WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Battles
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Groups of armed men in the colonies were called
militia
army
Sons of Liberty
Redcoats
Men who were ready to fight at a minute's notice were called
patriots
redcoats
minutemen
militia
Who was the British governor of Massachusetts?
George Washington
Thomas Gage
King George III
Ben Franklin
Why did Thomas Gage order the British army to attack Concord?
The Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons.
He wanted to punish them after the Boston Tea Party.
He wanted to destroy their food supplies.
He wanted to take control of Boston Harbor.
Which TWO men rode on horseback through the countryside warning "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
William Dawes
Thomas Gage
Where were the first battles of the American Revolution?
Trenton
Boston
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Which side fired the first shots of the war?
British
Patriots
No one knows.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought where?
Breed's Hill
Boston
Lexington
Philadelphia
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill, and why?
The Patriots won because their fort was on a hill.
The British won because the Patriots ran out of food and water.
The Patriots won because they forced the British to retreat 3 times.
The British won because the Patriots ran out of gunpowder.
Who led the Continental Army at the Battle of Trenton?
General Burgoyne
Thomas Gage
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Why was it important for General Washington to win the Battle of Trenton?
He wanted to be elected president.
He had just lost a major battle and he did not want his soldiers to lose hope.
He would be paid lots of money if he won the battle.
He wanted to convince the German mercenaries to fight for the Americans.
After the Battle of Saratoga, what country agreed to help fight for the Americans?
Mexico
France
Canada
Italy
Where did the Continental Army spend the harsh winter of 1777?
Bunker Hill
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Saratoga
Why was the winter at Valley Forge so difficult?
Many soldiers were sick.
It was extremely cold.
They didn't have enough food.
all of these
Where was the last official battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
What British general surrendered at Yorktown?
Gage
Washington
Cornwallis
Burgoyne
Why did the British surrender at Yorktown?
The British ran out of supplies.
Half of the British soldiers were killed.
The French navy blocked the harbor, so the British could not escape.
What agreement ended the war in 1784?
Treaty of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Who was an officer in the Continental Army but later became known as a traitor when he joined forces with the British?
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
What Patriot gave a famous speech and is known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
William Dawes
Patrick Henry
