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WorksheetsUnit 2 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR SUMMATIVE
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
The tea act was....
passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.
a popular play in Boston.
a tax the British forced the colonists to pay on tea.
created by colonial governments to make money.
The Boston Massacre was...
an event that led to thousands of colonial deaths.
the result of the Intolerable Acts.
the turning point in the Revolutionary War.
used by colonists to increase support for the Revolution.
The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...
playing cards.
legal documents.
newspapers.
All of the above
Which answer best describes the Intolerable Acts?
gave colonists more freedom.
a series of laws placed on colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.
acts that the colonists placed on themselves
it only closed Boston Harbor
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...
create a new framework of government.
list colonial complaints against King George III.
declare colonial independence from Great Britain.
celebrate the Fourth of July.
Who were the Patriots?
Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire
Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers
Colonists who wanted to be independent from the British Empire
Colonists who wanted to move to Great Britain
Who were the Loyalists?
Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire
Colonists who wanted to tax British soldiers
Colonists who wanted to be independent of the British Empire
Colonists who wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?
To get extra tea and sugar
To force the Patriots to surrender
To create anger in the colonies
To pay off war debt
Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during this time?
King George III
King Charles X
King Henry IV
King James I
Who were the Minute Men?
Loyalists who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
British soldiers in charge of putting down the rebellion
Patriots who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Members of the first Continental Congress
The Battle of Lexington/Concord was the...
turning point of the Revolutionary War.
first battle of the Revolutionary War
first battle of the Civil War
last battle of the Revolutionary War
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
General Cornwallis
Thomas Jefferson
Due to the limits of colonial rights, the colonists referred to the coercive acts as...
The Intolerable Acts
The Tariff of Abominations
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar and Stamp Acts
Identify the slogan that the Patriots popularized to show the feeling that they believed England should not tax the colonists without their permission.
Freedom before Taxation
No Taxes without Religious Freedom
Just say "NO" to British Goods
No Taxation without Representation
The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked...
The Passage of the Intolerable Acts
The beginning of the Civil War
The end of British rule in the colonies
The Start of the Revolutionary War
At first, the Continental Army was mostly made up of...
Soldiers who signed up for life.
Part time, Minutemen Volunteers
African Americans and Native Americans
Hessians and Mercenaries
According to the Declaration of Independence, if a government fails to protect the rights of the people, those people can...
Change or abolish that government
Support the Government
Say Nothing
Move to another country
What document ended the American Revolution, was signed in 1783, set America’s borders and made the colonies the United States of America?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Pledge of Allegiance
Olive Branch Petition
What battle was called the "turning point," and convinced the French that the colonists could win the war?
Lexington
Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
How did Benedict Arnold betray America?
He attacked Washington and his troops at Trenton.
He helped the British during the war by planning to surrender West Point to them.
He helped the French try and win the war.
He lead the troops in victory at Saratoga.
Mercenary units of German soldiers fighting with the British army
Continental Army
Hessians
Patriots
Minutement
What was a key struggle at Valley Forge
Cold Weather
Diseases
Lack of food
All of these
To gain information about the British Army, Washington used a network of...
Spies
Special Forces
Militia
Hessians
I believed in your struggle for independence, which is why I came from France to help you. I am a French Nobleman who commanded a division of American troops.
Haym Salomon
Bernardo de Galvez
John Locke
Marquis de Lafayette
British commander that surrendered at Yorktown?
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Paine
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Highly educated, shy, and graceful writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Bernardo de Galvez
Richard Henry Lee
Taught American soldiers how to march, improve their aim, and how to attack with bayonets?
Friedrich von Steuben
John Paul Jones
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Evaluate the following choices to determine the result of the British Surrender at Saratoga.
The British isolated New England from the rest of the colonies.
Spain conquered the American strongholds of Natchez and Baton Rouge.
France recognized U.S. independence and signed alliance treaties with the Americans.
Loyalist militias gained control of the countryside and cut British supply lines.
Which factors helped the Patriots to win the war? Choose the TWO correct answers.
more advanced weapons
support of all American Indians
alliances with European countries
familiarity with American geography
Why did the British move the war to the Southern colonies?
Washington tricked Cornwallis into thinking he had a large army.
The British believed that there were more Loyalists in the South.
he British believed that there were more Loyalists in New England
Washington was too well trained and the British weren’t prepare
Identify the factor that led to the American victory at the battle of Yorktown.
Washington tricked Cornwallis into thinking he had a large army.
Washington led a surprise attack on Christmas morning.
American and French forces surrounded Cornwallis on the peninsula.
American troops forced Cornwallis to go west until he ran out of supplies.
American frontiersmen who helped defend the west (the frontier).
George Rogers Clark
George Washington
John Paul Jones
Thomas Jefferson
Famous British outlaw who became a Naval Officer for The Continental (U.S.) Navy.
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
George Rogers Clark
