WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
The British used Hessians who were mercenaries from which nation?
Austria
England
Russia
Germany
Which of the following groups were in some ways supportive of the British during the American Revolution?
Indigenous Peoples
Loyalists
Free Blacks & slaves
Patriots
Which of the following were aspects of the British strategy for defeating the American patriots?
divide New England and New York
capture New York City
enlist the French
move arnies into southern states
establish blockade of New England
All Indigenous peoples sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution
true
false
The author of these words is most likely...
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
During the American Revolution the strategy used by American army was oftentimes
conventional warfare - large battles on battlefields
guerilla warfare
psychological warfare
biological warfare
The two battles in which George Washington successfully defeated the enemy by using surprise tactics and that helped boost morale in late 1776 and early 1777
Princeton
Yorktown
Trenton
Morristown
The battle which convinced the French to make an alliance with America in order to defeat Great Britain
Trenton
Princeton
Yorktown
Saratoga
Which of the following were aspects of the Treaty of Amity & Commerce?
France would ally with America during the American Revolution
neither country would make a separate peace with Great Britain
both countries North American possessions would be respected
France would gain most of Canada
There was a second front in American Revolution which occurred in the Ohio Valley and pitted Loyalists and Indigenous people against American soldiers
True
False
Which of the following were reasons that Britain's "southern strategy" ultimately failed?
not as many Loyalists as expected in the South
British alliance with Indigenous people upsets some settlers
Spanish helped Americans repel British advance
actions of some British/Indigenous people so harsh some Loyalists join American cause
Which of the following were advantages that American had during the Revolution?
more familiarity with territory
greater motivation/fighting for independence
fighting not to lose/defensive war
shorter supply lines
The battle which is viewed as the decisive conflict and led to the conclusion of the American Revolution, with America being victorious
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Brooklyn
Yorktown
Which nation lost the most territory because of the American Revolution?
America
Great Britain
Spain
France
Which of the following was not an American representative in France negotiating the Treaty of Paris?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
John Adams
Which of the following were true of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
America gains independence
Mississippi River is used as western border for United States
British merchants were be allowed to collect debts owed by Americans
all physical boundaries were clearly established
Which of the following groups are more likely to be Tories?
Anglican ministers
populations of seaport cities
small western farmers
people of New England
The form of government favored by American national government as well as its state governments
constitutional monarchy
direct democracy
appointed
republican
In early America each state had which of the following?
bill of rights
constitutions
governors
universal voting
Which of the following applied to the Articles of Confederation?
national government lacked executive
national government lacked judiciary
national government lacked ability to levy/collect taxes
national government lacked ability to raise/fund military
could pass laws with simple majority
Beginning with the American Revolution and Articles of Confederation there was greater political involvement by more groups
True
False
Beginning with the American Revolution and Articles of Confederation there was less freedom to worship in a manner a person saw fit
True
False
Which of the following were social effects of the American Revolution?
very limited expansion of women's status
disintegration of Iroquois League
greater freedom for slaves
increased sense of American nationalism
