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Dark Hours

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are hired foreign soldiers known as?

a)

Mechanincs

b)

Mercygivers

c)

Mercenaries

d)

Meriwether

2.

Who was the general who served as head of the Continental Army?

a)

George Cornwallis

b)

William Hayes

c)

George Washington

d)

Washinton Irving

3.

What was the order issued by the royal governor of Virginia offering freedom to any slave who would fight for the British?

a)

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

b)

Lord Dumbledore's Proclamation

c)

Lord Donovan's Proclamation

d)

Lord David's Proclamation

4.

Who was the Patriot general who led the attack on St. John's, Canada and whose troops captured Montreal

a)

Richard Montgomery

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

George Washington

d)

Ethan Allen

5.

Who was the Patriot who earned the nickname "Molly Pitcher" by bringing water to Patriot troops?

a)

Mary Smith

b)

Mary Ludwig Hays

c)

Mary Louise Hawkins

d)

Mercy Otis

6.

Who was a member of a local militia who, like all African Americans, was initially prohibited from serving in the Continental Army by order of General Washington

a)

Peter Jennings

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Peter Parker

d)

Peter Salem

7.

Who was the British general who forced the Continental Army to abandon Long Island?

a)

William Howe

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

George Cornwallis

d)

Ethan Allen

8.

Who was the Mohawk leader who fought for the British during the Revolution?

a)

Thesongthatneverends

b)

Thayendanegea

c)

Thayticonderoga

d)

Thaydeleware

9.

Who was the Patriot general who led his troops north through what is now Maine to launch an attack on Quebec?

a)

William Howe

b)

Richard Montgomery

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Thomas Gage

10.

Who was the Patriot who disguised herself as a man to fight?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Mercy Otis Warren

c)

Mary Ludwig Hays

d)

Deborah Sampson

11.

Who was the Patriot teenager who served in the Continental Navy?

a)

Peter Salem

b)

Salem Poor

c)

James Forten

d)

Joseph Brant

12.

Who was the Indian ally of the British who was also known as Thayendangea?

a)

Peter Salem

b)

James Forten

c)

Joseph Brant

d)

Salem Poor