WorksheetsRevolutionary War
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
What three things were done during the First Continental Congress?
another boycott was started
sent petition to King George
wrote letters to all the colonies
Boston Tea Party
formed militias in case the petition didn't work
What were two reasons that Paul Revere made the famous ride to Lexington?
the British were trying to capture him
the British were trying to capture Hancock and Adams, two colonial leaders
the British were trying to capture colonial weapons
the British were trying to capture Lexington
The man who hung two lanterns in the church tower to show that Britain was leaving by sea was named _________.
Robert Newman
Samuel Adams
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes
The man who joined Revere and Dawes outside of Lexington and became the only rider that made it all the way to Concord was ________________.
John Hancock
William Prescott
Samuel Adams
Samuel Prescott
The man who went by "land" with Revere to warn those in Lexington, but got bucked off his horse before reaching Concord was _______________.
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes
Robert Newman
Samuel Adams
What do you think the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson meant in 1837 when he called the first shot fired at Lexington 'the shot heard 'round the world'?
England could hear the shot all the way in England.
France joined up in the war when they heard the shot.
The gunshot affected more people and countries than were in the actual battle.
The gunshot ended the war.
What were two reasons why the Battles of Lexington and Concord were important?
They gave the Patriots (Americans) confidence that they could win!
They ended the Revolutionary War!
They began the Revolutionary War!
They wounded more men in those battles than in the entire war!
What were three things that were true about the Battle of Lexington that made it different from the Battle of Concord?
Many British were killed as the colonists hid and fired.
It lasted much longer - nearly eight hours!
You could hardly call it a battle.
Colonists were greatly outnumbered.
A few colonists were killed, but no British.
What were two ways that the Battle of Concord was different than the Battle of Lexington?
It was much shorter.
Colonists hid and fired, killing the British.
Many British were killed and they retreated back to Boston.
Colonists were greatly outnumbered.
You could hardly call it a battle.
What meeting took place in Philadelphia six months before the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Second Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
Constitutional Convention
Olive Branch Petition
Who did the delegates choose to be the leader of the army?
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
What were two reasons why the delegates chose the man they did for being the leader of their army?
He already had experience in battle.
Everyone else was too old.
He was the only one who said, "Yes."
People respected him.
What was the militia renamed?
Minutemen
Revolutionary War
Continental Army
Patriots
A casualty is
an army of ordinary citizens
people who are wounded or killed
a written request
a person chosen to represent others
A petition is
a written request
an army of ordinary citizens
hired soldiers
people chosen to represent others
An army of ordinary citizens was called a
delegate
militia
minutemen
mercenary
A delegate is
an army of ordinary citizens
a written request
a person chosen to represent others
a hired soldier
Men ready to fight in a minute's notice were called ____________.
militia
Patriots
minutemen
delegates
How did the Continental Army show the British that they were capable of standing up to them during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British surrendered to them and thousands of British were killed or wounded.
The colonists ran out of gunpowder and had to surrender, but thousands of British were killed or wounded.
The British left America and sailed back to England.
The colonists ran out of gunpowder and were forced to surrender the war.
Who wrote the Olive Branch Petition?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
the Continental Congress
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
What three things did the Olive Branch Petition say?
We are loyal to you.
We don't agree with what you are doing.
We are declaring war on you.
We want to work things out with you.
We no longer accept you as our king.
Why was the pamphlet Common Sense important?
showed how the Patriots could fight and win against Britain
declared independence from Britain
convinced many colonists that independence from Britain was a good idea
made Thomas Paine famous and helped him get elected
A written request is called a
plea
proclamation
petition
delegation
Who was the main person who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Why was the Declaration of Independence important?
It made a statement of American's independence.
It helped France come help with the war.
It started the war.
It ended the war.
How many parts are there in the Declaration of Independence?
3
4
10
5
What does the preamble (or first part) of the Declaration of Independence talk about?
that we declare our independence from Britain
why the colonies had the right to separate from Britain
the reason for writing - like a hook!
what violations Britain had committed against the colonies
What does the 2nd part of the Declaration of Independence say?
the preamble, or reason for writing
what violations Britain had committed against the colonies
why the colonies had the right to separate from Britain
declaring our independence from Britain
What does the third part of the Declaration of Independence say?
what violations Britain had committed against the colonies
that we declared our independence from Britain
the preamble, or reason for writing
why the colonies had the right to separate from Britain
What does the last part of the Declaration of Independence say?
what violations Britain had committed against the colonies
why the colonies had the right to separate from Britain
the preamble, or reason for writing
We declare our independence from Britain.
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July every year?
It's the day that America finally won the Revolutionary War.
It's the day that the Declaration of Independence was written.
It's the day that Congress officially approved the Declaration of Independence.
It's the day that we began the Revolutionary War.
Ideas from the Declaration of Independence: All men are
created equal
free
successful
able to be whomever they want to be
Ideas from the Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal and are _____ by their _____ with certain ______ _________
endowed
blessings
creator
unalienable rights
pursuit of happiness
Ideas in the Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, and among these are ____, _____, and the __________________.
money
life
pursuit of happiness
liberty
children
What group of people in the Revolutionary War is this statement describing: cooked, acted as nurses and spies, sometimes fought?
African Americans
Native Americans
women
children
What group of people in the Revolutionary War is this statement describing: most supported the British, but didn't get involved in the fighting?
Native Americans
French
women
African Americans
What group of people in the Revolutionary War is this statement describing: some fought for British, some for Patriots, but they didn't have the same rights as soldier?
women
African Americans
French
Native Americans
The advantages and disadvantages of the British military were
they were inexperienced at first
had a hard time of adjusting to different ways of fighting
they were experienced and well-trained
they were good marksmen
The advantages and disadvantages of the American military were
they were inexperienced at first
they were experienced and well-trained
they had a hard time adjusting to different ways of fighting
they were good marksmen
Advantages and disadvantages of the British with geography were
they did well when battles took place in the sea
fighting took place over large areas of land
they had to fight in a large territory they did not know
they were fighting on their own land so they knew it well
Advantages and disadvantages for the Americans with geography were
fighting in a large territory they did not know
did well when battles took place in the sea
fighting on their own land so they knew it well
fighting took place over a large area
Advantages and disadvantages for the British with supplies were
they had money for supplies
France helped with supplies
often a shortage of supplies and food
supplies came all the way from across the sea
Advantages and disadvantages to the Americans with supplies were
France helped with supplies
often a shortage of supplies and food
they had money for supplies
supplies came all the way from across the sea
Advantages and disadvantages for the British with leadership were
George Washington
many trained officers
main leaders were far away, across the sea
had to train a group of new officers
Advantages and disadvantages for the Americans with leadership were
main leaders were far away, across the sea
many trained officers
George Washington
had to train a group of new officers
What was the name of hired soldiers, often from another country?
mercaders
mercenaries
mercuries
merliners
Why were the Battles of Trenton and Saratoga so important?
The Patriots captured needed supplies.
The Revolutionary War was won!
The French joined the war.
George Washington barely survived in both.
