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WorksheetsRevolutionary War Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
The Americans were angry at the British when they passed the Sugar Act because the law
Forbid stamps in the 13 Colonies
Taxed Americans without giving them representation
Limited the number of stamps Americans could choose from
Outlawed American stamps in Great Britain
What was the main reason why the Americans decided to boycott British goods before and during the war?
The Americans wanted to secure as many British goods so the Redcoats wouldn’t get them first.
The Americans wanted to hurt British merchants so that they would pressure Parliament to treat them better.
The Americans wanted to make sure they bought up as much British made clothes as possible.
The Americans wanted to improve American business by buying only American instead of British goods.
What is the main idea of this illustration?
The colonists were restricted by the laws passed by the British government.
The King of England wanted the colonists to have a greater voice in government.
King George III put many American colonists in stocks.
Repeal of unpopular laws was the only way out of the stocks.
In 1765, Parliament passed this act which required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items.
Paper Act
Stamp Act
Seal Act
Townshed Act
The Declaration of Independence was signed on
December 25, 1776
July 4, 1776
December 25, 1861
July 4, 1861
A good reason why Americans celebrate the holiday 4th of July or American Independence Day is
a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.
the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial.
the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed..
the day Abraham Lincoln delivered his speech the “Gettysburg Address” during the Civil War in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jefferson states in the Declaration of Independence that all people are born with certain unalienable rights that include the
right to elect leaders who represent the people.
rights to speak freely and worship in peace.
right to feel safe and secure in one’s home.
right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What were the British soldiers called during the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
Patriots
Minutemen
Redcoats
The difference between Patriots and Loyalists is that
Patriots fought for independence and Loyalists fought for the British.
Patriots fought for the British and Loyalists were loyal to the Americans.
Patriots stayed neutral and Loyalists were loyal to the Americans.
Patriots fought for independence and Loyalists remained neutral.
The British had the most powerful and well financed military in the world. Which is NOT one of the reasons why the Americans were able to defeat them?
The Americans had a stronger navy.
The Americans knew the land better.
The Americans received help from France and Spain.
The Americans had better generals.
Below is a picture the American flag when the U.S. declared its independence. How is it different than the American flag today? Why has it changed since then?
New stars were added to symbolize other wars that were won.
Both new stars and new stripes were added to symbolize new states added to the Union.
New stars were added for every president the United States has had.
New stars were added for every new state that has been added to the Union.
The commanding general of the American forces during the Revolutionary War was
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
he Revolutionary War ended after the Americans captured British forces at
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
American militiamen were sometimes called
Redcoats
Minutemen
Lobster Backs
Doughboys
The first fighting (at Lexington and Concord) of the Revolutionary War began in
1775
1776
1781
1783
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in
1775
1776
1781
1783
Many African Americans joined the Continental Army hoping that
independence would lead to the end of slavery.
they could return to Africa after the war.
Congress would give them land for service.
Many enslaved men joined usually in exchange for their freedom.
When the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (peace treaty) was signed, Britain gave America all of its lands
North of the Ohio River
East of the Mississippi River
South of the Ohio River
West of the Mississippi River
This picture represents
boycott
repeal
massacre
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
Patriots
Redcoats
Loyalists
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet known as Common Sense, what was the main point that he argued in the pamphlet?
In the pamphlet, It starts out with a philosophical statement, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
Paine argued that it made sense that the government needed to close the Boston Harbor and the Americans needed to quarter British troops after the Boston Tea Party incident.
Paine argued that it didn’t make sense that America should be ruled by an unelected king on an island three thousand miles away, and that it was common sense that America should be its own country ruled by the people.
Source: Dairy of Dr. Albigence Waldo, a Connecticut surgeon. (Information from Document C in the Valley Forge: Would You Quit DBQ). It is labeled in the DBQ as source information. Why is it an example of source information?
It is written by someone who experienced the event he describes.
It describes what was going on at that time and place.
It gives information about the person who wrote the document.
t is describing how the Redcoats marched uphill in a straight battle
