WorksheetsCh. 5-American Revolution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 48mins
boycott
the crime of fighting against one's own country
to form a plan
the act of refusing to use or buy something
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
treason
the crime of fighting against one's own country
to form a plan
the act of refusing to use or buy something
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
morale
the crime of fighting against one's own country
to form a plan
the act of refusing to use or buy something
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
Loyalists
the crime of fighting against one's own country
to form a plan
the act of refusing to use or buy something
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
strategy
the crime of fighting against one's own country
to form a plan
the act of refusing to use or buy something
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
colonists who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris
to give food and shelter to others
to cancel
the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War
freedom from rule by others
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
mercenary
to give food and shelter to others
to cancel
the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War
freedom from rule by others
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
independence
to give food and shelter to others
to cancel
the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War
freedom from rule by others
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
quarter
to give food and shelter to others
to cancel
the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War
freedom from rule by others
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
repeal
to give food and shelter to others
to cancel
the agreement that formally ended the Revolutionary War
freedom from rule by others
soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
Select the statement and phrase that best describes or explains the main reason for the colonists' anger about the stamp act.
"Don't tread on me."
"No taxation without representation!"
The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament.
The Stamp Act should also apply to Native Americans.
In what ways did the colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
threaten stamp agents
boycotted British goods
urge Native Americans to attack British troops in Boston
dumped tea into the harbor
After the Stamp Act was repealed, Britain imposed new set of laws. What were they?
The intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Townshend Acts
The Sons of Liberty
True or False: In the Boston Massacre, the British were the victims of the colonists attacks which led to 5 British deaths.
True
False
What was the key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?
The Patriot army was beaten badly. It surrendered to the British.
The Patriots gained control of all of the New York Region.
The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave that city.
The German mercenaries switched sides to fight for the Patriots.
T/F: Colonists that were neutral in the debate about Great Britain's treatment of the colonies were called undecideds.
true
false
What was the purpose of Paul Revere's Ride?
to warn the minutemen and Patriot leaders that British troops were coming to arrest them
to set fire to British supplies
to transport rifles taken from the British to the minutemen
to carry the Declaration of Independence to Benjamin Franklin's printing shop
True or False: After the Battle of Saratoga, the French army joined with the colonies to fight the British.
false
true
Who won the Battle of Saratoga?
British
Patriots
Red coats
The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III. Why was that?
They believed that war with Great Britain was bound to happen.
The Congress wanted to warn the king of the new alliance between the colonies and France.
They hoped for a peaceful outcome to the colonies' disputes with Great Britain.
They asked the king to come live in the colonies.
Which of the following are examples supporting the fact that women played important roles in the Revolutionary War?
Martha Washington traveled with her husband during the war.
Women who carried water to the troops on battlefields earned the nickname Molly Pitcher.
Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, wrote poetry in support of the struggle for freedom and against slavery
Women didn't participate in the war in any way.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Crispus Attucks
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which best describes what the Declaration really represented?
The government of the United States would be based on freedom, equality, and protecting the people's rights.
Only white male landowners would have rights.
The United States would be a monarchy, like Britain.
Government powers would be placed in the hands of a small group of wealthy British men.
Which two important battles did Washington's army win after their early losses in 1776?
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Princeton
Lexington
What were the locations of the first two battles of the Revolution?
Concord
Fort Ticonderoga
Yorktown
Princeton
Lexington
True or False: The goal of the British in the battle of Saratoga was to cut off the Northeast from the rest of the colonies by taking control of the Hudson River Valley.
true
false
Which are true about the Boston Tea Party?
It celebrated the arrival in the colonies of a new type of tea in England.
Colonists boarded a British ship in the night and threw chests of tea into the sea.
Native Americans boarded a British ship in the night and threw chests of tea into the sea.
Colonists dressed up like Native Americans to confuse the British.
It really angered the British leaders.
T/F: The colonists had to quarter, or give food and shelter to, British troops because of the Intolerable Acts.
T
F
T/F: The colony of Massachusetts was put under martial law (controlled by the military) as part of the Intolerable Acts.
false
true
T/F: French Navy ships blockaded Boston Harbor. It would stay closed until they paid for the tea they dumped. This was part of the Intolerable Acts.
true
false
What were the harsh laws passed because of the Boston Tea Party called?
Common Sense
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Olive Branch Petition
T/F: The purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to form the Continental Army and send the Olive Branch Petition to King George.
true
false
Which of these is the main reason the Declaration of Independence was even written?
France convinced the Congress to declare war on Great Britain.
The Congress declared the colonies independent because Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.
The Congress wanted to recognize Great Britain's dominion over the colonies.
The Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy.
The colonists hated being British.
Who is Swamp Fox?
Nathan Hale
Paul Revere
Francis Marion
Thomas Jefferson
Which country blocked British supply ships in the Chesapeake Bay?
Prussia
France
Holland
Spain
Which of the following was a key disadvantage of the British in the Revolutionary War?
The British knew the local geography better than the Patriots.
The Patriots had large weapons factories that produced guns that were better than the guns the British troops had.
France, Holland, and Spain allied themselves with the Patriots. They supplied troops, money, and arms.
The Patriots discovered a huge deposit of gold near Philadelphia. They used the gold to buy enough supplies and weapons to defeat the British.
Which of these best describes how African Americans were involved in the Revolution.
Slave owners in the South sent their enslaved African Americans back to Africa so that they could not help the British.
Conflict broke out between African Americans and Native Americas as both groups fought to control the land.
African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort.
Most enslaved African Americans chose to remain in slavery.
T/ F: In the Battle of Yorktown, General Cornwallis surrendered and marked the defeat of the British.
true
false
All of the following informational points are important. You will want to read over them all as you take this test. :) For your answer, check them all.
The British believed they had the right to control the colonies. They did not believe that the colonies had any special rights. They also probably thought they could win easily against the Patriots.
Many colonists decided to join the Patriots because Washington's victories persuaded them that the colonists could win the war.
The Congress hoped for a peaceful solution to the colonies' conflict with the British. However, it feared that war was certain.
Paul Revere's ride was important because he and his companions warned the minutemen and Patriot leaders that British troops were on the way to capture them. The leaders, John Adams and John Hancock, escaped.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense used plain language to argue that the colonies had the right to be independent of Great Britain. The pamphlet convinced many colonists that independence was worth fighting for.
All of the following informational points are important. You will want to read over them all as you take this test. :) For your answer, check them all.
Patrick Henry did not agree with British taxes because the colonies had no representatives in the British Parliament.
The Declaration of Independence argued that the colonists had the right to certain freedoms. It also argued that they had the right to end Great Britain's control over them and form their own government.
Washington's army lived through a harsh winter with little food and not enough warm clothing. But a German officer named Friedrich Von Steuben taught Washington's officers how to train their men. By spring, the Patriot army had become a serious fighting force.
The British and the Patriots fought a battle in Lexington early on the morning of April 19, 1775. After the fighting at Lexington, the British advanced to Concord. They expected to find weapons there. The Patriot forces engaged the British and turned them back. The British then retreated to Boston. The Patriots fired on them as they retreated.
General Burgoyne planned for General Howe's forces to join his in Saratoga. By defeating the Patriot army there, the British would control the Hudson River valley. The Northeast region of the colonies would be cut off.
