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RLaws Page 3 Unit 2 Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Battle of the Am. Revolution become known as, "The Battle that decides The American Revolution?"

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Charles Town

d)

Brandywine

2.

Britain showed how committed to going to war with American colonies, by sending ______________ troops to New York City.

a)

20,000

b)

22,000

c)

30,000

d)

32,000

3.

Those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the British King George were referred to as _________________.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Smugglers

d)

Mercenaries

4.

Who was the famous French General who pushed French leaders into helping the American colonists during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

William Clinton

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Marcus Aurelius

5.

The idea that all men are equal?

a)

egalitarianism

b)

equality

c)

inflation

d)

loyalists

6.

What foreign forces join Britain in the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Spanish mercenaries,

b)

Mexicans mercenaries,

c)

French mercenaries,

d)

German mercenaries

7.

American troops surrounded Cornwallis at Saratoga. This victory encourages the French to join the colonies against England.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Washington and his Continental Army are desperately low on food and supplies, more than 2,000 soldiers die They send the winter here and even though the winter is harsh not one soldier leaves his post or deserted his army.

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Charles Town

9.

British General who lead victories in the South for the British Army, but lead his army to Yorktown, Va. Where he would later surrender.

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

George Washington

d)

William Clinton

10.

Signed in 1783, what document would set the boundaries for America and recognize it as a new nation?

a)

Treaty of Revolution

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Independence

d)

Treaty of American Freedom

11.

Here 17,00 American & French troops surround British forces under General Cornwallis forcing him to surrender.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Charles Town

12.

Colonialists who remained loyal to the British king included judges and governors, as well as people who had wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The French encouraged Americans to build a new country based on egalitarianism?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

George Washington played a vital part in forcing Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During the American Revolutionary War, Congress caused inflation run rapid over the colonial economy. What policy did Congress practice that caused this inflation?

a)

allowed people to borrow money from the government who could not pay back loans.

b)

printed stocks and bonds that were sold at prices to low to support the economy.

c)

financed the war effort by borrowing money from foreign governments

d)

continued to print more and more money

16.

France started to believe the American colonists could win the war against England when the Americans won the battle of _________________

a)

New York

b)

Yorktown

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Saratoga