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The American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Prussian General was responsible for training the Continental Army at Valley Forge

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Baron von Steuben

c)

George Washington

d)

Nathanael Greene

2.

This French noblemen was responsible for training the officers at Valley Forge

a)

Baron von Steuben

b)

George Washington

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

3.

These two Continental Officers were primarily responsible for American successes in the Southern Campaign

a)

Daniel Morgan and Nathanael Greene

b)

Henry Knox and Israel Putnam

c)

Phyllis Wheatley and Harriet Tubman

d)

Daniel Morgan and George Washington

4.

It was AFTER this Battle that George Washington moves his Army to Valley Forge for winter encampment

a)

Battle of Cowpens

b)

Battle of Germantown

c)

Battle of Princeton

d)

Battle of Brandywine

5.

This Battle in New York proved to be a turning point of the war because it secured an alliance with France

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Brandywine

6.

Benjamin Franklin was the United States ambassador to

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Germany

d)

France

7.

George Washington crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 to attack a Hessian fort at

a)

Princeton

b)

Trenton

c)

Boston

d)

Philadelphia

8.

Hessians were mercenaries hired by the British from which country?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Ireland

d)

Germany

9.

Valley Forge is located in what state?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

10.

This British General cultivated the plan for the Battle of Saratoga, unfortunately for the British it fell apart

a)

General John Burgoyne

b)

General Benedict Arnold

c)

John Andre

d)

General William Howe

11.

Sadly, this American officer became a traitor and began to support the British Army

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

John Andre

c)

Israel Putnam

d)

Dr. Joseph Warren

12.

At this Battle, George Washington and his Continental Army were completely overwhelmed and were forced to evacuate Long island and Manhattan

a)

Battle of New Jersey

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Germantown

d)

Battle of New York

13.

Which city was taken from the Americans after the Battle of Brandywine

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Wilmington

c)

Trenton

d)

Charleston

14.

He wrote the American Crisis and Common Sense, two of the most influential works of the Revolutionary period.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Samuel Clemons

d)

John D. Rockefeller

15.

He was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

a)

Nathanael Greene

b)

William Howe

c)

George Washington

d)

Horatio Gates