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WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Taxed colonist to help pay debt from French and Indian War.
a)
King George III
b)
General Washington
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Gave the famous speech "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
a)
King George III
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Thomas Jefferson
3.
John Adams suggested this person become commander- in-chief of the continental army.
a)
King George III
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Main author of the Declaration of Independence and rewrote it 17 times!
a)
King George III
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
Continental Army leader who later became a traitor.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
6.
This man was negotiating with the French to help the colonist.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
7.
This general surrendered to the colonist at Yorktown.
a)
George Washington
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
General Cornwallis
8.
War between France and England.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Seven Years War
c)
World War I
9.
to owe money
a)
debt
b)
interest
c)
abundance
10.
tax on sugar and molasses
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
11.
tax on paper documents such as newspaper, marriage license, and playing cards
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Acts
12.
tax on glass, paper, lead, tea, and paint
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Acts
13.
This act only allowed the East India Company to sell tea while other shops had to close down.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Acts
14.
The _____ of liberty tarred and feathered tax collectors and chased them out of towns
a)
Daughters
b)
Sons
15.
The _____ of liberty protested by weaving cloth instead of buying British cloth.
a)
Daughters
b)
Sons
16.
This event encouraged the Sons of Liberty to dress up as Mohawk Indians and dump tea chest into the harbor.
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Harbor
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Tea Act
17.
to cancel or remove means to
a)
repeal
b)
debt
18.
Colonist started throwing snowballs, and 5 colonist were killed because they could not defend themselves
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Harbor
19.
The Declaration of Independence is divided into three parts.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The three parts of the Declaration of Independence are
a)
Preamble, rights grievances, and statement of independence
b)
I dont know.
21.
King George III was so enraged by the Boston Tea Party that he passed a new set of orders called ______, this closed down the Boston Harbor and enabled the colonist from fishing and trading.
a)
Coercive Act "Intolerable Acts"
b)
Quartering Acts
22.
- First major battle
- British won
- colonist were order to shoot only when they saw the whites of their eyes
- hid behind earthworks
- British won
- colonist were order to shoot only when they saw the whites of their eyes
- hid behind earthworks
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Yorktown
23.
- April 1775 war begins
- Known as "Shot heard around the world"
- no one won
- Known as "Shot heard around the world"
- no one won
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Yorktown
24.
- Washington surprised attack on Christmas night
- German soldier known as Hessians surrendered.
-Colonist won
-Battle gave hope
- German soldier known as Hessians surrendered.
-Colonist won
-Battle gave hope
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Yorktown
25.
- 2 battles that lasted over 3 weeks
- Benedict Arnold led a daring attack
- Turning point of the war
- Benedict Arnold led a daring attack
- Turning point of the war
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Saratoga
26.
- soldiers were cold, low on food, and wore ragged clothes
- Continental Army learned how to fight and march better
- Continental Army became stronger!
- Continental Army learned how to fight and march better
- Continental Army became stronger!
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Saratoga
27.
- Last major battle battle that ended the Revolutionary War
- Washington led the continental army
- French navy by sea
- Colonist by land
- Americans WON!
- Washington led the continental army
- French navy by sea
- Colonist by land
- Americans WON!
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Saratoga
28.
Even though the battle of Yorktown was the last major battle, small battles were still being fought after this battle.
a)
True
b)
False
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