WorksheetsUS1.6c Key People & Events of the American Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
James Armistead Lafayette can best be described as:
An enslaved African American from Virginia who served as a spy.
The man who wrote “Common Sense”.
An outspoken member of the House of Burgess.
Fugitive enslaved African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
Of the following people, who did not help write or frame the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Who won the Revolutionary War?
The British
The French
The colonists (Americans)
The Spanish
Lord Cornwallis was the ___
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses
person who promoted American independence
French nobleman who served in the Continental Army
John Adam's role in the American Revolution was that he ____.
was the British king during the Revolutionary era
inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
was the patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival
Promoted the cause of independence
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?
King George III
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
The Marquis de Lafayette
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Phillis Wheatley
What was the event where colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers?
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
First Continental Congress
Which of the following has the correct description of the First Continental Congress?
Event which the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written
Meeting of 12 out of 13 colonies complaining about problems with Great Britain and discussed independence
Throwing of tea into Boston Harbor
The Intolerable Acts
Which of the 13 colonies was NOT at the First Continental Congress?
Georgia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered to be a turning point in the American Revolution?
It was a major victory for the colonists showing that they had a chance to win the war
It was a major victory for Great Britain because Boston was destroyed
The French helped defeat the British in this battle
The colonists were almost at the point of complete surrender after the battle was over
In the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain ___.
Wanted to continue fighting the war
Created a trade agreement between the colonies and England
Recognized American Independence
Made a deal with the colonists over a land dispute in Canada
Who was the French nobleman who served in the Continental Army and worked with the king of France to send French troops, ships, and funds to help the patriot colonists win the war?
Marquis de Lafayette
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Paine
First major battle of the war. Thomas Putnam of the colonists said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
What document officially ended the American Revolution and recognized America as an independent nation?
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Which person is being described below?
-First person to die in the Boston Massacre
-Fugitive enslaved African American
The Marquis de Lafayette
James Armistead Lafayette
Thomas Paine
Crispus Attucks
