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WorksheetsChapter 3 Study Guide - Fighting for Independence
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
Who was the main organizer of the Boston Tea Party?
Thomas Paine
Robert Sherman
Samuel Adams
Ethan Allen
What caused the Boston "Tea Party"? Check all that apply.
The Intolerable Acts (1774)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Boston Massacre (1770)
The Townsend Acts (1767)
What was the disguise that the enraged colonists used to dump the tea into the harbor?
Indians
Feathered Birds
Monkeys
Native Americans
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal by ____________________ to create a ___________ to take over certain affairs for all ________________.
(a)
What are examples of sedition in the American Revolution ? Check all that apply.
"Common Sense" pamphlet by Thomas Paine
"Join or Die" political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin
"American Crisis" essay by Thomas Paine
"Two Treatises of Government" essay by John Locke
What is the difference between a Whig and a Tory?
Where was the "shot heard 'round the world" fired?
A South Carolinian plantation
The Lexington Green
The Boston town square
The Concord Green
The battle of __________ ______ was the first and the siege of ______________ was the last clash of the American Revolutionary War.
(a)
The biggest economic problem caused by the Revolutionary War was the end of __________________ because the Treaty of Paris of ______ limited trade, manufacturing, and _______________.
(a)
What were some strengths of the British in the war? Check all that apply.
Well-trained, well supplied, and highly disciplined army
It took a long time to receive supplies across the Atlantic
Did not adapt well to the Guerilla tactic used by their opponet
Very strong and experienced royal navy
What were the strengths of the Continental Army? Check all that apply.
Supplied and supported by several foreign nations
Outnumbered, inexperienced, and under-supplied
Great determination and motivation
Very powerful leader, George Washington
Which opponent do you think had the upper hand, the British or the Patriots?
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain to the colonies that the British had surrendered and they were free.
To incite/declare war on Great Britain.
To explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on ______ __, ______ at _________________ _______ in the city of___________________.
(a)
Aside from Thomas Jefferson, who else was part of the commitee to draft the Declaration? Check all that apply.
Roger Sherman
Richard Dunley
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Robert Livingston
The inciting battle of the American Revolution, the Battles of ________________ and _____________ took place in the year of __________.
(a)
The battle that peaked France's interest in helping the colonies gain independence was...
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Saratoga
The Siege of Yorktown
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The fight in which the British surrendered and accepted their loss was the __________ of ________________ took place in the year of __________. General Washington and the French Navy cornered British troops on a peninsula in Yorktown, VA.
(a)
What was the name of the new tax that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used?
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Townsend Acts
On October 7, 1780, men from the mountains of North and South Carolina were able to ambush a group of Loyalist soldiers in which battle?
Cowpens
Green Mountain Boys
Kings Mountain
Charleston
Which battle is regarded as the first military victory for the Americans during the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Camden
Concord
Little Bighorn
The Patriot's defeat in the Continental War seems inevitable, but the colonies are _________________.
determined
losing determination
500 British ships are prepared for the largest invasion of their's until D-Day after the Declaration of Independence is read.
True
False
At the end of the war and after the Treaty of Paris of 1783 is signed, the __________ __________ of ______________ is born.
(a)
