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American Revolution

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the British monarch leading up to the American Revolution?
a)
John Adams
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
George III
d)
Marquis de Lafayette 
2.

The MAIN thing Baron von Steuben gave to the Continental Army was...

a)

Improved attitude

b)

More ammunition

c)

Better Food

d)

Better uniforms

3.
Who taught the soldiers better fighting techniques at Valley Forge?
a)
Washington
b)
Von Steuben
c)
Lafayette
d)
Nathan Hale
4.

The "turning point in the war". It showed the patriots had a good chance of winning. France decided to ally with the Americans after this battle.

a)

Battle of Monmouth

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battles of Saratoga

e)

Battle for New York

5.

1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack after crossing the Delaware River

a)

Battle of Monmouth

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battles of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

e)

Battle for New York

6.

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in the surrender of British forces

a)

Battle of Monmouth

b)

Battles of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Yorktown

e)

Battle for New York

7.

Prussian drill master who taught American soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge how to successfully fight the British.

a)

Baron von Steuben

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

Francis Marion

e)

Henry Clinton

8.

British General who surrendered at Yorktown

a)

Baron von Steuben

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Lord Cornwallis

e)

Henry Clinton

9.

The name of the Patriot encampment during the winter of 1777-1778

a)

Valley Forge, New York

b)

Valley Forge, Virginia

c)

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

d)

Valley Forge, Connecticut

10.

What was the name given to Americans who supported independence?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Separatists

d)

Tories

11.

What made the American troops perform so well in such terrible weather?

a)

the example of George Washington

b)

the fear of being attacked by the British

c)

the excitement of preparing for a surprise attach

d)

the superiority of the Continental Army

12.

Patriot forces were called

a)

Friedrich von Steuben

b)

guerilla warfare

c)

Continental Army

d)

privateers

13.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Lack of food
b)
Lack of good shelter
c)
Disease
d)
All of the above
14.

Which was an attempt to assert the rights of colonists, while still maintaining loyalty to the British crown?

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Quebec Act

c)

Common Sense

d)

Declaration of Independence

15.

Which of these individuals was killed at the Boston Massacre?

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

George Grenville

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Baron von Steuben

16.

Which treaty ended the American Revolution

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Paris 1763

d)

Paris Peace Accords

17.

What is the term for a colonist that supported the British cause during the American Revolution?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Pirate

c)

Whigs

d)

Converter

18.

Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress?

a)

John Hancock

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Lord Dunmore

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

19.

What was Common Sense?

a)

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 Colonies

b)

A Loyalist newspaper that sent coded messages about colonial troop movements

c)

The last tax imposed by Britain before the colonists declared independence.

d)

The inability for the colonists to work together effectively during the American Revolution

20.

Which of these was a political protest in response to taxation without representation?

a)

Quebec Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Whigs

d)

Alabama Vigil

21.
The Battle of _____ and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution.
a)
Lexington
b)
Yorktown
c)
New York
d)
Bunker Hill
22.
The Patriots lost the Battle of ____ but proved they could fight with the Redcoats.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Lexington
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Yorktown
23.
Midnight ride warned minutemen at Lexington and Concord of the British arrival.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Paul Revere
c)
George Washington
d)
King George III
24.
Officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the USA as an independent nation.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Canada
c)
Treaty of the USA
d)
Treaty of Russia
25.
Main argument was that "citizens, not kings, should make laws."
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Common Sense
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
26.
Three parts: Natural Rights, Grievances, and Independence
a)
Common Sense
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Declaration of Independence
27.
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury was:
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Alexander Hamilton
28.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
29.

Acts passed in order to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges; taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea that were imported into the colonies

a)

Townshend Acts of 1767

b)

Massachusetts Government Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Currency Act of 1764

30.

British soldiers would live in the colonies at the costs of the colonists

a)

Intolerable Acts of 1774

b)

Quartering Act of 1765

c)

Boston Massacre of 1770

d)

Declaratory Act of 1766

31.

British soldiers shoot into a crowd of colonists protesting the taxes imposed upon them by British Parliament, killing 5 Americans

a)

Boycott

b)

Quartering Act of 1765

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Boston Massacre of 1770

32.

What did the Olive Branch Petition say?

a)

The colonists wanted to break up

b)

the colonies LOVED the new laws

c)

the colonies were going to start a war

d)

the colonies did NOT want to leave Britain

33.

What did King George do to the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

he read it

b)

he replied to it

c)

he copied it

d)

he ignored it

34.

Mercenary units of German soldiers fighting with the British army

a)

Continental Army

b)

Hessians

c)

Patriots

d)

Minutement

35.

Which of the following was NOT a way that George Washington, the Continental Army, or militiamen "outsmarted" rather than "outfought" their opponents?

a)

Intricate Spy Network

b)

Attacking at night/cold temperatures

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

d)

Use of Top-Of-The-Line Boats

36.
Fort Ticonderoga was important for it's _________________.
a)
location
b)
sleeping
c)
building
37.
_________________________ was the former Redcoat that became came from Massachusetts to lead the Green Mountain Boys.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Ethan Allen
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Arnold Benedict
38.
One reason that Fort Ticonderoga was easily captured was because _________________.
a)
the soldiers were sleeping.
b)
the doors were open
c)
the Fort was not strong
d)
the soldiers let them in
39.
What were the first pucks made of?
a)
Frozen Horse Manure
b)
Steel
c)
Wood
d)
Bone
40.
If you shoot the puck over three of the lines without another player touching it, it is called a/an...
a)
Penalty
b)
Off Sides
c)
Icing
d)
Nothing, it is a legal play
41.
what is my least favorite team
a)
avlanche
b)
blackhawks
c)
wild 
d)
redwing

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