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American Revolution Review for Test WMJH

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were colonists called if they were FOR independence and wanted a revolution?

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Neutralist

d)

Republican

2.

Who wrote the pamphlets, "Common Sense" and "The Crisis?"

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Thomas Paine

3.

Who was a foreign military officer who came to help the Americans fight for their independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

General Cornwallis

d)

Wentworth Cheswell

4.

Which of the following describes Benjamin Franklin?

a)

Negotiated with French to help America

b)

Published a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac"

c)

Was on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence

d)

All of these describe Franklin

5.

The leader of the Continental Army (the man in charge) was...

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

General Cornwallis

6.

Thomas Jefferson is known as...

a)

the main author of the Declaration of Independence

b)

a traitor

c)

a British General

d)

an African American slave who was a spy

7.

Samuel Adams believed that the American Colonies should be...

a)

part of Great Britain

b)

ruled by a king

c)

self ruled and the colonists should have personal freedom

d)

ruled by a dictator

8.

Did King George want to give the colonies a voice in Parliament?

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

Who was able to get supplies and troops from his country to come help America?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

General Cornwallis

10.

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense."

a)

To get colonist to realize it was common sense to stay with Great Britain

b)

To get colonist to realize it was common sense to be independent from Great Britain

11.

Even though the Americans lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, it proved that their army was capable of fighting well against a well trained army like Great Britain's.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Captain John Paul Jones is considered...

a)

Father of the Army

b)

Father of the Colonists

c)

Father of the American Revolution

d)

Father of the U.S. Navy

13.

Which battle ended with Cornwallis surrendering to Washington's troops?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratogoa

c)

Lexington

d)

Yorktown

14.

Which country had the advantage of trained militia?

a)

Great Britain

b)

America

15.

Which country had the advantage of being on familiar ground where they knew the geography of the area?

a)

Great Britain

b)

America

16.

Who had the disadvantage of not being on their "home turf?"

a)

Great Britain

b)

America

17.

Who had the disadvantage of having an army that wasn't well trained?

a)

Great Britain

b)

America

18.

Lexington/Concord is known for...

a)

being the last battle

b)

being the turning point

c)

being the place where the first shots were fired

d)

being the place where Cornwallis surrendered

19.

What battle convinced France to help America gain their independence?

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Lexington/Concord

d)

Yorktown

20.

Who wrote plays, essays, and poems encouraging people to fight for independence?

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Wentworth Cheswell

d)

Mercy Otis Warren

21.

George Washington chose Valley Forge to set up for the winter because it was close to the British and he wanted to keep an eye on them.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

George Washington chose Valley Forge to set up camp for the winter because it was far from the British and they wouldn't have to worry about surprise attacks.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

The Americans snuck up on the British from behind and used things to hide behind while they were shooting at the Battle of Concord...

a)

False

b)

True

24.

After Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, what happened next?

a)

Treaty of Paris of 1783

b)

Treat of Paris of 1763

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Declaration of Independence

25.

Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

a)

Trenton

b)

Lexington/Concord

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

26.

Wentworth Cheswell was the grandson of a slave, AND

a)

the first African American to be elected to a public office

b)

the first British slave

c)

the only African American in the Continental Army

d)

the first Frenchman to join the Continental Army

27.

Great Britain finally recognized that America was an independent country after...

a)

the battle of Trenton

b)

the French joined the war

c)

the Treaty of Paris of 1783

d)

George Washington was put in charge of the army