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WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which document could you find this quote?
Which rights were the citizens forcing the governments to "secure"?
The Treaty of Paris 1783 did all of the following EXCEPT
Gave American Independence
Made America pay for damage to Loyalists
Redcoats had to leave western forts
Gave American lands included Canada and Florida
After the French and Indian War, why did the British Parliament pass new laws?
to keep the French from supporting the colonists
to keep the colonists from returning to Britain
to get the colonists to help pay for the war
to get the Native Americans to return to their lands
In 1776, which document did the colonists write to tell England that they wanted to be free from British rule?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
How do historians refer to the first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington?
"The very first shot"
"I am not giving away my shot"
"The Infamous Shot"
"The Shot Heard Round the World"
What was an advantage the Americans had during the Revolutionary War?
They knew the land where they were fighting.
They had a large army and navy.
They knew they had the full support of all colonists.
They had better weapons and supplies.
Which of the following answers explains why the Americans won the Battle of Yorktown?
Cornwallis was tired of chasing Nathaniel Greene's army.
Washington surrounded the British, and the French navy blocked the bay.
The Patriots fought the British on open fields of the South.
Francis Marion planned a surprise attack on the British.
What was the result when the Americans and British signed the Treaty of Paris?
The war would go on until the British ended it.
George Washington could become President of the United States.
The United States of America was now an independent nation.
France would become the new ruler of the colonies.
Why did many enslaved African Americans join the Patriots in fighting the British?
They hoped after the war they would be free.
Peter Salem told them to join the Continental Army.
The British army would not allow them to join.
King George III had asked them to be spies for the British.
How did the American Revolution affect the Native Americans?
American settlers pushed Native Americans further west.
Native Americans were treated equally by the new nation.
The peace treaty protected the lands of the Native Americans.
Native Americans fled to Great Britain.
What was the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge like for the Continental Army?
the army struggled at Valley Forge due to supply shortages
Loyalists were discouraged by reports from Valley Forge
conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for American independence
the battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the war
All of the following are true regarding fighting during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:
the British formed blockades to stop supplies/troops from reaching Continental Army
the war was fought on land and at sea
the British formed blockades to stop supplies/troops from reaching Continental Army
most Native Americans sided with the Americans
After a string of losses, this American victory boosted morale and confidence in Washington’s leadership.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
This Continental victory convinces the French to enter the war against Britain.
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Through his writings, he inspired support for American independence.
Lord Dunmore
Thomas Paine
Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Which Revolutionary War battle is depicted in the picture?
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Another word for freedom.
patriot
loyalist
dependent
liberty
Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776 to
retreat to Pennsylvania
stop the British from landing troops and supplies
attack the Hessians at Trenton by surprise
set up tents at Camp Milton
