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Unit 5 Study Guide

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

freedom

d)

treaty

2.
This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
3.

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Samuel Adams

4.
If a soldier traveled from Saratoga, New York and headed to Yorktown, Virginia, which direction would they travel?
(draw a compass rose and label it N, S, E, and W to help you answer this question)
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
5.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
6.

Surrounded by French and Continental(Armies) armies, a large British army led by General Cornwallis surrendered here.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Lexington and Concord

7.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

a)

a series of meetings planned to respond to England

b)

a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

c)

a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

8.

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress?

a)

created Continental Army

b)

wrote Declaration of Independence

c)

elected Washington President

d)

print paper money

9.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

10.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

11.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

12.

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called

a)

Separatists

b)

Patriots

c)

Loyalists

d)

Sons of Liberty

13.

Why was the American victory at Saratoga a turning point of the war?

a)

King George III agreed to give the Americans their independence after the battle at

Saratoga.

b)

General Howe met with General Washington after the battle at Saratoga.

c)

The French announced their support for the Americans after the battle at Saratoga.

d)

The Americans convinced the British forces to give up after the battle at Saratoga.

14.

What is the significance of Valley Forge for the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington led the Continental Army to a key victory against the British at this site

b)

Many of George Washington’s soldiers were forced to eat fire cake and died of small pox

at this site.

c)

George Washington kept the Continental Army together through a harsh winter at this site.

d)

George Washington officially took command of the Continental Army at this site.

15.

Where did the the Patriots suffer through a terrible winter; lacking adequate food, clothing and shelter, but were able to survive due to the leadership of George Washington?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Albany

16.
Who did the Continental Congress commission as Commander in Chief?
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Hancock
d)
George Washington
17.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized thee United States as an independent country.
b)
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
c)
The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
d)
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
18.
Which battle brought the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
19.
"Give me Liberty or Give me Death" meant
a)
I live to die
b)
I want freedom from slavery
c)
I will die for my freedom
d)
death is the only freedom
20.
Which group is in the correct order?
a)
Yorktown, Valley Forge, Saratoga, Lexington and Concord
b)
Lexington/Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown
c)
Lexington/Concord, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown
d)
Valley Forge, Yorktown, Lexington/Concord, and Saratoga
21.
Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?
a)
The Crisis
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Unalienable Rights
22.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

23.

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

a)

Ain't nobody got time for that

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

Free the people

d)

British people SMELL

24.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

25.

The colonists hope that the tax would be taken away, or ____________

a)

repealed

b)

lost

c)

given

d)

refocused

26.

What did the Townshend Acts do?

a)

put a restriction on storage for the colonists

b)

give colonists in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston a curfew

c)

taxed all imports into the colonies

d)

taxed products made in the colonies

27.
The group that organized the Boston Tea Party protest was called the ...
a)
Sons of the Constitution
b)
Minutemen
c)
Sons of Liberty
28.
The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.
a)
Terrible
b)
Intolerable
c)
Hateful
29.
Who said "Give me Liberty or Give me Death?"
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
30.
Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Clark
d)
King George III
31.
After Parliament passes the Stamp Act, the colonists...
a)
sought military support from France
b)
organized boycotts of British goods
c)
signed the Declaration of Independence
d)
dumped tea into Boston Harbor
32.
After the colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor, ...
a)
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.
b)
King George III allowed the colonists to petition Parliament.
c)
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
33.

What was the purpose for establishing the Committees of Correspondence?

a)

To maintain communication with one another

b)

To start a war

c)

To communicate with King George III

d)

To invent the telephone

34.
By signing the Declaration of Independence, what illegal act were these men committing?
a)
Murder
b)
Treason
c)
Nothing was illegal
d)
Burglery
35.
The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?
a)
They needed a tax collector
b)
That they had no voice in Parliment
c)
That they wanted their tax check
d)
That Parliament had heard them
36.

Why did the colonists consider the battle a victory?

a)

The colonists won new confidence

b)

They killed a lot of British soldiers

c)

They learned they could fight without George Washington as their leader.

37.
What made the Battle of Yorktown significant?
a)
It was the first battle of the American Revolution
b)
It was the first battle of the American Civil War
c)
English Sarah was there
d)
It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War
38.

Which town was Paul Revere riding to in order to warn the colonists the British were coming to seize their ammunition, cannons, and guns?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Lexington, Kentucky

c)

Lexington, Massachusetts

d)

Yorktown, Virginia

39.

Each year on July 4th, Americans celebrate Independence Day. What is the historical significance of this holiday? (In other words, why do Americans celebrate this holiday?)

a)

To honor the writing of the United States Constitution

b)

To honor the colonists declaration of their freedom from England/Britain.

c)

To honor the memory of country’s war heroes

d)

To honor the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock

40.

In Boston, the colonists protested British taxes by boycotting British goods. What is the BEST definition of the word, “BOYCOTT”?

a)

To refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right/fair

b)

To betray your country by giving help to its enemies

c)

To be loyal to your country

d)

To agree with one's ideas

41.

Which of the following ideas is in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

All men are created equal

b)

Britain had treated the colonists fairly before the American Revolution.

c)

The British King had treated the colonists fairly.

d)

The government has to give everyone a job