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WorksheetsAmerican Revolution Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
American colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain were called:
Minutemen
Patriots
Loyalists
Mercenaries
What was the name of the battle in which the Patriots finally defeat the British?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Dorchester Heights
Battle of Yorktown
True or False: The continental military force created to fight the British was called the Continental Army
True
False
Who was the French nobleman who helped the Patriots fight the British?
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
True or False: The Second Continental Congress encouraged colonists to boycott British goods but told colonial militias to prepare for war.
True
False
Why is July 4th, 1776 a significant date?
It was the date the Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense
It was the date the Treaty of Paris was signed
It was the date Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
It was the date the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence
Which of the following is NOT one of the difficulties the Patriots experienced in the early years of the Revolutionary War?
Finding soldiers
Supplying soldiers
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Keeping soldiers
Which one of the following is NOT one of the unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Liberty
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
Match the description to the term: Peace agreement where Great Britain recognizes the independence of the United States.
Second Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Match the description to the term: A 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued that citizens, not kings and queens, should make laws.
Common Sense
Dorchester Heights
Treaty of Paris
First Continental Congress
Match the description to the term: A terrible winter where 2,000 American soldiers died of disease and malnutrition.
Defeat in Canada
Defeat in New York
Dorchester Heights
Valley Forge
Match the description to the term: Governor of Spanish Louisiana who becomes a key ally to the Patriots
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernardo de Galvez
John Paul Jones
George Rogers Clark
Match the description to the term: On Christmas Night, Washington and his soldiers quietly cross the Delaware River and attack the Hessian mercenaries as they were sleeping.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Dorchester Heights
Match the description to the term: Heavy Canons were brought in from Fort Ticonderoga to station on Nook's Hill overlooking the British.
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Dorchester Heights
Battle of Yorktown
Match the description to the term: Authorized the Massachusetts militia to become the Continental Army
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
George Washington
Declaration of Independence
Match the description to the term: An experienced military officer from Prussia who trained the American troops
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Bernardo de Galvez
George Rogers Clark
Match the description to the term: Formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris
