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7 Ch.6: The American Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775

a)

true

b)

false

2.

British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population

a)

t

b)

f

3.

at least one-half of all American colonists were Tories

a)

t

b)

f

4.

most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration for the war

a)

t

b)

f

5.

Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British

a)

t

b)

f

6.

Patriot forces

a)

Continental Army

b)

Friedrich von Steuben

c)

guerilla warfare

d)

privateers

7.

African American Patriot

a)

Lemuel Hayes

b)

Friedrich von Steuben

c)

George Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

8.

drilled Patriots at Valley Forge

a)

Continental Army

b)

George Washington

c)

Friedrich von Steuben

d)

Lemuel Hayes

9.

merchant warships

a)

privateers

b)

buccanears

c)

pirates

d)

sailors

10.

hit and run war technique

a)

fight or flight

b)

guerilla warfare

c)

trench warfare

d)

atomic bomb

11.

where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

12.

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or

a)

Colonists

b)

Patriots

c)

Separatists

d)

Tories

13.

by the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except

a)

Georgia

b)

Maryland

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

14.

Loyalist strength was strongest in

a)

New England

b)

New York

c)

the Carolinas and Georgia

d)

the Ohio River Valley

15.

the volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide was

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Francis Marion

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Thomas Paine

16.

after the war, George Washington

a)

became a senator

b)

moved to New York

c)

ran for political office

d)

returned to Mount Vernon

17.

Saint Paul is my capital

a)

Minnesota

b)

Missouri

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Illinois

18.

what is my capital?

a)

Des Moines

b)

Bismark

c)

Jefferson City

d)

Omaha

19.

what's my capital?

a)

Jefferson City

b)

St. Louis

c)

Springfield

d)

Kansas City

20.

Bismark is my capital

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Iowa

d)

Missouri

21.

Pierre is my capital

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Nebraska

d)

Minnesota

22.

Nebraska's capital is named after our 16th President

a)

Lincoln

b)

Jefferson

c)

Washington

d)

Taft

23.

Topeka is my capital

a)

Kansas

b)

Missouri

c)

Iowa

d)

Nebraska