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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was fought because British settlers were moving into Native American and French territory.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
Pippin's War
2.
This person was a colonist who supported the King.
a)
Patriot
b)
Khan
c)
Loyalist
d)
Minuteman
3.
This was a colonist who resisted British rule.
a)
redcoat
b)
loyalist
c)
Pippin
d)
patriot
4.
This was sent to Britain to try to heal the dispute with the colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Fancy Feast
d)
Boston Tea Party
5.
These were colonists who could prepare to fight in a very short period of time.
a)
Redcoats
b)
Lobster backs
c)
Minutemen
d)
Loyalists
6.
Bostonians protested British taxes by throwing something into the Charles River.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Blockade
7.
This taxed printed papers and documents.
a)
The Olive Branch Petition
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
The Intolerable Acts
d)
The Stamp Act
8.
This happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at soldiers, who fired into the crowd.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Boston Tea party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Intolerable Acts
9.
The British ordered the closing of the port of Boston, cut Massachusetts government, and required people to have soldiers stay in their homes.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Pippin
d)
Stamp Act
10.
The British Navy used this to keep goods from reaching the Patriots by sea.
a)
Blockade
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Tuna Water
d)
Minutement
11.
This man fought the British at sea.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Nathaniel Greene
d)
John Paul Jones
12.
He commanded the Continental Army.
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
13.
He urged the Continental Congress to vote for independence.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
John Adams
d)
King George
14.
He led British general Cornwallis on a wild goose chase leading to an American win at Cowpens in South Carolina.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Francis Marion
15.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Bob
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
16.
How did Native Americans react to the revolution?
a)
They refused to fight for either side
b)
They thought the Americans would give them a better deal.
c)
They thought the British would give them a better deal.
d)
They brought settlers turkey dinners.
17.
What roles did women have during the war?
a)
They ran farms.
b)
They ran businesses.
c)
They followed their soldiers and helped in the camps.
d)
All of the above
18.
During the war African Americans
a)
stayed on plantations and kept out of the war
b)
ran away from slaveholders and joined both sides
c)
only fought for the Americans
d)
only fought for the British
19.
The British sent troops to Concord to
a)
capture weapons stored there
b)
attack George Washington’s troops
c)
take Fort Ticonderoga
d)
try to capture John Paul Jones
20.
After Lexington and Concord
a)
The British thought they could win easily.
b)
The Americans apologized to England.
c)
The Americans thought Britain would give in.
d)
There was no effect on either side.
21.
Colonists protested taxes by doing all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Boycotting British goods
b)
Throwing tea into the Boston harbor
c)
Petitioning King George
d)
Holding protest rallies in London
22.
After the American Revolution
a)
Other countries gave up their freedoms
b)
Other countries became monarchies
c)
Other countries celebrated July 4th
d)
Other countries fought for the same freedoms
23.
Fort Ticonderoga
a)
George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack.
b)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
c)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
d)
The Green Mountain boys attacked and got cannons needed by the Continental Army
24.
Bunker Hill
a)
Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition
b)
George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack
c)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
d)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
25.
Trenton
a)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
b)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
c)
George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack
d)
A. Was the final major battle of the Revolution
26.
Valley Forge
a)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
b)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
c)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
d)
Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition
27.
Saratoga
a)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
b)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
c)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
d)
The Green Mountain boys attacked and got cannons needed by the Continental Army
28.
Treaty of Paris
a)
said kings were nonsense
b)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
c)
Decided the outcome of the fight between Khan and Pippin
d)
The agreement ending the Revolution
29.
Yorktown
a)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
b)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
c)
George Washington led his troops across the Delaware river to attack
d)
Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition
30.
Common Sense
a)
Thomas Paine said kings were nonsense
b)
Stated that the American colonies were no longer part of Britain
c)
The agreement ending the Revolution
d)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
31.
Declaration of Independence
a)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
b)
Thomas Paine said kings were nonsense
c)
Stated that the American colonies were no longer part of Britain
d)
The agreement ending the Revolution
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