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American Revolution

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many men did parliament send to the US?

a)

65,000

b)

55,000

c)

45,000

d)

50,000

2.

In what year did Britain send troops to NY

a)

1777

b)

1774

c)

1767

d)

1776

3.

How many British troops and ships were send to NY in 1776?

a)

32,000 men and 500 ships

b)

32,000 men and 30 ships

c)

40,000 men and 30 ships

d)

40,000 men and 20 ships

4.

Who was the General of America's army?

a)

Wolf

b)

Lee

c)

Washington

d)

Rabbit

5.

Who's conditions were these? Lay down your weapons, restore local government back under British control, and accept the authority or royal governors and councils.

a)

Americans

b)

British

6.

Is the American army stronger than the British army?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What city do the British capture

a)

New York City

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Boston

8.

What bold move did Washington make on Christmas?

a)

Crossing the Mediterranean

b)

Crossing the Atlantic

c)

Crossing the Delaware River

d)

Crossing lake walanpanpack

9.

On what date did Americans ambush Hessians?

a)

December 24th

b)

December 26th

c)

December 27th

d)

December 25th

10.

How many men did the Americans kill when going against the Hessians?

a)

1,700

b)

1,400

c)

1,500

d)

2,000

11.

Who wanted to cut New England out of the colonies?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Burgoyne

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Jefferson

12.

Where did Burgoyne plan a 3 prong attack?

a)

On Albany NY

b)

On NYC

13.

What three places did Howe want to attack

a)

Phili, Germantown, Brandywine

b)

Jacktown, Germantown, Brandywine

c)

NYC, Jamestown, Pen Argyl

d)

Phili, NYC, Albany

14.

Who captured Burgoyne?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Toga

c)

Sara

d)

America

15.

On what date did Saratoga capture Burgoyne?

a)

October 17th 1777

b)

October 14th 1777

c)

October 23rd 1777

d)

October 12th 1777

16.

Who was now an American ally?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

France

17.

Who did they send to Paris?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

John Adams

18.

Who was the first nation to recognize the USA

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

19.

Who provided loans for America?

a)

Netherlands and Spain

b)

Spain and France

20.

What did Washington do on Christmas night?

a)

Crossed the Delaware

b)

Went to Britiain

c)

We won

21.

Who was guarding Trenton?

a)

British soldiers

b)

German Thugs

22.

Who won and what did they gain?

a)

The thugs and supplies

b)

Americans and supplies

c)

Americans and new recruits

d)

The thugs and causalities.

23.

What's a 3 prong attack?

a)

defending 3 places at once

b)

Attacking 3 separate places at once.

24.

Where did Burgoyne plan a three prong attack?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Albany

c)

NYC

d)

Pittsburgh

25.

Where was the turning point for the war?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Saratoga

c)

Albany

d)

New Orleans

26.

What did the American soldiers lack at Valley Forge?

a)

Generals

b)

Clothing, food, shelter, supplies

27.

What were the 2 main things the soldiers died from?

a)

Disease and frostbite

b)

Disease and war

c)

Frostbite and war

d)

Starvation and lack of medical training

28.

Who is Friedrich von Steuben and what did he do?

a)

Brings them food

b)

Brings them shelter

c)

teaches basic training

d)

Supports new supplies

29.

Who was Marquis de Lafayette and what did he do?

a)

Washingtons' second hand man

b)

basic training

c)

field work

d)

survival skills

30.

Swamp fox?

a)

Gorillia tactics

b)

Field manual

31.

What were guerilla tactics?

a)

Moving around, hiding

b)

traditional warfare

32.

Who is Francis Marion?

a)

Swamp fox

b)

Swamp goblin

c)

Shrek

d)

Ghost fox

33.

Why was the battle of the cow pens a thing?

a)

It was bc Americans had a geographical disadvantage

b)

British had a geographical disadvantage

34.

Cornwallis moved his men to Yorktown for what?

a)

water source

b)

Resources that the Americans hid

c)

Resources around them

d)

Their ships were there to give them more supplies

35.

