WorksheetsEvents Up to the Rev War Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
What big event started the disagreement between Britain and the colonies?
Great Flood
French and Indian War
Civil War
Revolutionary War
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill
Boston Hill
Mount Vernon
Why did the colonists back down from the British when they were winning the battle?
The were scared they would lose
George Washington told the colonists to back down.
They were running out of ammunition
What did they mean by "Don't fire til' you see the whites of their eyes?"
Shoot randomly at the enemies eyes
Fire only when they are close enough to hit the mark
Shoot over their heads and at those behind them
Shoot them in the eyes so they can't see
The British soldiers made __________ attempts to get uphill.
3
4
5
6
What did the Battle of Bunker Hill prove to the British?
Americans would be easy to beat
Americans did not fight fair
The war would be short
Americans would not give up easily
Who wrote and gave the speech "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" to rile up the colonists?
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
King George
Republicans
How many crates of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
324
342
332
323
Describe the advantages and disadvantages the two sides had during the Revolutionary War. Make sure you describe advantages AND disadvantages for BOTH the Patriots and the British.
Men ready to fight in a minute's notice are called
minute fighters
minute soldiers
minute men
minute marines
A group of men who banded together to protest against Britain (started with the Stamp Act)
Sons of Liberty
1st Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Militia
A group of delegates who met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to determine their next moves against Britain.
Militia
Minutemen
Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
What is the name given to the colonists who supported the fight for independence?
Loyalists
Patriots
Marines
Redcoats
Colonists who remained supportive of Britain and the King were called
Loyalists
Patriots
Redcoats
Minutemen
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
This group of delegates were considered to govern the colonies as the war waged on.
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty
2nd Continental Congress
Militia
What was George Washington's job during the war?
President of the United States
President of the Continental Congress
General of the British Army
General of the Continental Army
Who were the paid soldiers/mercenaries Britain hired to help defeat the colonists?
Hessians
Prussians
French
Spanish
Anti-British feelings among the colonists grew more intense because of propaganda like Paul Revere's engraving of the
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Bunker Hill
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Boston Massacre
Great Britain's main reason for taxing the 13 colonies was
because KG3 needed a new castle.
because Parliament went against KG3 and created new taxes.
to pay for the French and Indian War and troops.
to prove that Britain was superior to everyone.
What are our unalienable rights, according to the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and property
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of money
Life, liberty, and food
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who was considered the first martyr (died for a cause) of the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Crispus Attucks
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
