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American Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

George Washington

2.

What country did Benjamin Franklin convince to help us with the American Revolution???

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Canada

3.

Trusted aid to Washington at Valley Forge???

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

General Cornwallis

4.

John Paul Jones is famous for being a.....???

a)

Farmer

b)

Founding Father

c)

Naval war hero

d)

Surrendering to the British

5.

Unalienable rights are....?

a)

given by your government

b)

rights given to you when you are born

c)

rights you get when you are an adult

d)

given to you by your teacher

6.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence????

a)

John Hancock

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

7.

Valley Forge was a hard winter for Washington to.....

a)

entertain his army

b)

keep his army together

c)

make them shoes

d)

keep his army happy

8.

Which battle made the world take notice of the American Revolution???

a)

Trenton

b)

Sumter

c)

Lexington

d)

Saratoga

9.

Which battle is called the shot heard round the world because it started our American Revolution????

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Saratoga

10.

What document ended the American Revolution

a)

Treaty of France

b)

Treaty of Spain

c)

Treaty of America

d)

Treaty of Paris

11.

What battle did the British General Cornwallis surrender for America to win the war????

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Washington

12.

Who was a Jewish merchant that helped finance the war?

a)

Haym Solomon

b)

James Armistead

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Bernado de Galvez

13.

Who am I? African slave that spied on the British to help the Patriot cause??

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Wentworth Cheswell

c)

James Armistead

d)

Patrick Henry

14.

Turning point in the war??

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Yorktown

15.

What economic idea is this describing??? Raw materials sent to mother country in exchange for finished products

a)

Free Enterprise

b)

Cash Crop farming

c)

Subsistence farming

d)

Mercantilism

16.

A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies

a)

Loyalist

b)

New Englander

c)

Patriot

d)

King George

17.

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who was a supporter of the King

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Good person

d)

African slave

18.

Stop fighting against an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Surrender

c)

Winner

d)

Treaty

19.

ratified agreement between countries

a)

Treaty

b)

Alliance

c)

Team

d)

Declaration

20.

a formal statement or announcement

a)

Treaty

b)

Alliance

c)

Declaration

d)

Guerilla Warfare

21.

a state formally cooperating with another

a)

Treaty

b)

Alliance

c)

Patriot

d)

Loyalist