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WorksheetsThe Revolutionary War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
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1.
Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?
a)
Minutemen attacked a British fort.
b)
Colonists refused to let British troops stay in their homes.
c)
British troops tried to seize colonists' arms and ammunition.
d)
British troops tried to break up a meeting in the Old North Church.
2.
What was the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
The fighting ended colonists' resistance to British authority.
b)
The outcome proved that militias were no match for British troops.
c)
Britain gave up on any attempt to keep its North American colonies.
d)
The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution.
3.
"give me liberty or give me death!"
"A government of our own in our natural right..."
"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
These statements were made by...
"A government of our own in our natural right..."
"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
These statements were made by...
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Tories
d)
Native American Indians
4.
What advantage helped the Continental Army gain-control of Boston in 1776?
a)
Greater experience in battle
b)
Use of captured British artillery from Fort Ticonderoga
c)
An American naval blockade
d)
The support of loyalists in the city
5.
Which of these restates a main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
A king has little more to do than make war
b)
Subjects are not created equal to kings
c)
Everyone has the right to life and liberty
d)
Citizens have a duty to obey their government
6.
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to establish a framework for government
b)
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
c)
to express reasons for limiting immigration
d)
to list arguments for women's suffrage
7.
The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it...
a)
ended the British threat to the South
b)
guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
c)
convinced the French to support the Americans
d)
forced the British to withdraw from North America
8.
During the war, Native Americans generally supported the...
a)
British because the British promised to free enslaved African Americans
b)
British because the British seemed less of a threat to their way of life
c)
Patriots because the Patriots seemed less of a threat to their way of life
d)
Patriots because the Patriots promised to return Native American lands
9.
What crucial mistake did British General Cornwallis make that led to the defeat of the British army?
a)
he attacked Charlottsville
b)
he refused to attack Lafayette's troops in the South
c)
he depended on Benedict Arnold for reinforcements
d)
he disregarded and order to retreat from the Yorktown Peninsula
10.
The British army was trapped at the Yorktown by...
a)
an army led by Friedrich von Steuben
b)
a fleet of Spanish warships
c)
a fleet of French warships
d)
Guerilla fighters led by France Marion
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