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WorksheetsNJROTC American Revolution
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What did Britain impose of the colonies to help pay for the Seven Years War and French and Indian War?
Forced drafting of colonial men into the British military
A series of taxes on a wide range of items
Forced colonists to but only British purchased goods
None of the above
What event happened on 5 March 1770 that resulted in the first casualties of the Revolutionary War and made the colonists want to seek revenge?
Boston Massacre
Battle of Bunker Hill
British attack on Concord
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, Bostonians dressed as Indians dumped British tea into the harbor instead of paying taxes due on it. This event is known as what?
Boston Massacre
Paul Revere's Ride
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Bunker Hill
What materials did Britain need to build ships which would no longer be supplied by the colonies due to the Revolutionary War?
Tar
Pitch
Turpentine
Timber
All of the above
What are privateers?
Colonial ground militia
Armed American merchant ships
Colonists loyal to the British
Canadian loyalists
Privateers set out to capture what?
British merchant ships and goods
Colonists loyal to the British crown
The British Army
American Indians
A group of Maine backwoodsmen under Jeremiah O'Brien won the first sea battle of the Revolutionary War by capturing a British merchant sloop and a naval cutter.
True
False
Initially the Continental Congress was reluctant to establish a Navy. Why?
Many thought that no warships built and manned by colonists would be able to stand up to the British Navy.
Building ships was to expensive and the Congress did not want to levy taxes on the people.
Many thought the break with England would only be temporary and that establishing a Navy would bring retribution when the normal relations were resumed.
Both 1 and 3
What is the U.S. Navy's birthday?
13 October 1775
10 November 1775
13 November 1775
13 October 1776
When is the Marine Corps birthday?
13 October 1775
13 November 1775
10 November 1775
10 November 1776
This American sea captain became famous for capturing 16 enemy ships and is considered the father of the U.S. Navy.
Esek Hopkins
John Paul Jones
Jeremiah O'Brien
None of the Above
The Battle of Lake Champlain in October 1775 was not a "victory" for the colonists, however, the Patriots were able to stop the southerly British advance and thus gain time to regroup and train forces for the following spring.
True
False
On Christmas night 1776 General Washington surprised the British by what?
Retreating to Philadelphia
Attacking New York
Wintering at Valley Forge
Crossing the Delaware River and successfully attacking Hessian forces allied to Britain at Trenton, NJ
General Washington's victories against the British in New Jersey in December 1776 and January 1777 were important why?
It forced the British to leave New Jersey thus stopping their advance on the colonial capital of Philadelphia.
It forced the British to withdraw from New York and winter in Newport, RI.
It made the British to renew their efforts in South and North Carolina.
The British starting talking to the colonists about a peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War.
How did the colonial victory at Saratoga against the British mark the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
It forced the British to withdraw all of its forces to Canada.
It made the British government less willing to carry out the war.
The victory brought the French into the war on the side if the colonists.
Both 2 and 3
American privateers were not a problem for the British in the offshore waters of the Atlantic.
True
False
In December 1778 the British invaded Savannah, Georgia thus starting a southern campaign that would last three years.
True
False
What 1781 battle won effectively won the Revolutionary War for the colonists?
Saratoga
Yorktown
Kings Mountain
Concord
The Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War. In what year was it signed?
1774
1776
1780
1783
