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WorksheetsAmerican Rev
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the colonies declare Independence?
a)
1776
b)
1775
c)
1781
d)
1777
2.
When Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga and France became a US ally?
a)
1776
b)
1775
c)
1777
d)
1781
3.
When did the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown?
a)
1775
b)
1776
c)
1777
d)
1781
4.
When was the peace treaty signed that ended the fight for Independence?
a)
1776
b)
1781
c)
1779
d)
1783
5.
When was the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
1781
b)
1775
c)
1776
d)
1783
6.
What type of boat did John Paul Jones use to fight the British at sea?
a)
American Navy
b)
Privateers
c)
Tugboats
d)
Trump Tower Power
7.
What Battle was fought in 1775 where the British lost more than 1,000 troops, and the colonists ran out of ammunition?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Trenton
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Bunker Hill
8.
Which statement best describes how the British governed the colonies before 1763?
a)
Did not interfere with colonial affairs
b)
passed laws regulating colonies, did not enforce them
c)
had no power to pass laws
d)
passed laws regulating colonies and strictly enforced them
9.
Political Spectrum: these people favor rapid changes that destroy the existing political system
a)
Moderates
b)
Reactionaries
c)
Conservatives
d)
Radicals
10.
An advantage the Continental Forces had over the British at the beginning of the war?
a)
well trained and organized
b)
had plenty of equipment
c)
all colonists united
d)
fighting for a cause they believed in
11.
City the Continental Congress met in?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Baltimore
12.
Why were British troops marching to Lexington & Concord
a)
Protect colonies from Native attack
b)
keep Dutch ships out of Massachusetts
c)
give writs of assistance to daughters of liberty
d)
destroy war supplies Patriots were building up
13.
Author of the Declaration of Independence:
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Donald Trump
14.
French officer that help Washington during the American Revolution?
a)
Baron von Steuben
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Casimir Pulaski
d)
Barack Obama
15.
Author of pamphlet "Common Sense"
a)
Franklin
b)
Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Jefferson
16.
leader of Continental Army
a)
Washington
b)
Jefferson
c)
Adams
d)
Paine
17.
Statesman that helped convince France to join the American fight for independence
a)
Franklin
b)
Washington
c)
Jefferson
d)
Paine
18.
Leader of the Sons of Liberty
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Hilary Clinton
19.
Patriot captured and hanged as a spy
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Nathan Hale
20.
Traitor to America
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Patrick Henry
21.
Who stated: "Give me liberty, or give me death"
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Patrick Henry
22.
German soldiers hired by the King of England
a)
Prussians
b)
Von Steuben
c)
Hessians
23.
Volunteers to fight in the army, civilians
a)
Miltia
b)
Loyalist
c)
Traitor
24.
Colonial slogan against England:
a)
No taxation without representation
b)
Make America Great Again
c)
Ride or Die
d)
Join or Die
25.
Colonist that supports the King of England
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Traitor
d)
Hessian
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