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WorksheetsAmerican Revolutionary War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is NOT a Continental Army Advantage during the American Revolutionary War?
Home field advantage – knew the land
Superbly trained and well-supplied
Good leadership from Washington
Foreign aid after 1778
Check off all the weaknesses faced by the Continental Army
Paying these soldiers forced Continental Congress to raise taxes
Weak & divided central government
Morale was terrible
Not enough men
No real navy
Why did the Battle of Bunker Hill provide the Patriots with an important confidence boost even though they lost the battle?
They inflicted significant casualties against the British
They were impressed with how fast they escaped
The Patriots were able to hold on to the battlefield
The British captured the hill despite their heavy losses
Check all the potential reasons that Benedict Arnold turned traitor
He felt a lack of recognition for his successes
He thought the British had nicer uniforms
He went heavily into debt
He was heavily criticized by George Washington
His marriage to a young Loyalist
Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a Prussian officer whose primary contribution was:
Convincing Washington to let former slaves join the army
Providing a new system of recruiting
introducing Prussian rifled muskets
training the previously undisciplined American troops
This woman became legendary for delivering water to troops at the Battle of Monmouth & possibly helping to crew a cannon
Ann Helgrave
Molly Pitcher
Mary Jemison
Hannah Duston
She was an early advocate for women’s rights who was one of only two women in U.S. history to be both wife and mother to presidents
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Dolley Madison
Martha Jefferson
Which of the following is NOT a contribution made by Ben Franklin?
served in the Second Continental Congress
helped draft the Declaration of Independence
negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris
founded the first national bank
His surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, marked the final British defeat.
William Howe
Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
Banastre Tarleton
“Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne lost the key Battle of
Ticonderoga
Onondaga
Saratoga
Waxhaws
Colonel William Prescott's quote “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” is associated with which battle?
Bunker Hill
Long Island
Bennington
Valley Forge
What battle is associated with this iconic painting?
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Trenton
Battle of Monmouth
What did the Battle of Monmouth reveal about the Continental Army?
The Continental troops were no match for the British regulars
They still did not have enough arms or ammunition
It had improved after the winter training at Valley Forge
They were a rabble with no discipline
Which of the following battles is considered the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Brandywine
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Nickname for the German mercenaries who had a particularly brutal reputation; 30,000 were hired by the British
Berserkers
Hessians
Alsatians
Landsers
What problems were there with the “Continentals”- the paper money issued by the Continental Congress?
They had no innate worth
The British paid in gold & silver
They would be worth nothing if the British won
The Continental Congress did not print enough of them
Their contributed to deflation
The first country to recognize the US as an independent nation was
Prussia
Sweden
Spain
France
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Ethan Allen
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
This British general designed the plan to defeat the American colonial army by attacking Albany from 3 directions
Gentlemen Johnny Burgoyne
Bernard Montgomery
William Howe
Charles Cornwallis
Patriot naval officer famous for having said “I have not yet begun to fight!” when asked to surrender.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
John Paul Jones
Charles Grandison Finney
Oliver Hazard Perry
