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Chapter 12 Social Studies

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was a traitor who told the British the American secrets.

a)

Friedrich von Steuben

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

John Hancock

2.

He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Sam Adams

d)

John Adams

e)

Ben Franklin

3.

Her nickname was "Molly Pitcher" because she brought water to the soldiers.

a)

Phyllis Wheatley

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Mary Ludwig Hays

d)

Martha Washington

4.

He was the author of Common Sense. He urged colonists that they should break away from Britain.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Paine

5.

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. He signed it so big because he didn't want King George III to have to put his glasses on to read it.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Hancock

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Paine

e)

Patrick Henry

6.

He was the leader of the Continental Army.

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

John Hancock

d)

George Washington

7.

He came to Valley Forge to teach the colonists discipline and European fighting methods.

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

George Washington

c)

Friedrich von Steuben

d)

Patrick Henry

8.

Choose all of the following that were hardships for the colonists at Valley Forge.

a)

Little supplies

b)

Lots of extra soldiers

c)

Soldiers were quitting

d)

Many soldiers were sick

e)

The weather was warm and pleasant

9.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

July 4, 1976

b)

Yesterday

c)

June 4, 1776

d)

July 4, 1776

10.

Where was the final battle of the Revolution?

a)

Lexington

b)

Concord

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Yorktown

11.

Someone who turn against their own country.

a)

traitor

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

d)

Mercenary

12.

Someone who supported the colonists breaking away from Britain and becoming their own country

a)

Loyalist

b)

traitor

c)

mercenary

d)

Patriot

13.

Someone who wanted to remain part of Britain and not form a new country.

a)

Loyalist

b)

mercenary

c)

traitor

d)

Patriot

14.

A letter that the colonists sent to King George promising loyalty to Britain if he repealed the Intolerable Acts

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Olive Branch Petition

15.

A solider paid to fight for another country

a)

traitor

b)

mercenary

c)

Patriot

d)

Loyalist

16.

Choose all that are strengths of the Continental army

a)

fighting for their home land

b)

were trained very well

c)

had enough supplies

d)

knew the land well

17.

Choose all that are strengths of the British army

a)

It was easy and quick to send troops and supplies

b)

strong navy

c)

they knew the land well

d)

had money to hire mercenaries

18.

What did the Second Continental Congress NOT do?

a)

chose a postmaster

b)

formed an army

c)

wrote a petition

d)

made peace with Native Americans

e)

signed a peace treaty to end the war

19.

What were 3 things the Treaty of Paris 1783 declared

a)

gave Florida back to Spain

b)

gave the United States their freedom

c)

made the Olive Branch Petition

d)

ended the Revolutionary War

20.

Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight."

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Nathan Hale

21.

Who said, "My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Ben Franklin

22.

Who said, "We shall all hang together.... or we shall all hang separately"?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

This was a meeting where the colonists figured out how to respond to the Intolerable Acts.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Olive Branch Petition

24.

Which of these two were weaknesses of the British army?

a)

Navy

b)

It was slow and expensive to send things across the Atlantic

c)

Knew the land well

d)

British citizens questioned if the fighting was still worth it

25.

What were 2 weaknesses of the Continental army?

a)

Too many soldiers willing to fight

b)

Lack of supplies

c)

Food was scarce and soldiers were quitting

d)

Knew the land well

26.

Which of these three were rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

own property

c)

liberty

d)

pursuit of happiness

e)

freedom of religion