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WorksheetsThe American Revolution Practice Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 26mins
This British Act was a tax on all paper products to generate funds to pay for British debt after the French and Indian War.
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
This British Act taxed lead, glass, paper, and tea as a way to generate funds to pay off British debt from the French and Indian War.
The Tea Act
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
A group formed by Patriot Samuel Adams to improve communication among the colonist to better respond to British Acts between 1763-1775
Committees of Correspondence
The Minute Men
The Second Continental Congress
The Boston Tea Party
This term means to stop buying products as a form of protest.
Boycott
Tyranny
Quartering
Intolerable
A deadly riot in Boston, MA on March 5, 1770 where British soldiers kill 5 unarmed colonists.
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
Battles of Lexington/Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
This British Act gave the East India Trading Company sole rights to sell tea to the colonies. The colonist thought this would drive them out of business.
The Tea Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
On December 16, 1773 members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Native Americans snuck aboard three ships and dumped 342 tea chests into Boston Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Battles of Lexington/Concord
The Battle of Bunker Hill
These British Acts were passed to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party by closing the port of Boston and disbanding local government making life in Boston miserable.
The Tea Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
This British Act required the colonist to provide food and shelter to the British Soldiers stationed in the colonies.
The Quartering Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
This term means the unjust use of power from the Government.
Boycott
Tyranny
Quartering
Intolerable
The _______________ were American Colonists who felt that the colonies should remain loyal to their king and would be better off being a part of the British Empire.
Patriots
Loyalists
The _______________ were American Colonists who felt that the colonies would be better off being independent from Great Britain.
Patriots
Loyalists
Volunteer Soldiers who fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. These were not as well "trained" as Regular Troops but will provide needed men for the battles on America's side.
Hessians
Militia
Red Coats
Dragoons
Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds
Hessians
Minute Men
Regulars
Red Coats
Battle where "The Shot Heard Around the World" took place in Massachusetts on April 19 1775. Marks the beginning of the armed conflict between the American Colonists and the British Army.
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
What did Common Sense written by Thomas Paine in January 1776 accomplish?
Convinced many Americans that staying loyal to the King and Great Britain was the right choice.
Convinced many Americans that Independence from Great Britain was the right choice.
Convinced many Americans to volunteer and join the Continental Army.
Common Sense didn't accomplish anything and is now a forgotten document.
They organized the continental army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.
The Second Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress
Committees of Correspondence
The Sons of Liberty
The _____________________was the main fighting force of the American army during the American Revolutionary War.
Continental Army
82nd Marines
Blue Coats
Lance's Dragoons
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
T/F The Second Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence to state clearly to the King and the World why the colonies were breaking away to form their own nation.
True
False
What issue did Thomas Jefferson originally have in the Declaration of Independence but was taken out because of concern of some the Colonies not supporting Independence?
Slavery
High Taxes
Suspension of Trial by Jury
Foreign Mercenaries (Hessians)
Although the Declaration of Independence stated that "All Men" were "equal" with natural rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness which two groups were not originally included in this document. (Mark 2)
Women
African Americans
Asian Americans
Senior Citizens
Property Owners
Who were the Hessians?
German "mercenaries" hired by the King of England to fight against the rebellious colonies.
Loyalists who served as Calvary Soldiers for the British Army
Patriots who served as spies for General Washington
German bakers who made cakes for the soldiers in the Continental Army.
What was Guerrilla Warfare?
The use of swift hit-and-run attacks to go after your enemies forces. Not considered "honorable" by the rules of war during the Revolutionary War.
The use of 100 pound artillery cannons to weaken your enemy's center lines.
Ordering a charge of your army using bayonets (daggers) at the end of your muskets towards your enemy lines.
Using your Navy to blockade your enemy's forces.
What was important about the Battle of Trenton
On Christmas Day (December 25th, 1776) the Americans are able to defeat the Hessians giving the Americans hope that they still might win their Independence.
American Military Disaster on August 27, 1776. British win decisively and almost capture Gen. Washington and his entire army. This will mark the first of many major defeats for the Continental Army.
Americans defeat British Gen. Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. With this victory, the Americans are able to convince the Spanish and French governments to provide assistance to the fledgling American forces.
While in Winter Camp the Americans survive extreme harsh weather conditions, but used this time to train and drill their troops to face the British Army.
What was important about the Winter at Valley Forge?
On Christmas Day (December 25th, 1776) the Americans are able to defeat the Hessians giving the Americans hope that they still might win their Independence.
American Military Disaster on August 27, 1776. British win decisively and almost capture Gen. Washington and his entire army. This will mark the first of many major defeats for the Colonial Army.
Americans defeat British Gen. Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. With this victory, the Americans are able to convince the Spanish and French governments to provide assistance to the fledgling American forces.
While in Winter Camp the Americans survive extreme harsh weather conditions, but used this time to train and drill their troops to better prepare them to face the British Army.
What was important about the Battle of Saratoga?
On Christmas Day (December 25th, 1776) the Americans are able to defeat the Hessians giving the Americans hope that they still might win their Independence.
American Military Disaster on August 27, 1776. British win decisively and almost capture Gen. Washington and his entire army. This will mark the first of many major defeats for the Colonial Army.
Americans defeat British Gen. Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. With this victory, the Americans are able to convince the Spanish and French governments to provide assistance to the fledgling American forces.
While in Winter Camp the Americans survive extreme harsh weather conditions, but used this time to train and drill their troops to better prepare them to face the British Army.
Which Country will assist the Americans helping them win their Independence?
Germany
Russia
Italy
France
What was important about the Battle of Yorktown?
On Christmas Day (December 25th, 1776) the Americans are able to defeat the Hessians giving the Americans hope that they still might win their Independence.
October 6, 1781 the Continental Army and French Navy are able to gain the surrender of British General Cornwallis forcing the British government to find a peaceful way to end the War.
Americans defeat British Gen. Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. With this victory, the Americans are able to convince the Spanish and French governments to provide assistance to the fledgling American forces.
While in Winter Camp the Americans survive extreme harsh weather conditions, but used this time to train and drill their troops to better prepare them to face the British Army.
What was the name of the Treaty where the British will grant the Americans their independence and ends the war?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of London (1776)
Treaty of New York (1785)
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
