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WorksheetsChapter 6 - The American Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775.
True
False
British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.
True
False
At least one-half of all American colonists were Tories.
True
False
Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.
True
False
Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British.
True
False
Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Yorktown
Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or
Patriots
Tories
Colonists
Separatists
By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except
Maryland
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Loyalist strength was strongest in
the Carolinas and Georgia
the Ohio River Valley
New England
New York
The volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide was
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Marion
Marquis de Lafayette
After the war, George Washington
moved to New York
ran for political office
became a senator
returned to Mount Vernon
Patriot forces
Continental Army
privateers
guerrilla warfare
Peter Salem
African American Patriot
Peter Salem
Friedrich von Steuben
privateers
guerrilla warfare
drilled Patriots at Valley Forge
Peter Salem
Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Patrick Henry
merchant war ships
privateers
guerrilla warfare
schooners
Caravels
hit-and-run war technique
guerrilla warfare
Continental Army
privateers
sneak diss
