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Winning Independence

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What major battle or event did the Americans win that determined them winners of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Cowpens, SC
b)
Charles Town, SC
c)
Yorktown
d)
Guilford Courthouse
2.
What was the effect of the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
The French and the British would fight a new war to beat the patriots
b)
The French and the Americans would now fight the war together
c)
The British government gave more rights to the Americans
d)
The United States became a new nation
3.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
British
b)
Americans
4.
Where was the war won at?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Trenton
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Yorktown
5.
How did colonists use the physical geography to win the final Battle at Yorktown?
a)
Mountains to have a better vantage point
b)
peninsula to trap British and force them to surrender
c)
Ocean to run the British end to
6.
What helped the Americans beat the British?
a)
Being a stronger more trained army
b)
Better technology for weapons
c)
Having the French help
7.
What was signed to officially end the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Declaration of Independence
8.
What did the Treaty of Paris give to the Patriots?
a)
Independence & weapons
b)
Independence & Land
9.

The Continental Army was able to win the American Revolution all on their own.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The British hoped to get help from the Loyalists that lived in the southern colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The British defeated the Continental Army in the south and the Americans gave up hope.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The French and the Americans were able to surround the British Army in Yorktown and defeat them.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war, and giving Americans their independence from British rule.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

America gained new land after the war and now stretched all the way to the Mississippi River.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which is NOT a reason that the Americans were winning the war?

a)

They knew the geography and made good use of it.

b)

They were fighting on their own land.

c)

They had better boats.

d)

Their cause attracted soldiers from other countries.

16.

What did Bernardo de Galvez provide for the Patriot forces?

a)

canons

b)

muskets

c)

arrows

d)

money and supplies