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Chapter 6 - The American Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July 1775.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

British advantages during the war included a stronger military, greater wealth, and a larger population.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

At least one-half of all American colonists were Tories.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army signed up for the duration of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Nathan Hale was a Patriot soldier who became a traitor and spied for the British.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

7.

Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or

a)

Patriots

b)

Tories

c)

Colonists

d)

Separatists

8.

By the end of the war, African Americans were enlisted in every state except

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

9.

Loyalist strength was strongest in

a)

the Carolinas and Georgia

b)

the Ohio River Valley

c)

New England

d)

New York

10.

The volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide was

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Francis Marion

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

11.

After the war, George Washington

a)

moved to New York

b)

ran for political office

c)

became a senator

d)

returned to Mount Vernon

12.

Patriot forces

a)

Continental Army

b)

privateers

c)

guerrilla warfare

d)

Peter Salem

13.

African American Patriot​

a)

Peter Salem

b)

Friedrich von Steuben

c)

privateers

d)

guerrilla warfare

14.

drilled Patriots at Valley Forge

a)

Peter Salem

b)

Friedrich von Steuben

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Patrick Henry

15.

merchant war ships

a)

privateers

b)

guerrilla warfare

c)

schooners

d)

Caravels

16.

hit-and-run war technique

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

Continental Army

c)

privateers

d)

sneak diss