)
Beginning
c)
End
d)
None
2.
How many pounds of bread or flour did each soldier get per day in the early days of the war?
a)
1/2 pound
b)
1/4 pound
c)
1 pound
d)
2 pounds
3.
How many pints of beans or peas did each soldier get per week in the beginning of the war?
a)
3 pints
b)
1 pint
c)
2 1/2 pints
d)
5 pints
4.
How many quarts of spruce beer did each soldier get per day in the early days of the war?
a)
10 quarts
b)
2 quarts
c)
6 quarts
d)
1 quart
5.
Soldiers at Valley Forge and Morristown went hungry to the point where they shouted...
a)
Feed us or die
b)
No bread, no meat, no soldier
c)
Give us food or we'll eat you
d)
Feed us or we leave
6.
What is a firecake?
a)
water, sugar, flour
b)
molasses, flour, water
c)
salt, water, flour
d)
flour, water
7.
At which camp were vegetables non-existent?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Cowpens
8.
What kind of meat were soldiers rations usually made up of?
a)
beef
b)
lamb
c)
poultry
d)
turkey
9.
How many ounces of butter was each soldier supposed to get per week?
a)
2 ounces
b)
5 ounces
c)
8 ounces
d)
6 ounces
10.
What drink were General Washington and his men toasted with after the war?
a)
spruce beer
b)
cider
c)
madeira wine
d)
punch
11.
How many pounds of soft soap did each company of 100 men get per week?
a)
16 pounds
b)
20 pounds
c)
28 pounds
d)
24 pounds
12.
How many pounds of candles did each company get per week?
a)
5 ppounds
b)
3 pounds
c)
6 pounds
d)
9 pounds
13.
In what season did the battle of Valley Forge take place?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
14.
Who was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
a)
James Monroe
b)
John Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
15.
How long did the Revolutionary War last?
a)
1776-1782
b)
1775-1783
c)
1774-1780
d)
1778-1785
16.
On what date was the Treaty of Paris signed?
a)
November 2
b)
February 18
c)
July 27
d)
Setember 3
17.
How many colonists were shot in the Boston Massacre?
a)
9
b)
13
c)
4
d)
6
18.
How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?
a)
72
b)
56
c)
44
d)
65
19.
Who is known for his midnight ride in which he warned the Americans that the British were coming?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Thomas Jefferson
20.
Was vinegar in the soldiers rations?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe so
d)
I don't know
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