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American Revolution Chapter Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

African-Americans fought on

a)

Just the British side

b)

Just the Patriot side

c)

Both sides

d)

Neither side

2.

Select the 3 examples of American advantages

a)

Greater determination to defend their homeland. Plus they knew the geography better

b)

They could produce their own food and had great military leaders

c)

They had a stronger navy and more money

d)

They got help from foreign countries and individuals

3.

British cavalry commander known as "The Butcher"

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Banastre Tarleton

4.

1777 battle in upstate New York. Considered the "turning point" of the war because it convinced France to join the Patriots

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Yorktown

5.

Christmas Night, 1776. Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River and capture 900 Hessians

a)

Battle of Princeton

b)

Battle of Monmouth

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle of Trenton

6.

1781 battle in Virginia where the British surrendered (last major battle of the war)

a)

Battle of Charleston

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Lexington

7.

I created an exaggerated engraving of the Boston Massacre which made a lot of colonists angry with the Brits!

a)

Paul Reveere

b)

Paul Revere

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Samuel Adams

8.

The group that carried out the Boston Tea Party in 1773

a)

The Whigs

b)

The Tories

c)

The Loyalists

d)

The Sons of Liberty

9.

Hessians were mercenaries who fought for Britain. Which European country were they hired from?

a)

Holland

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spain

10.

I wrote "Common Sense" in 1776 which told the colonists they should break away from Britain!

a)

Thomas Gage

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas "Tommy" Thompson of Thompson-Town

11.

Who is considered to be the main author (writer) of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

12.

Which statement is false about the French and Indian War?

a)

It occurred in North America before the American Revolution

b)

It caused Britain to build up a huge debt, then they created new taxes so the colonies could help them out of it

c)

It occurred in North America after the American Revolution

d)

It was a war between Britain and France. Both sides had many Native American tribes who sided with them

13.

Patriot leader on the "western frontier"

a)

George Washington

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

John Burgoyne

14.

19-year old from France who served under General Washington and also donated thousands of his own money to the Patriot war effort

a)

Comte de Rochambeau

b)

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

15.

Passed by the British as a response to the Boston Tea Party

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townshend Act

16.

American naval commander famous for defeating the "Serapis" in 1779

a)

John Parker

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

John Paul Jones

17.

The reason that British soldiers launched a surprise march from Boston to Concord was

a)

To capture colonists who had started riots about the Stamp Act

b)

To take colonial jobs

c)

To capture stockpiled weapons and ammunition and arrest rebel leaders

d)

To meet up with German mercenaries

18.

Which would not be an example of an "unalienable right"?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Pursuit of happiness

c)

Life

d)

Liberty

19.

British law that required colonists to provide food, housing, and supplies for British troops in the colonies at any time

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Intolerable Act

20.

Type of government where a king or queen rules because the throne is passed down through their family

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Monarchy

21.

A Loyalist was someone who chose to side with

a)

The Patriots

b)

The British

c)

The French

d)

The Native Americans

22.

Which colonial region saw the most brutal fighting?

a)

No fighting occurred in the colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

New England colonies

d)

The south

23.

British tax on all printed goods and items such as dice, playing cards, newspapers, marriage licenses, etc.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

24.

British tax on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Declaratory Act

25.

Native Americans mostly sided with

a)

The Patriots

b)

The British

c)

They were not involved at all

d)

The Spanish