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Revolutionary War

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a win

a)

victory

b)

defeat

c)

surrender

d)

alliance

2.

a colonist who remained faithful to Great Britain

a)

Congress

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

d)

Parliament

3.

a piece of land that extends into an ocean or lake

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

island

d)

barrier

4.

a fight between two armies in a war

a)

injury

b)

battle

c)

defeat

d)

tiff

5.

the militia in the Revolutionary War that could be ready at a moment's notice

a)

minutemen

b)

quick soldiers

c)

mercenary

d)

traitor

6.

a loss

a)

advance

b)

win

c)

defeat

d)

victory

7.

to give up

a)

retreat

b)

leave

c)

surrender

d)

repeal

8.

a representative

a)

delegate

b)

representation

c)

mayor

d)

army

9.

volunteer, part-time soldiers

a)

milita

b)

minutemen

c)

army

d)

mercenary

10.

the law making body of Great Britain

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Legislature

d)

Representation

11.

the part of the military that fights on land

a)

army

b)

navy

c)

marines

d)

coast guard

12.

colonists who fought to break away from Great Britain

a)

Loyalists

b)

Congress

c)

Parliament

d)

Patriots

13.

soldiers who are paid to fight in another country's war

a)

mercenary

b)

militia

c)

minutemen

d)

army

14.

the forward movement of an army

a)

retreat

b)

advance

15.

the part of the military that fights on the ocean

a)

army

b)

navy

c)

Air Force

16.

the year the Declaration of Independence was signed

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1777

d)

1774

17.

freedom from control by another

a)

independence

b)

treaty

c)

delegate

d)

battle

18.

the law making body in the United States

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

Representatives

d)

Delegate

19.

a written request signed by many people

a)

repeal

b)

freedom

c)

victory

d)

petition

20.

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land

a)

isthmus

b)

peninsula

c)

island

d)

strait

21.

the backward movement of an army

a)

retreat

b)

advance

c)

treaty

d)

repeal

22.

to do away with or cancel

a)

repeal

b)

discard

c)

throw away

d)

trade

23.

a person who betrays his or her country

a)

traitor

b)

loyalist

c)

patriot

d)

good guy

24.

a written agreement between countries

a)

peace offering

b)

treaty

c)

hand shake

d)

high five

25.

tried to persuade the French to hep the Patriots

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

George Washington

d)

William Dawes

26.

a German officer who helped train the soldiers at Valley Forge

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Friedrich von Steuben

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Nathan Hale

27.

organized the Committees of Correspondence

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

Francis Marion

d)

Samuel Adams

28.

commander of the Continental Army

a)

King George III

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

29.

king of Great Britain

a)

King Lord Cornwallis

b)

King George III

c)

King Patrik Henry

d)

King John Paul Jones

30.

the leader of the Green Mountain Boys

a)

John Adams

b)

Hessians

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

Deborah Samson

31.

brought drinks of water to the men on the battle field

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Deborah Samson

c)

Mrs. Ruud

d)

Mrs. Ude

32.

an American spy who was caught and executed

a)

Nathan Hale

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Thomas Paine

33.

wrote Common Sense

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

William Dawes

d)

Francis Marion

34.

surrendered at the Battle of Saratoga

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Lord Cornwallis

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Samuel Adams

35.

the victorious general at the Battle of Saratoga

a)

Horatio Gates

b)

Francis Marion

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Rogers Clark

36.

Revolutionary War leader, he later became the 2nd president of the U.S.

a)

John Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Lord Cornwallis

37.

they spread the word that the British were coming to Concord

a)

William Dawes

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Washington

38.

young Frenchman who fought without pay for the Patriots

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Patrik Henry

d)

Ethan Allen

39.

fought for and won control of the Ohio River Valley

a)

George Rogers Clark

b)

John Adams

c)

Nathan Hale

d)

Hessians

40.

disappointed about a missed promotion, he became a traitor to his country

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Patrik Henry

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

Deborah Samson

41.

she fought in the Revolutionary War

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Deborah Samson

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Martha Washington

42.

known as the "Swamp Fox"

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Samuel Adams

43.

the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Samuel Adams

44.

an American naval captain who took the war across the Atlantic

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

John Burgoyne

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

Horatio Gates

45.

the general who surrendered at Yorktown

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

King George III

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

John Burgoyne

46.

German mercenaries

a)

Hessians

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Representatives

47.

a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, he said that he would rather be dead than live under British control

a)

Patrik Henry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

48.

Why was the Battle of Lexington and Concord important?

a)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

France decided to help the Americans

d)

captured cannons

e)

proved they could and would fight

49.

Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?

a)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

France decided to help the Americans

d)

captured cannons

e)

proved they could and would fight

50.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

a)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

France decided to help the Americans

d)

captured cannons

e)

proved they could and would fight

51.

Why was the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga important?

a)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

France decided to help the Americans

d)

captured cannons

e)

proved they could and would fight

52.

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important?

a)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

b)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

France decided to help the Americans

d)

captured cannons

e)

proved they could and would fight

53.

hand : finger : : a war : _______

a)

battle

b)

fight

c)

retreat

d)

victory

54.

George Washington : Continental Army : : ____________ : Continental Navy

a)

George Rogers Clark

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Horatio Gates

d)

Thomas Jefferson

55.

Francis Marion : southern swamps : : ___________ : Ohio River Valley

a)

Francis Marion

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

Horatio Gates

56.

Continental Army : fight the British : : Continental Congress : _______________

a)

fight the navy

b)

fight the British

c)

fight Parliament

d)

fight each other

57.

up : down : : slavery : __________

a)

freedom

b)

danger

c)

charter

d)

independence

58.

defeat : victory : : pass a law : _________________

a)

bring a law

b)

repeal a law

c)

make a law

d)

obey a law

59.

The colonists were not represented in Parliament, so ________________.

a)

the colonists felt that they shouldn't be taxed.

b)

the colonists moved.

c)

the colonists sided with the British.

60.

Great Britain closed the Boston Harbor, because _______________.

a)

the colonists held a meeting.

b)

the colonists had the Boston Tea Party.

c)

the colonists were happy.

d)

the colonists knew a storm was coming.

61.

The Continental Army won an important battle at Saratoga, New York, so _______________.

a)

France decided to help the Americans.

b)

Ireland decided to help the Americans.

c)

Great Britain decided to help the Americans.

d)

Poland decided to help the Americans.

62.

General Washington let the British forces leave Boston peacefully, because ____________________.

a)

he was a kind man.

b)

he was tricking them.

c)

he wanted to attack as they left.

d)

he wanted Boston to remain unhurt.

63.

George Washington was a great leader, so ______________________.

a)

many soldiers stayed at Valley Forge.

b)

many soldiers died.

c)

many soldiers were traitors.

d)

many soldiers tricked him.

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