WorksheetsThe War for Independence
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Some advantages of the British during the war?
a)
Strong Navy & well trained Army
b)
Strong wagons & horse
c)
Strong Leaders & more money
d)
More submarines
2.
Some Patriot disadvantages during the war?
a)
Lots of People to fight
b)
Lots of weapons & ammo
c)
Weak Navy & not enough money
d)
Strong Navy & Leaders
3.
Who were the people in America that did NOT support the war?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Militias
c)
Minutemen
d)
Loyalists
4.
Which side promised freedom to Africans that fought for them in the war?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
The Patriots
5.
Some advantages the Patriots had during the war?
a)
Loyalists helped them win
b)
African soldiers
c)
They had Washington & they fought for a great cause
d)
They had lots of ammunition
6.
Why couldn't the Continental Congress raise money for the war?
a)
They didn't have the right paper to print money
b)
The weren't allowed to tax the colonists
c)
The British captured their treasury
d)
The colonists refused to give them money
7.
Who was it that took her husband's place when he died in battle?
a)
Maggie Simpson
b)
Molly Pitcher
c)
Madonna Giacomo
d)
Margaret Corbin
8.
Who gave water to the Patriot soldiers who were fighting?
a)
Joanne Collins
b)
Diana Rogers
c)
Molly Pitcher
d)
Abigail Adams
9.
What caused the Patriot soldiers to want to re-enlist after Christmas night in 1776?
a)
Victory in the Caribbean Sea
b)
The victory at Trenton and Princeton
c)
Victory at Bunker Hill
d)
The three pronged attack at Albany
10.
How many Hessian soldiers were captured at Trenton?
a)
9000 men
b)
700 men
c)
1000 soldiers
d)
900 men
11.
Who surrendered to General Gates at the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
General Howe
b)
General Burgoyne
c)
Lt. Colonel St. Leger
d)
General Cornwallis
12.
Which Patriot victory convinced the French to help the Patriots win the war?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Long Island
c)
Battle of Lexington
d)
Battle of Saratoga
13.
What happened Christmas night in 1776?
a)
Washingtons troops captured 900 Hessians in Trenton
b)
Lt. Colonel tried to capture Fort Stanwix
c)
General Howe captured Philadelphia
d)
General Gates surrounded General Burgoyne's troops
14.
Which battle was the turning point in the war for the Patriots?
a)
Battle of Lexington
b)
Battle of Long Island
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Saratoga
15.
Why did the Loyalists support Britain?
a)
They hated all of the colonists
b)
They feared George Washington
c)
Their jobs were given to them from the King
d)
They were all friends with William Franklin
16.
What did the Patriots call the mercenaries that Britain hired to fight in the war?
a)
Hienzmen
b)
Horsemen
c)
Minutemen
d)
Hessians
17.
Who was the African that gained his freedom by fighting for the Patriots?
a)
Paul Simon
b)
Peter Cassidy
c)
Peter Salem
d)
Paul Revere
18.
Who was it that disguised herself as a men in order to enlist in the Patriot army?
a)
Deborah Brown
b)
Sally Sampson
c)
Lucretia Murphy
d)
Deborah Sampson
19.
Which Patriot spy said, "I only regret I have one life to lose for my country?"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Nathan Hale
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Thomas Jefferson
20.
Why did Britain want to control the Hudson River?
a)
To cut off New York from Pennsylvania
b)
To cut off New England from the other Colonies
c)
To cut off New York City from Long Island
d)
To cut off Philadelphia and starve the people
21.
Who were the officers in Britain's three pronged attack?
a)
Belvedere, Gates & Legend
b)
Burgoyne, Howe & St. Leger
c)
Gates, Washington & Burgoyne
d)
Revere, Locke & Rousseau
22.
Who did Burgoyne run into when he went to resupply his troops?
a)
Samuel Adams & the Sons of Liberty
b)
The Connecticut Militia
c)
Gates and the New Hampshire Men
d)
Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys
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