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Revolutionary War-Battles/Events/People

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Commander of the Continental Army, and our first President.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Adams

2.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

A person who supported England and King George III.

a)

patriot

b)

red coat

c)

loyalist

d)

colonist

4.

The 1st battle known as the "Shot Heard Around the World."

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

Bunker Hill

5.

Untrained Soldier.

a)

red coat

b)

lobster back

c)

minutemen

d)

militia

6.

The battle known as the turning point of the war.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

7.

Colonial soldiers ready for battle in a minutes notice.

a)

militia

b)

minutemen

c)

red coats

d)

Hessians

8.
The Declaration of Independence was written to formally declare to the people and to the King of England that the colonies were separating from England and they wanted to explain why.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
On the night of Paul Revere's ride, the colonists used lanterns to share a message about how the British were traveling: "One if by land, two if by sea."
a)
True
b)
False
10.

First battle of the Revolutionary War

a)

Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

b)

Charleston

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington and Concord

11.

This man was a traitor to the colonists and led British attacks against the colonists in the south.

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

Lafayette

c)

Cornwallis

d)

Geroge Washington

12.
The _____________________ supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War. They also helped the Patriots defeat the British at Yorktown. 
a)
Germans
b)
British
c)
French
d)
colonists 
13.
- soldiers were cold, low on food, and wore ragged clothes
- Continental Army learned how to fight and march better
- Continental Army became stronger!
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Saratoga
14.

Why did the British march to Concord in the first battle of the war?

a)

to capture Fort Moultrie

b)

to destroy the Patriot's military supplies

c)

to form a blockade across the river

15.

Another name for the British was the

a)

redcoats

b)

Patriots

c)

Continental Army

16.

What is an ally?

a)

a spy

b)

an enemy in a war

c)

a friend or partner in a war

17.

What does the term retreat mean?

a)

to camp out

b)

to win a battle

c)

to give up or surrender

18.

Tyranny is

a)

unjust, cruel, or excessive use of power

b)

when there is a king or queen

c)

when someone uses their title to make good decisions

19.
How were the American/Continental army able to defeat the British during the first battle, The Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
By firing on them from behind stone walls and trees in the woods.
b)
By challenging the British to them for a battle
c)
By warning the British that they were going to attack them
20.
What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
July 4, 2004
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
January 1, 1776
d)
June 19, 1986
21.
In the Declaration of Independence, what nation do the colonists declare freedom from?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
22.
I rode out in the middle of the night to warn the people of Concord that the "British are Coming!"
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Paul Jones
23.

Who were the Black Regiments?

a)

Writers of the Declaration of Dependence

b)

Leaders of the Continental Army

c)

African Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War

d)

Patriots of the Sons of Liberty