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Unit 5: The American Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of place

a)

Blockade

b)

Seige

c)

Retreat

d)

Hessian

2.

Hired soldier; Professional soldiers who will fight for

anyone who will pay for them

a)

Tory

b)

Patriot

c)

Mercenary

d)

Ally

3.

Measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor

a)

Blockade

b)

Seige

c)

Ambush

d)

Bunker

4.

An overall plan (a plan to reach a goal); Plan of action

a)

Goal

b)

Arsenal

c)

Revolution

d)

Strategy

5.

To formally approve a plan or an agreement.

a)

Ratify

b)

Petition

c)

Treason

d)

Constitution

6.

A sudden change

a)

Revolution

b)

Resolution

c)

Result

d)

Revokation

7.

A person guilty of disloyalty to the government

a)

Patriot

b)

Traitor

c)

Tory

d)

Loyalist

8.

A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored

a)

Arsenal

b)

Bunker

c)

Safe

d)

Fort

9.

Native American leader of the Mohawk Indians who helped the British fight the Americans.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

William Dawes

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Joseph Brant

10.

African American who fought with the Americans at Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

a)

Peter Gabriel

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Nathan Hale

d)

Peter Salem

11.

She brought water to the soldiers on the battlefield.

a)

Deborah Sampson

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Molly Pitcher

d)

Margaret Corbin

12.

The battle that gave the British a stronghold throughout most of the war.

a)

Battle of Ticonderoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Long Island (New York)

d)

Battle of Trenton

13.

The BRITISH had more knowledge of the land than the Americans.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

The BRITISH had the strongest NAVY.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The AMERICANS had more passion - PURPOSE for fighting.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

The PATRIOTS had strong LEADERSHIP

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

The BRITISH had more ___________________.

a)

taxes

b)

people

c)

passion

d)

diseases

e)

soldiers

18.

This surprise attack on the British Christmas night 177 resulted in a Patriot victory.

a)

Battle of Trenton and Princeton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Long Island

19.

British strategy for victory

a)

Burn Boston

b)

Control the Hudson River to cut off the Middle Colonies

c)

Cut off the Southern Colonies

d)

Control the Mississippi River

20.

Two countries that agreed to help the Americans in the Revolutionary War

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

21.

Frenchman who joined the Patriot cause and to fight without pay.

a)

LaFayette

b)

Von Steuben

c)

Miralles

d)

Pulaski

22.

A German who came and trained the troops during the winter at Valley Forge.

a)

LaFayette

b)

Miralles

c)

Pulaski

d)

Von Steuben

23.

The Battle of Yorktown was a siege carried out by the Americans.

a)

A measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor.

b)

To force a surrender by blocking the movement of people and or goods into or out of a place.

24.

Which side won the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

Americans

b)

British

25.

One of the effects the war had on women

a)

Women had to take over farms and businesses

b)

Women had to print money

c)

Women had to write letters to George Washington

d)

Women ran meetinghouses

26.

A formal agreement between nations.

a)

Petition

b)

Treaty

c)

Constitution

d)

Declaration