WorksheetsFirst Battles of the American Revolution Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 30mins
The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to-
Declare war on Great Britain
Force Spain to support the Revolutionary War
Convince Great Britain to abolish slavery
State the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain
Which battles mark the start of the American Revolution?
Yorktown & Trenton
Gettysburg & Princeton
Saratoga & Bunker Hill
Lexington & Concord
Where is Lexington and Concord?
South America
Massachusetts
Lexington is in New York, Concord is in Virginia
England
When was the Battle of Lexington and Concord
July 4, 1776
December 24, 1492
November 19, 1961
April 19, 1775
Define militia.
Well trained Continental soldiers
Well trained British soldiers
Volunteer British soldiers
Volunteer Patriot soldiers
What city did the Continental Congress convene in?
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Charleston
Who did General Thomas Gage want to capture on the way to Concord?
Samuel and John Adams
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock
Who was the British General who sent the Redcoats to the village to check out the minutemen's supply?
General Thomas Payne
General John Parker
General Thomas Gage
General John Hancock
Which town did the minutemen have a supply of gunpowder and weapons?
Lexington
Charleston
Boston
Concord
Who warned the Colonists of the British soldiers coming to Lexington and Concord?
William Dawes, Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott
Patrick Henry and Samuel and John Adams
King George, Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin
No one, it was a surprise attack
Who fired the "Shot heard round the world?
British Regular Soldier
American Minute Man
Both sides at the same time
No one knows
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought where?
in Boston
on Brown's Hill
on Breed's Hill
in Philadelphia
What ultimately forced the retreat of the militia soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They were scared
They ran out of ammunition
The cannons completely destroyed their bunker
The war ended
·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...
explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act
influence more people to join the independence movement.
to join the Loyalist party
abide by the Intolerable acts
The person who said this is most likely a...
The colonists called British soldiers _________ because bright red military uniforms
Redcoats
Bright Redcoats
Bright Coats
Dangerous Coats
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The Patriots
The British
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
