WorksheetsAmerican Revolution
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
How many men did parliament send to the US?
65,000
55,000
45,000
50,000
In what year did Britain send troops to NY
1777
1774
1767
1776
How many British troops and ships were send to NY in 1776?
32,000 men and 500 ships
32,000 men and 30 ships
40,000 men and 30 ships
40,000 men and 20 ships
Who was the General of America's army?
Wolf
Lee
Washington
Rabbit
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.
Americans
British
Is the American army stronger than the British army?
Yes
No
What city do the British capture
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
What bold move did Washington make on Christmas?
Crossing the Mediterranean
Crossing the Atlantic
Crossing the Delaware River
Crossing lake walanpanpack
On what date did Americans ambush Hessians?
December 24th
December 26th
December 27th
December 25th
How many men did the Americans kill when going against the Hessians?
1,700
1,400
1,500
2,000
Who wanted to cut New England out of the colonies?
John Adams
John Burgoyne
John Hancock
John Jefferson
Where did Burgoyne plan a 3 prong attack?
On Albany NY
On NYC
What three places did Howe want to attack
Phili, Germantown, Brandywine
Jacktown, Germantown, Brandywine
NYC, Jamestown, Pen Argyl
Phili, NYC, Albany
Who captured Burgoyne?
Saratoga
Toga
Sara
America
On what date did Saratoga capture Burgoyne?
October 17th 1777
October 14th 1777
October 23rd 1777
October 12th 1777
Who was now an American ally?
Britain
Spain
France
Who did they send to Paris?
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Who was the first nation to recognize the USA
France
Spain
England
Who provided loans for America?
Netherlands and Spain
Spain and France
What did Washington do on Christmas night?
Crossed the Delaware
Went to Britiain
We won
Who was guarding Trenton?
British soldiers
German Thugs
Who won and what did they gain?
The thugs and supplies
Americans and supplies
Americans and new recruits
The thugs and causalities.
What's a 3 prong attack?
defending 3 places at once
Attacking 3 separate places at once.
Where did Burgoyne plan a three prong attack?
Saratoga
Albany
NYC
Pittsburgh
Where was the turning point for the war?
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Albany
New Orleans
What did the American soldiers lack at Valley Forge?
Generals
Clothing, food, shelter, supplies
What were the 2 main things the soldiers died from?
Disease and frostbite
Disease and war
Frostbite and war
Starvation and lack of medical training
Who is Friedrich von Steuben and what did he do?
Brings them food
Brings them shelter
teaches basic training
Supports new supplies
Who was Marquis de Lafayette and what did he do?
Washingtons' second hand man
basic training
field work
survival skills
Swamp fox?
Gorillia tactics
Field manual
What were guerilla tactics?
Moving around, hiding
traditional warfare
Who is Francis Marion?
Swamp fox
Swamp goblin
Shrek
Ghost fox
Why was the battle of the cow pens a thing?
It was bc Americans had a geographical disadvantage
British had a geographical disadvantage
Cornwallis moved his men to Yorktown for what?
water source
Resources that the Americans hid
Resources around them
Their ships were there to give them more supplies
Where did Washington march is troops from?
New York
Albany
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Who was helping the Americans?
Spanish
French
Whats a siege?
Surprise attack
Ambush
Blocking an enemy in
Trapped in a room w the weird kid
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
The end of the 7 year war
Where Britain recognized the Americans as an independent nation
Reasons why Americans won
Geography, and foreign support
geography and strong navy
strong forces
strong amount
continued the structure and operation of government as established by the Second Continental Congress.
Constructional Convection
Articles of Confederation
What was it considered
The first real governemnt
A monarchy
A theocracy
A dictatorship
What was the rule for voting
Everyone had the right to vote
Only men could vote
Each state got one vote
Only men with property could vote
They had a Judicial and Executive branch
True
False
They had control of taxes
True
false
They had no power to regulate trade and enforce laws
true
false
no sense of unity or president
true
false
Established the principle that the territories owned by the government were to be developed for statewood.
Paris treaty 1863
Northwest Ordinance
New states would have the same rights as old states
True
False
Any men who could not pay debts were
Jailed or property taken away
jailed
taken away
killed
Who led a rebellion of 1000 men
Daniel Shay
Shay Young
Daniel Way
Danny Devito
guarantees the basic rights and freedoms of all Americans was written without any input from the public.
13 Amendments
Convection of the Constitution
Constitution Convection
Tea
What state wasn't represented?
New York
Rhode Island
Maryland
Virginia
When did the Constitutional Convection begin?
June 25th, 1787
May 25th, 1778
May 25th, 1787
July 4th, 1776
How many men were key role people?
7
54
12
13
What did George Washington do for it?
Public support
A stable army
debates
writing the final draft
What role did Ben Franklin play?
Writing the final copy
Public support
Debates
Voice of reason
What role did Gouverneur Morris play?
Good speaker/writer, final draft
speaking
debates
public support
What did James Madison do?
Author of it
final draft
public speaking
debating
What was James Madison's nickname?
The Father of the Constitution
The man of the government
The man of word
The Father of America
They had open meetings
True
False
Each state had one vote and it was majority vote
true
false
Minimal of how many states to hold a meeting
6
7
8
13
Which plan was in favor for the larger states and why.
Virginia, population
New Jersey, population
Virginia, set number
New Jersey, set number
Which plan was in favor for the smaller states and why
Virginia, population
New Jersey, population
Virginia, set number
New Jersey, set number
Who was in charge of the Connecticut Compromise?
Roger Sherman
Sherman Rogers
Robert Sherman
Sherman Roberts
How many parts did they recommend the legislative branch to have?
2
3
1
5
Name one of the two sides
The House of Representatives
The senate
Judicial
Executive
What was the House of Representatives based on?
Population
age
race
sex
How many people from each state were allowed in the Senate?
1
2
3
how ever many
Who elected the Senates
Past Senators
The legislature
The people
British
Did Southern States consider their slaves people
no
yes
What did the North want slaves to count as?
Taxation
People
Who had less slaves?
North
South
3/5 of slaves were counted as what?
taxation
people
both
someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
Federalists
Anti federalists
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.
Federalists
Anti Federalists
