WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
They had scrambled to put together an army
(albeit not well-trained) and a tiny, ineffective navy.
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General George Washington could never count on more than 20,000 soldiers at any given time in the year stages of the war. To make matters worse, this inexperienced fighting force rarely had the supplies needed to fight; inadequate firearms, gunpowder, and clothing plagued the army wherever it traveled.
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The will and spirit!
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The home-field advantage. They knew the hills, valleys, and the overall lay of the land; this knowledge would favor them in a war.
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Had arguably the greatest general in the entire war.
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British army was usually around four times the size of the Continental army; this should be of no surprise, considering the colonists had little time to create an organized fighting force.
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Had a professional army.
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Had a seemingly endless supply of to purchase whatever was needed to ensure a victory.
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The claim in North America was just one of many places in the world that required their attention.
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Often relied on outdated information since messages were slow to relay from London.
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Fighting over 3,000 miles away from home -- it is very difficult to keep the people at home interested in winning a war that they see no attachment with.
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On enemy soil.
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Event that led to the war: The British ______ after the French and Indian War
anger
debt
freedom
financial gains
Event that led to the war: *Tax acts passed by Great Britain angered many colonists and “_______________________________” became a rallying cry.
no taxation without representation
free the slaves
man isn't free, when seen everywhere in chains
all hail Britain
What country was the Marquis de Layfette from?
Great Britain
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France
Spain
British General Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans
basically ending the war in which battle?
Trenton
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
What does this excerpt mean from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"?
“I have heard it asserted by some, that as
Americans hath flourished under her former
connection with Great Britain, the same
connection is necessary towards her future
happiness, and will always have the same effect.
Nothing can be fallacious than this kind of argument.”
the idea that the 13 colonies needs Great Britain is false...it may have been needed before, but no longer
Great Britain has only protected us because it was in her interest to, not because she cared for us.
Britain’s behavior is savage-like. Only wild animals make war on their own families...
Small islands should be governed by large
kingdoms, not the other way around. In no other case has a large continent been governed by a tiny island.
What does this excerpt mean from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"?
“Small islands, not capable of protecting
themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms
to take under their care; but there is something
absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually
governed by an island. In no instance hath nature
made the satellite larger than its primary planet.”
the idea that the 13 colonies needs Great Britain is false...it may have been needed before, but no longer
Great Britain has only protected us because it was in her interest to, not because she cared for us.
Britain’s behavior is savage-like. Only wild animals make war on their own families...
Small islands should be governed by large
kingdoms, not the other way around. In no other case has a large continent been governed by a tiny island.
What does this excerpt mean from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"?
“We have boasted the protection of Great Britain
without considering that her motive was interest,
not attachment; and that she did not protect us
from our enemies on our account, but from her
enemies on her account.”
the idea that the 13 colonies needs Great Britain is false...it may have been needed before, but no longer
Great Britain has only protected us because it was in her interest to, not because she cared for us.
Britain’s behavior is savage-like. Only wild animals make war on their own families...
Small islands should be governed by large
kingdoms, not the other way around. In no other case has a large continent been governed by a tiny island.
What does this excerpt mean from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"?
“But Britain is the parent country, say some. Then
the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes
do not devour their young, nor savages make war
upon their own families...”
the idea that the 13 colonies needs Great Britain is false...it may have been needed before, but no longer
Great Britain has only protected us because it was in her interest to, not because she cared for us.
Britain’s behavior is savage-like. Only wild animals make war on their own families...
Small islands should be governed by large
kingdoms, not the other way around. In no other case has a large continent been governed by a tiny island.
