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WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 23mins
Where were the first 2 successful settlements in America?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Plymouth
Roanoke
Boston
Jamestown
Boston
Roanoke
Who settled the 13 colonies?
French
English
Spanish
Germans
Who settled in Canada?
French
English
Spanish
Germans
Who explored the Ohio River area for the French?
George Washington
Chief Pontiac
Thomas Jefferson
Robert La Salle
The British were interested in _________ the new territory?
trading
exploring
finding gold in
settling
A sudden attack on an enemy is a/an
ally
barter
raid
declaration
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
French vs Indians
Indians vs English
Americans vs Indians
French & Indians vs English
The 13 Colonies were established and the unofficial capital was
Philadelphia
Boston
Jamestown
Paris
After the French & Indian War, colonists were unhappy because
There were high taxes on goods like tea, sugar, and paper supplies.
They had no representatives in Parliament to vote for laws.
They were forced to move back east of the Appalachian Mountains.
All of the these.
Who were the main opponents in the American Revolutionary War?
French vs Spanish
English vs Native Americans
British vs American Colonists
English vs Russians
The Declaration of Independence declared that
The Revolutionary War was over.
The 13 colonies should be independent from England.
All settlers had to mvoe back east of the Appalachian Mountains.
The 13 colonies should only obey the King of England.
The Declaration of Independence was signed
December 4th, 1776
July 4th, 1776
At the end of the war
September 11th, 2001
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Patriots were soldiers fighting on what side?
English
Colonists
French
German
Redcoats were soldiers fighting on what side?
English
Colonists
French
German
During the American Revolution, Ohio was
A state
One of the 13 colonies
On the western frontier of the U.S.
Loyal to the King of England
George Washington
Fought for the British during the French & Indian War
Fought for the British during the American Revolution
Was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
Fought the entire war without getting a paycheck.
A treaty is
Someone who settles on new land
A formal agreement of peace between people or countries
An announcement or declaration
A new law
Who won the Revolutionary War?
French
Native Americans
British
Colonists
Q. Which statements would have been made by a colonist?
"No taxation without representation!"
"The Proclamation line is NOT going to make me move out of the Ohio country. I already settled there!"
"You may not settle west of the Appalachians!"
"The taxes will get us the money we need to pay for the French and Indian War."
Which statements would have been made by the British?
"No taxation without representation!"
"The king is a tyrant!"
(a mean, strict ruler)
"You may not settle west of the Appalachians!"
"The taxes will get us the money we need to pay for the French and Indian War."
Who was the British general who surrendered his army leading to the end of the Revolutionary War?
Cornwallis
Washington
Jefferson
La Salle
The militia is
Money paid to the government
A voluntary army
A type of protest
A law
A boycot is
A voluntary army
A place ruled by another country
A type of protest involving refusal to buy goods or services
Money paid to the governement
A colony is
Money paid to the government
A place ruled by another country
A written set of laws
The American army
Why did people come to the "new world"?
Religious Freedom
To look for gold
For new land and opportunities
All of these
Whose land is it? Explain your answer.
French
English
Native Americans
Colonists
Other
What did the the Battle of Bunker Hill prove?
George Washington was an amazing leader
Minutemen were key to the colonies success
The Patriots could put up a good fight
The British were a stronger army
The Patriots won the Battle of Trenton because
They surprised the British by attacking at night
They had more ammunition
Their fort was built on top of a hill
The French helped surround the British
The Battle of ____________________ was a turning point in the war
and convinced France to help in the fight.
Valley Forge
Trenton
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
The Battle of Yorktown was was important because
All of the above
It was the last major battle of the American Revolution
General Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army
The French Navy blocked British ships from rescuing Cornwallis
Explain what it means in the Declaration of Independence
"that all men are created equal
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Imagine that you are a colonist living in Philadelphia in 1774. How might you feel about revolution?
Who would you have sided with? Why?
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Members of the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
Members of the Sons of Liberty got together for the Second Continental Congress
Members of the Sons of Liberty got together to drink tea and celebrate the end of the war.
Colonists in Boston got in a fight with English soldiers.
