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WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was the shot fired to start the Revolutionary War?
a)
Boston
b)
Lexington
c)
Quebec
d)
Saratoga
2.
What type of equipment was captured by the patriots from Fort Ticonderoga?
a)
cannons
b)
clothing
c)
food
d)
ships
3.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Tom Hardy
4.
What was one name given to a supporter of Great Britain during the war?
a)
citizen
b)
friend
c)
loyalist
d)
rebel
5.
What was one name given to a supporter of Great Britain during the war?
a)
Englander
b)
patriot
c)
rebel
d)
Tory
6.
The Second Continental Congress did NOT complete which of the following?
a)
form Continental Army
b)
place leader over army
c)
wrote Declaration of Independence
d)
wrote Common Sense
7.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Thomas Paine
8.
Which of the following is NOT a section of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
List of Grievances
c)
Preamble
d)
Resolution of Independence
9.
What do the stripes on the American Flag represent?
a)
alliances
b)
battles
c)
colonies
d)
countries
10.
Which event was considered to be the (military) turning point of the war?
a)
Battle of Long Island
b)
Battles of Saratoga
c)
Siege of Boston
d)
Valley Forge
11.
At which location did a Prussian military leader train the Americans into better soldiers?
a)
Battles of Saratoga
b)
Fort Ticonderoga
c)
Princeton
d)
Valley Forge
12.
Which country became a great ally to the United States following an important military victory?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Scotland
d)
Spain
13.
This person was known first as an American patriot, and later as a traitor.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Ben Folds Five
d)
Benedict Cumberbatch
14.
Virginia man selected as leader of the Continental Army
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
George Washington
c)
Henry Knox
Henry Know
Henry Know
d)
John Adams
15.
birthplace of the Revolution
a)
Boston
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York City
d)
Yorktown
16.
America’s break-up letter with Great Britain
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
17.
What is the name for a soldier hired to fight?
a)
mercenary
b)
missionary
c)
missing in action
d)
miscommunication
18.
Which military strategy occurs when one fighting force surrounds another force in an attempt to cut them off from additional supplies?
a)
cease fire
b)
siege
c)
stalemate
d)
tyranny
19.
From which foreign country did the patriots first seek help early (1775) in the Revolution, but instead lost badly in a winter battle?
a)
Canada
b)
France
Great Britain
Great Britain
c)
Great Britain
d)
Holland
20.
What form of government best describes the government of the United States?
a)
Communist
b)
Democratic-Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Theocracy
21.
Which document served as the law of the United States prior to the Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of Rights
22.
The final battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at which Virginia location?
a)
Hampton Roads
b)
Trenton
c)
Virginia City
d)
Yorktown
23.
What role was played by James Armistead during the conflict at Yorktown?
a)
military officer
b)
private soldier
c)
spy
d)
traitor
24.
At Saratoga, there is a monument to something that belonged to Benedict Arnold. What was it?
a)
his watch
b)
his shirt
c)
his leg
d)
his gun
25.
Who was a well-known Frenchmen, who remained loyal to George Washington, even when tempted with the idea of being the hero of Canada?
a)
Franklin
b)
Lafayette
c)
Rochambeau
d)
de Gaulle
26.
The victory at Trenton was important to boost morale, and because...
a)
enlistments were ending
b)
it ended the war
c)
it gave patriots the high ground
d)
it didn't matter
27.
"Conventional" as in "conventional warfare" means what?
a)
apathetic
b)
common
c)
painful
d)
unusual
28.
The siege tactic was used at all of the following except where?
a)
Boston
b)
Quebec
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
29.
Overall, the fighting in New York had which result?
a)
American victory
b)
British victory
c)
draw
d)
surrender
30.
The Americans lost at each of the following locations except where?
a)
Breed's Hill
b)
Long Island
c)
Quebec
d)
Trenton
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