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American Revolution (Ch. 4)

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This American victory was the turning point in the war.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
2.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
3.
This member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for American independence.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
John Adams
4.
This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Samuel Adams
5.
Which one of these is not an advantage that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain.
a)
defense of their own land, principles and beliefs
b)
support from France
c)
superior numbers of soldiers and greater experience
d)
strong leadership from men like George Washington
6.
What patriot leader is represented by this image?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Patrick Henry
7.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
8.
Who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence? 
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Paine 
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson 
9.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were...
a)
Unalienable rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Freedom to live
d)
Will Smith movie
10.
What do the following men have in common
Benardo de Galvez
Haym Salomon
Wentworth Chesswell
Marquis de LaFayette
James Armistead
a)
All were captured and killed at Saratoga
b)
All were spies for the Redcoats
c)
All were Ethnic heroes of the American Revolution
d)
All were spies for the Continental Army
11.
Who is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
James Armistead
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
12.
Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter
a)
Paris
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Rio Grande Valley 
d)
Yorktown 
13.
Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafeyette
d)
Thomas Pain
14.
How did women help during the Revolutionary War?
a)
cooking for soldiers
b)
caring for wounded soldiers
c)
taking over the men's jobs while they were fighting
d)
all of the above
15.
Who tried to influence her husband to include women’s rights in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Betsy Ross
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Dolly Madison
16.
Who was the African-American patriot that made a warning ride that the British were approaching
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
17.
He was a slave who acted as a spy and helped the colonial army
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
James Armistead
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
18.

What answer best represents what John Locke believed?

a)

All people are born with unalienable rights

b)
Tyranny is okay if the king is just
c)
Colonists are rebels
19.
"Three of the most fundamental rights are life, liberty, and property."
Who said it first?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
Mr. Campbell
20.
Thomas Jefferson adopted Locke's ideas on ______ as a main reason for revolution.
a)
Life, liberty, and property
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Tyranny is bad
d)
Natural rights
21.
Spanish General/Governor (Louisiana), aided the Colonies in the war effort
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
John Paul Jones
22.

Which country joined the American colonists to help them win the war?

a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
23.

A type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics

a)

siege

b)

mercenary

c)

total war

d)

guerrilla warfare

24.

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

a)

volunteer unit

b)

mercenaries

c)

militia

d)

Continental Army

25.

What is the longest part of the Declaration of Independence listing complaints against the King

a)

Preamble

b)

Grievances

c)

Declaration

d)

Amendments

26.

What were the unalienable rights listed in the Preamble

a)

Life, Love, and Happiness

b)

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

c)

Safety, Forture, and Honor

d)

Faith, Hope, and Love

27.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

to start the American Revolution

b)

to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain

c)

to instruct how a country wins it freedom

d)

to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

28.

Who was the first to sign the document with a big signature nearly five inches long?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Samuel Adams

29.

- belief British should have permission

of colonists to pass taxes, main reason for American Revolution

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Consent of Governed

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Unalienable Rights

30.

The primary goal of the Treaty of Paris was to...

a)

reward the French for their efforts in the war.

b)

punish the British.

c)

help the colonies and Britain become rich.

d)

maintain peace between Britain and the United States.

31.

Did the battle of Yorktown officially end the war?

a)

Yes, the British backed off.

b)

No, they still needed to make a treaty (promise) with Britain

c)

Yes, they killed all the British soldiers.

d)

No, Yorktown wasn't the last official battle.

32.
Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Monmouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
New York
33.
In the Treaty of Paris 1783 the British agreed to recognize the United States as 
a)
A part of the British Empire
b)
A part of the French Empire
c)
A part of the Spanish Empire
d)
An independent nation 
34.
The British is totally surrounded by the American and French Navy so they surrender and this becomes last major battle
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
35.

What was the FINAL battle in the Revolutionary War

a)

Lexington&Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

36.

Which of the following has the events in the correct chronological order?

a)

1. Lexington & Concord

2. Saratoga

3. Valley Forge

4. Yorktown

5. Treaty of Paris

b)

1. Lexington & Concord

2. Saratoga

3. Valley Forge

4. Treaty of Paris

5. Yorktown

c)

1. Lexington & Concord

2. Saratoga

3. Yorktown

4. Valley Forge

5. Treaty of Paris

37.

Who surrendered with his troops at the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

General Charles Cornwallis

b)

George Washingnton

c)

King George3

d)

Thomas Jefferson

38.

President of Second Continental Congress which wrote the Declaration of Independence

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jeffereson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

39.

Navy sea captain of the colonial ship, Serapis during the American Revolution.Famous for saying,I have yet begun to fight!"

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

40.

Financier.Helped the Continental Army with supplies and money.Acted as a spy during the war.

a)

Haym Salomon

b)

James Armistead(Lafayette)

c)

Bernardo de Galvez

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

41.
I was very wealthy when I moved to America from Poland so I helped the Patriots by paying for the war
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Wentworth Cheswell
d)
James Armistead
42.
My writings helped convince many people to support the Patriots
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
King George III
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Mercy Otis Warren

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