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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
Both the French and British wanted the territory in the
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River Valley
Great Plains
Southern Colonies
The Albany Plan of Union called for
equal voting rights for all citizens.
declaration of war on Britain.
joint colonial council for defense.
separation from England.
Why did the British government impose taxes on the American colonies?
To pay for the colonies' defense
To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
To fund the King's palace renovations
To pay off debts from the French and Indian War
Immediately began fighting the British
Fired at soldiers in the Boston Massacre
They didn't protest and accepted the consequences
He published a pamphlet called Common Sense
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
John Adams
A secret group formed by many colonists to protest unfair British policies.
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Freedom
Sons of the Colonies
Sons of Liberty
This man was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Charles Cornwallis
This man was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Which event happened first?
French and Indian War
Boston Tea Party
Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre
This battle would start the war with the famous "shot heard 'round the world."
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of New York
The slogan "No Taxation without Representation" refers to taxes enacted (created) by
colonial legislators
town meetings
The Continental Congress
The British Parliament
This document was signed and sent out officially stating the colonies were free and independent states.
Declaration of Independence
Petition of Rights
The Olive Branch Petition
Albany Plan of Union
A group of civilians trained as soldiers but not in a regular army.
Minutemen
Loyalists
Mercenaries
Militia
This battle of the American Revolution convinced the French to join with the Americans.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of New York
This is where George Washington and his troops spend a very harsh winter.
New York City
Boston
Quebec
Valley Forge
Final major battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Treaty that ended the American Revolution and recognized the colonies as independent.
Treaty of American Independence
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1783
A formal agreement between between two powers to work together towards a common goal.
Alliance
Guerilla
Blockade
Boycott
The belief that the colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
free trade
mercantilism
triangle trade
nativism
One advantage the British had during the American Revolution was
fought for a cause they believed in
fighting on home territory
well trained and well equipped soldiers
far from the battlefields
One advantage the Americans had during the American Revolution was
Largest population
Best Navy in the world
Well trained and well equipped soldiers
Fighting for a cause they believed in
Although the fighting had ended, this event marked the official end of the American Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
A soldier who serves another country for payment.
Mercenary
Militia
Minuteman
Mascot
In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and
return of all previous taxes
removal of all Loyalists
promise of no future conflicts
land west of the Mississippi River
Mexico
Who was appointed as General and commander in chief of the army of the United colonies during the Continental Congress?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
John Paul Jones
Thomas Jefferson