Where did Washington march is troops from?

a)

New York

b)

Albany

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Saratoga

36.

Who was helping the Americans?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

37.

Whats a siege?

a)

Surprise attack

b)

Ambush

c)

Blocking an enemy in

d)

Trapped in a room w the weird kid

38.

What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

The end of the 7 year war

b)

Where Britain recognized the Americans as an independent nation

39.

Reasons why Americans won

a)

Geography, and foreign support

b)

geography and strong navy

c)

strong forces

d)

strong amount

40.

continued the structure and operation of government as established by the Second Continental Congress.

a)

Constructional Convection

b)

Articles of Confederation

41.

What was it considered

a)

The first real governemnt

b)

A monarchy

c)

A theocracy

d)

A dictatorship

42.

What was the rule for voting

a)

Everyone had the right to vote

b)

Only men could vote

c)

Each state got one vote

d)

Only men with property could vote

43.

They had a Judicial and Executive branch

a)

True

b)

False

44.

They had control of taxes

a)

True

b)

false

45.

They had no power to regulate trade and enforce laws

a)

true

b)

false

46.

no sense of unity or president

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Established the principle that the territories owned by the government were to be developed for statewood.

a)

Paris treaty 1863

b)

Northwest Ordinance

48.

New states would have the same rights as old states

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Any men who could not pay debts were

a)

Jailed or property taken away

b)

jailed

c)

taken away

d)

killed

50.

Who led a rebellion of 1000 men

a)

Daniel Shay

b)

Shay Young

c)

Daniel Way

d)

Danny Devito

51.

guarantees the basic rights and freedoms of all Americans was written without any input from the public.

a)

13 Amendments

b)

Convection of the Constitution

c)

Constitution Convection

d)

Tea

52.

What state wasn't represented?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

53.

When did the Constitutional Convection begin?

a)

June 25th, 1787

b)

May 25th, 1778

c)

May 25th, 1787

d)

July 4th, 1776

54.

How many men were key role people?

a)

7

b)

54

c)

12

d)

13

55.

What did George Washington do for it?

a)

Public support

b)

A stable army

c)

debates

d)

writing the final draft

56.

What role did Ben Franklin play?

a)

Writing the final copy

b)

Public support

c)

Debates

d)

Voice of reason

57.

What role did Gouverneur Morris play?

a)

Good speaker/writer, final draft

b)

speaking

c)

debates

d)

public support

58.

What did James Madison do?

a)

Author of it

b)

final draft

c)

public speaking

d)

debating

59.

What was James Madison's nickname?

a)

The Father of the Constitution

b)

The man of the government

c)

The man of word

d)

The Father of America

60.

They had open meetings

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Each state had one vote and it was majority vote

a)

true

b)

false

62.

Minimal of how many states to hold a meeting

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

13

63.

Which plan was in favor for the larger states and why.

a)

Virginia, population

b)

New Jersey, population

c)

Virginia, set number

d)

New Jersey, set number

64.

Which plan was in favor for the smaller states and why

a)

Virginia, population

b)

New Jersey, population

c)

Virginia, set number

d)

New Jersey, set number

65.

Who was in charge of the Connecticut Compromise?

a)

Roger Sherman

b)

Sherman Rogers

c)

Robert Sherman

d)

Sherman Roberts

66.

How many parts did they recommend the legislative branch to have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

5

67.

Name one of the two sides

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The senate

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

68.

What was the House of Representatives based on?

a)

Population

b)

age

c)

race

d)

sex

69.

How many people from each state were allowed in the Senate?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

how ever many

70.

Who elected the Senates

a)

Past Senators

b)

The legislature

c)

The people

d)

British

71.

Did Southern States consider their slaves people

a)

no

b)

yes

72.

What did the North want slaves to count as?

a)

Taxation

b)

People

73.

Who had less slaves?

a)

North

b)

South

74.

3/5 of slaves were counted as what?

a)

taxation

b)

people

c)

both

75.

someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti federalists

76.

a group of Americans who objected to the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and opposed final ratification of the U.S. Constitution as approved by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti Federalists