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Unit 2B Test Winning the War

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The colonists who wanted independence from Britain were called
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Regulars
d)
Red Coats
2.
After what battle did the French decide to join the Americans in their fight against the British?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Long Island
d)
Bunker Hill
3.
Why did the British march to Lexington?
a)
to search for gold
b)
to find slaves
c)
to find weapons
d)
to find George Washington
4.
What battle is known as "Shot Heard Round the World"?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Yorktown
d)
Charleston 
5.
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Samuel Adams
6.
What happens after the British are surrounded by the French and colonists in Yorktown, Virginia?
a)
The British surrender.
b)
The British retreat to South Carolina.
c)
The British go to New York.
d)
The British win the war.
7.
What battle was considered the "turning point" of the war?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Cowpens
d)
Saratoga
8.
What nation helped the colonists to defeat the British?
a)
Germany
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Great Britain 
9.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Button Gwinnett
b)
Lyman Hall
c)
George Walton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
10.
What is the name for the people who OPPOSED (were against) America's independence from England?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Patriots
c)
Regulars
d)
Loyalists
11.
What was the signal to be given by Paul Revere and the Midnight Riders to ward the colonists that the British were coming?
a)
One if by sea, two if by land
b)
One if by air, two if by sea
c)
One if by land, two if by sea
d)
One if by land, two if by air
12.
Why were American Soldiers called minutemen?
a)
They could be ready in a minute's notice.
b)
The battles they fought in lasted a minute.
c)
There is no reason.
d)
They would die in a minute.
13.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
14.
Who is known for being a traitor during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
King George III
d)
Benedict Arnold
15.
What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
July 4, 2004
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
January 1, 1776
d)
June 19, 1986
16.
What are the three rights that Thomas Jefferson says all men are born with?
a)
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
b)
peace, love, harmony
c)
life, love, freedom of religion
d)
voting, taxes, and having a job
17.
What is another word for grievances?
a)
happiness
b)
complaints
c)
abolish
d)
inalienable
18.
Who was directly addressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
King George III
b)
George Washington
c)
King Phillip of France
d)
no one
19.

What is the purpose of government?

a)

To make laws

b)

To protect the rights of the people

c)

To impose taxes

d)

To write long documents

20.

What does this phrase mean: "to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" ?

a)

Government is created by the people and should be for the people

b)

Government is made by the people to make new laws

c)

Government has absolutely no power

d)

Government is an institution

21.
What does the word abolish mean?
a)
To create
b)
To begin something
c)
To change
d)
To end or get rid of
22.
What committee officially signed the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
British Parliament
23.

Which part of the Declaration of Independence supports our idea that rights are not given to men by their government but are inherent and undeniable?

a)

All men are created equal

b)

They are endowed by their creator by certain inalienable rights

c)

To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers

d)

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter of to abolish it.

24.
The Declaration of Independence said, “All men are created equal.” To colonists this meant?
a)
Only certain people should have freedom
b)
The people were as important as the king
c)
The thirteen colonies wanted to remain independent.
d)
George Washington was a great leader during the Revolution
25.

What was the MAIN REASON why the leaders of the Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To make an agreement with King George III

b)

To ask the king for their independence and to start a new country

c)

To ask for a spot in Great Britain's government

d)

to become one country with Great Britain

26.
Which would be the BEST title for this picture?
a)
"Electing the First President"
b)
"Writing the Emancipation Proclamation"
c)
"Approving the Louisiana Purchase"
d)
"Writing the Declaration of Independence"
27.

The second part of the Declaration of Independence was a list of complaints (grievances) against King George III. Examples of complaints against King George III were:

a)

the taxes colonists were charged without their permission

b)

British soldiers forced to live and eat at colonists' homes

c)

King George III forcing colonists' to buy British tea only

d)

All of these

28.

Why is July 4, 1776 so important in history?

a)

the Declaration of Independence was written

b)

the Declaration of independence was signed and accepted by Congress on this day

c)

Thomas Jefferson finished writing the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence

d)

Thomas Jefferson formed a committee to write the Declaration of Independence

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