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8.17 & 8.19

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

8.17:

____________ and ____________ rode to warn the colonists of the British plans to take weapons/ military collection of arms.

a)

Paul Revere

b)

William Dawes

c)

William Prescott

d)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

8.17:

_____________ and _____________ was the start of the American Revolution. Also known as "The Shot Heard Round the World."

a)

Lexington

b)

Concord

c)

Trenton

d)

Princeton

3.

8.17: (Choose 2 answers)

What was the first major battle of the American Revolution? Who won this battle but only by a small margin?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

British

c)

Saratoga

d)

Colonists

4.

8.17:

At the Battle of Bunker Hill, who said, "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes!"

a)

William Prescott

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Ben Franklin

5.

8.19:

This was the term given to those that supported the British.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Mercenary

d)

Traitor

6.

8.19:

This was the term given to those that supported the colonists in breaking from Great Britain.

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Mercenary

d)

Traitor

7.

The British troops went to Concord because they wanted to capture supplies and ____ from the American militia.

a)

Ammunition

b)

Furs

c)

Ships

d)

Slaves

8.

Why did the colonial militia surround the British troops in Boston?

a)

They wanted to prevent the British from befriending the Native Americans.

b)

They wanted to help the British take over the colonies

c)

They wanted to prevent the British from making attacks.

d)

They wanted to help the Native Americans fight the British.

9.

The First Battels of the American Revolution were...

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Breed’s Hill

d)

Boston

10.

The colonists had their first victory at _____.

a)

Lexington

b)

Concord

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Breed’s Hill

11.

The Battle of ______ strengthened confidence for the colonists because it showed that the Colonists were ready to challenge British Troops!

a)

Concord

b)

Lexington

c)

Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

d)

Boston

12.

The Battle of _____ let the British know that their colonie were in an open rebellion!

a)

Boston

b)

Concord

c)

Bunker (Breed’s) Hill

d)

Lexington

13.

Colonial militia who would be ready to fight on a minute’s notice

a)

Economics

b)

Philanthropy

c)

Treason

d)

Minutemen

14.

Attempts by a citizen to overthrow his or her own country

a)

Minutemen

b)

Indulgences

c)

Purgatory

d)

Treason

15.

What is located at letter C?

a)

Boston

b)

Bunker (breed’s) Hill

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

16.

What is located at letter D?

a)

Boston

b)

Bunker (breed’s) Hill

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

17.

What is located at letter B?

a)

Boston

b)

Bunker (breed’s) Hill

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

18.

What is located at letter A?

a)

Boston

b)

Bunker (breed’s) Hill

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

19.

A synonym (word that means the same as!) for Loyalists was ____

a)

Tootsies

b)

Tories

c)

Strangers

d)

Separatists

20.

People that had been born in England and supported by Britain during the colony’s early years that remained loyal to the mother country.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Strangers

d)

Quakers

e)

Sons of Liberty

21.

People who wanted independence from Great Britain.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Quakers

d)

Son’s of Liberty

22.

_____ saw the American Revolution as a necessary fight.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Quakers

d)

Sons of Liberty