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USI.6c2+6d Key Events and Colonial Advantages of the Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington provided what advantage for the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Strong Leadership

b)

Great wealth

c)

Education

d)

Food

2.

What advantage did the colonists gain after the American victory at Saratoga?

a)

additional support from France

b)

a surplus of supplies

c)

trained military leaders

d)

a strong navy

3.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of fighting on your own land?

a)

long distance from supplies and reinforcements

b)

the support of the locals

c)

knowledge of the terrain

d)

supplies never too far away

4.

What were the colonists defending that gave them an advantage over the British?

a)

Their own land, principles, and beliefs

b)

Their own government, land, and homes

c)

Their own land, principles, and charities

d)

Nothing

5.

What was a weakness of the colonial militias?

a)

very little training

b)

hurt by old, traditional military strategies

c)

fighting in unfamiliar and hostile land

d)

distanced from supplies and reinforcements

6.

What was NOT a strength of the British military?

a)

abundance of experienced generals

b)

a large navy

c)

well-equipped and disciplined troops

d)

soldiers skilled in hit and run warfare

7.

Which of the following was NOT a strength of the Continental Army?

a)

great leaders like George Washington

b)

soldiers skilled in hit and run warfare

c)

defending their own principles and beliefs

d)

well-equipped, disciplined troops

8.

Which of the following was a strength of Britain?

a)

Experienced generals

b)

Leaders like George Washington

c)

fighting for their beliefs and principles

d)

support from countries like France and Spain

9.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Colonial army?

a)

Soldiers unused to military discipline

b)

practically no navy

c)

short-term enlistments of soldiers led to continuous turnover

d)

distanced from supplies and reinforcements

10.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the British?

a)

could not adapt to new military tactics used by their enemy

b)

practically no navy

c)

fighting in unfamiliar, hostile land

d)

far away from orders, supplies, and reinforcements

11.

What were the major advantages of the Americans that helped them eventually defeat the British?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

large well equipped navy

b)

defense of their own land, principals and beliefs

c)

experienced generals

d)

support from countries like France

e)

strong leadership

12.

What is the significance of Signing of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Great Britain recognized American independence

b)

France decided to join the Americans

c)

Lord Cornwallis surrendered

d)

Americans became increasingly dissatisfied

13.

This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War

a)

The Battle of Yorktown

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

14.

France was finally persuaded to join the Americans after which event?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Battle of Saratoga

15.

This American victory was the turning point of the war

a)

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Battle of Yorktown

d)

The Battle of Saratoga

16.

What is the significance of the Approval of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain

b)

It ended the war

c)

Great Britain recognized America's independence

d)

France decided to fight with America against Britain

17.

This was the site of the first armed conflicts in the Revolutionary War

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Saratoga

c)

Boston

d)

Yorktown

18.

Delegates from all colonies (except Georgia) met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence in the

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Constitutional Convention

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

House of Burgesses

19.

Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers in the

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

20.

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes in what became known as

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Tea Act

21.

What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battles at Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Yorktown

22.

Which of these events did NOT lead to the Revolutionary War?

a)

Britain taxed the colonists

b)

Britain prohibited westward settlement

c)

Colonies had no representation in Parliament

d)

France joined the American forces

23.

Which important event took place on July 4, 1776?

a)

The Declaration of Independence was approved

b)

The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown

c)

The Treaty of Paris was signed

d)

The conflicts at Lexington and Concord

24.

Which number on the map shows the turning point of the war?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

25.

Number 1 on the map was___.

a)

the turning point of the war

b)

where Cornwallis surrendered

c)

the first armed conflict of the war

d)

the first major battle of the war

26.

Which two locations were the first major conflicts of the War?

SELECT TWO

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5