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American Revoution Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Lexington & Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Charleston

2.

Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

a)

to make laws in the colonies

b)

to surrender to the British

c)

to convince the colonists to fight for independence

d)

to persuade the colonists to support King George

3.

What document first officially proclaimed American independence from Britain?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Common Sense

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Constitution

4.

What document officially ended the war?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Common Sense

d)

Constitution

5.

What was the effect of the American victory at Saratoga?

a)

British received a shipment of food and supplies to help them.

b)

British surrounded the Americans and defeated them.

c)

Patriots retreated to rest and recover.

d)

It was the turning point in the war for the Patriots and France began to help.

6.

What was the result of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The Patriots retreated and lost the hill and lost more men.

b)

The British retreated and lost the hill but the Patriots lost more men.

c)

The British retreated and lost the hill but lost more men.

d)

The Patriots retreated/lost the hill but the British lost more men.

7.

Who was Patrick Henry?

a)

I am a French solider who fought with the Americans and George Washington

b)

I am famous for saying "The British are coming"

c)

I said "Give me liberty or give me death"

d)

I wrote most of the Declaration of Independence

8.

Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

a)

I wrote most of the Declaration of Independence

b)

I said "Give me liberty or give me death"

c)

I am a writer, postmaster, inventor, scientist, and helped write the Declaration of Independence

d)

I am a French solider who fought with the Americans and George Washington

9.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

a)

I wrote most of the Declaration of Independence

b)

I am famous for saying "The British are coming"

c)

I said "Give me liberty or give me death"

d)

I am a writer, postmaster, inventor, scientist, and helped write the Declaration of Independence.

10.

Which man was a writer, postmaster, inventor, and helped write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

How did France help with the war?

a)

France was not allowed to help either side to be fair.

b)

France fought for the British and gave them supplies and soldiers.

c)

France was neutral to both sides.

d)

France fought for the Americans and sent ships, soldiers, & supplies.

12.

Where did Washington and his army rest for the winter?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Valley Forge

13.

Which battle was the "turning point" and then France joined America to help?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Cowpens

d)

Bunker Hill

14.

Which battle was where the Patriots and locals worked together and tricked the British for a victory?

a)

Cowpens

b)

Yorktown

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Saratoga

15.

Which battle surprised the Hessians on Christmas by Washington & his army crossing the Delaware River?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Trenton

16.

Which battle was the last major battle where the British were surrounded?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Cowpens

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

17.

Which battle was won by the British even though they lost more men?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Cowpens

18.

The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to form a Continental Army with George Washington as its leader.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

When did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4, 1775

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

July 4, 1783

d)

December 25, 1775

20.

What are two South Carolina battles?

a)

Cowpens & Kings Mountain

b)

Charleston and Saratoga

c)

Kings Mountain and Yorktown

d)

Charleston and Bunker Hill

21.

What powers (rights) did King George break that were written in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

hanging Patriots

b)

taxing colonists too much

c)

life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

d)

freedom to vote

22.

What would happen to Patriots who were caught?

a)

They were celebrated by many Loyalists.

b)

They had to go back to England.

c)

They were traitors and hung.

d)

They had to explain to King George & Parliment.

23.

Who was Crispus Attucks?

a)

first African American killed during American Revolution at Boston Massacre

b)

African American who fought at Saratoga and Bunker Hill, killed a British officer

c)

I wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

d)

I traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded

24.

Who was Molly Pitcher?

a)

African American who fought at Saratoga and Bunker Hill, killed a British officer

b)

wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

c)

brought food & water to soldiers and fired a cannon when other person fell

d)

traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded, knitted socks and mended uniforms

25.

Who was Deborah Sampson?

a)

traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded, knitted socks and mended uniforms

b)

disguised myself as a man to fight in the Continental Army

c)

brought food & water to soliders and fired a cannon when other person fell

d)

wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

26.

Who was Abigail Adams?

a)

traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded, knitted socks and mended uniforms

b)

wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

c)

brought food & water to soldiers and fired a cannon when other person fell

d)

disguised myself as a man to fight in the Continental Army

27.

Who was Martha Washington?

a)

wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

b)

brought food & water to soldiers and fired a cannon when other person fell

c)

disguised myself as a man to fight in the Continental Army

d)

traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded, knitted socks and mended uniforms

28.

Who was Peter Salem?

a)

African American who fought at Saratoga and Bunker Hill, killed a British officer

b)

first African American killed during American Revolution at Boston Massacre

c)

wrote letters on behalf of the Americans and women's rights

d)

traveled with the army taking care of them, cooking, tending to the wounded

29.

Who was the Continental Army's leader (Commander in Chief)?

a)

King George III

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Ben Franklin

30.

What phrase gave colonists rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

"don't shoot until you see their eyes"

b)

"unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, & Pursuit of happiness"

c)

"the British are coming"

d)

"No taxation without representation"

31.

The introduction of the Declaration of Independence says

a)

The war is over

b)

We Americans do not want a war.

c)

We the People of the United States of America

d)

All men are created equal

32.

Which battle did the British win but lost many men in battle?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Kings Mountain

d)

Battle of Yorktown