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American Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British used Hessians who were mercenaries from which nation?

a)

Austria

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

2.

Which of the following groups were in some ways supportive of the British during the American Revolution?

a)

Indigenous Peoples

b)

Loyalists

c)

Free Blacks & slaves

d)

Patriots

3.

Which of the following were aspects of the British strategy for defeating the American patriots?

a)

divide New England and New York

b)

capture New York City

c)

enlist the French

d)

move arnies into southern states

e)

establish blockade of New England

4.

All Indigenous peoples sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution

a)

true

b)

false

5.

The author of these words is most likely...

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

6.

During the American Revolution the strategy used by American army was oftentimes

a)

conventional warfare - large battles on battlefields

b)

guerilla warfare

c)

psychological warfare

d)

biological warfare

7.

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

a)

Princeton

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Morristown

8.

The battle which convinced the French to make an alliance with America in order to defeat Great Britain

a)

Trenton

b)

Princeton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

9.

Which of the following were aspects of the Treaty of Amity & Commerce?

a)

France would ally with America during the American Revolution

b)

neither country would make a separate peace with Great Britain

c)

both countries North American possessions would be respected

d)

France would gain most of Canada

10.

There was a second front in American Revolution which occurred in the Ohio Valley and pitted Loyalists and Indigenous people against American soldiers

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following were reasons that Britain's "southern strategy" ultimately failed?

a)

not as many Loyalists as expected in the South

b)

British alliance with Indigenous people upsets some settlers

c)

Spanish helped Americans repel British advance

d)

actions of some British/Indigenous people so harsh some Loyalists join American cause

12.

Which of the following were advantages that American had during the Revolution?

a)

more familiarity with territory

b)

greater motivation/fighting for independence

c)

fighting not to lose/defensive war

d)

shorter supply lines

13.

The battle which is viewed as the decisive conflict and led to the conclusion of the American Revolution, with America being victorious

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Trenton

c)

Brooklyn

d)

Yorktown

14.

Which nation lost the most territory because of the American Revolution?

a)

America

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

France

15.

Which of the following was not an American representative in France negotiating the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

John Adams

16.

Which of the following were true of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

America gains independence

b)

Mississippi River is used as western border for United States

c)

British merchants were be allowed to collect debts owed by Americans

d)

all physical boundaries were clearly established

17.

Which of the following groups are more likely to be Tories?

a)

Anglican ministers

b)

populations of seaport cities

c)

small western farmers

d)

people of New England

18.

The form of government favored by American national government as well as its state governments

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

direct democracy

c)

appointed

d)

republican

19.

In early America each state had which of the following?

a)

bill of rights

b)

constitutions

c)

governors

d)

universal voting

20.

Which of the following applied to the Articles of Confederation?

a)

national government lacked executive

b)

national government lacked judiciary

c)

national government lacked ability to levy/collect taxes

d)

national government lacked ability to raise/fund military

e)

could pass laws with simple majority

21.

Beginning with the American Revolution and Articles of Confederation there was greater political involvement by more groups

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Beginning with the American Revolution and Articles of Confederation there was less freedom to worship in a manner a person saw fit

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which of the following were social effects of the American Revolution?

a)

very limited expansion of women's status

b)

disintegration of Iroquois League

c)

greater freedom for slaves

d)

increased sense of American nationalism